author: Charles Soule
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2014/08/02
date added: 2014/08/02
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Letter 44' is a cross between a political intrigue story and a space epic. It's the kind of big sprawling story that might make a good television show or movie, but it works probably best as a graphic novel, with it's cosmic themes and strange elements.
Shortly after the 44th President is sworn into office, he finds a letter on his desk addressed to him from his predecessor. The letter spells out the danger facing the earth from space: something has been spotted heading towards earth, the military buildup of the last two terms was to get the planet ready, and there is already a deep space exploration vessel with scientists and military on it's way to investigate.
It's a lot for a new president to digest, and the story deals with that as well as switching to the crew in space about to be close enough to get data back to earth. The tension is between the military and the scientist in space, and the new president and his rivals on earth.
It's an ongoing story, and I'm looking forward to where it goes from here. The story by Charles Soule is a engaging and the art by Alberto Alburquerque is quite good.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this fine graphic novel.
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