A fantastic first issue, and an amazing first look at the world of a brand-new sci-fi epic. The artwork and writing combine to craft a powerhouse of a comic that might be the best book of 2020 if the quality stays this high. Read Full Review

We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 is about a crew that decides to boldly go where no one has gone before out of economic desperation. It's like a Star Trek adventure with a cyberpunk dystopian flair. At the very least, go pick this up for the art alone. Read Full Review

Electric and spine-tingling, We Only Find Them When They're Deadis brilliant. This debut issue is near-perfect; the series demands to be read. Read Full Review

Simone Di Meo has some beautiful character designs in this issue. Not only do they look great, but the ships, backgrounds and panels are all dynamic and interesting. Read Full Review

We Only Find Them When They're Dead is such a clear and effective means of establishing a world's rules through just a single instance that by virtue, it also becomes immediately clear why someone would set out to find a living god. To prove that this is not all there is. Read Full Review

A beautifully illustrated debut from Simone Di Meo & Al Ewing with an original sci-fi story. Read Full Review

We Only Find Them When They’re Dead is off to a wonderful start. Ewing, Di Meo, and Miotti deliver some of their best work. If you’ve enjoyed any of these creators’ previous works you know they are not ones to hold back and this issue is no different. Read Full Review

Overall, We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 is a fantastic read. The writing, art, and colors are a powerhouse that brings to life this grand cosmic story. It's a top notch story that showcases the talent of Al Ewing. Now if future installments focus on the characters as much as the premise, then WOFTWTD might shape up to be one of the best modern sci-fi comics. Read Full Review

As far as high concept sci-fi pitches go, We Only Find Them When They're Dead succeeds in presenting poignant prose and incredible artwork. Ewing's writing is forward and direct that manages to articulate the action and motives of the crew at a particular juncture time while also tantalizing the reader of the grander scope of the world. Read Full Review

I was pretty sure I was going to like this based on its premise alone, but in execution I'm surprised by how enthused I am to read the rest. The art is vibrant and gorgeous with very fine outlines that make it feel like the ships and characters could get swallowed by the immensity of space at any moment and despite having an admittedly dark premise, doesn't sacrifice anything in its art style; the characters are all visually distinct from each other and their dialogue hints at their personalities and relationships without distracting from the overall story. Read Full Review

It's obvious Al Ewing has a well thought out story to tell and the first issue will hype up readers with many teases of sub and main plots including that big plan reveal at the end that will surely have numerous comic fans set to pick up the second issue. An intriguing beginning. Read Full Review

We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 begins a story about finding meaning after the passing of something important. Because you never know what those connections can inspire. Read Full Review

This sci-fi epic promises to be just as heavy on emotion as spaceships and sweet visuals. Read Full Review

We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 has a very catchy title (a little long) and has a nice sci-fi story to go along with it. The creative team creates solid ground for this series to launch from. We get a good set-up and start to a brand new world filled with tons of mystery and intrigue throughout. If you are looking for a new and interesting sci-fi story with a wild concept and some sleek visuals, then look no further than We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1. Read Full Review

One of the most prolific writers of our era has come out with a creator-owned property on one of the best leveraged imprints in the biz. Read Full Review

Ewing's dialogue does a tango with Simone Di Meo's artwork. Initially, the technobabble and officiousness of the chatter sit at odds with a beautiful, glorified style. Aesthetics harnessing the sprawling desolation and wonderment of an extraterrestrial frontier. As Ewing's coded words are revealed beyond their surface inference, possibilities outside the normal workaday of commercial space begin matching the visuals. Read Full Review

We Only Find Them When They're Dead is one of the most ambitious debuts of 2020, and it appears that Di Meo and Ewing are ready to deliver on all of its strange promise. Read Full Review

A slow burn introduction that has you coming back for more. Read Full Review

The only scavenging left is the corpse of dead deities. and everyone wants a piece of that action! Read Full Review

All in all, this is a mixed bag for me. Ewing has a plan in place for sure and I am sure that there will be meta-textual metaphors to enjoy and discuss. For right now though, fans of Ewing will have to be a little patient. Read Full Review

This may not be the strongest first issue, but the concept is top-notch sci-fi/fantasy, and with time, it could grow to be a very cool book. Ewing, a highly praised (and deservedly so) comic book writer, has earned the readers patience with letting him ease into the story and characters. Hopefully, next issue will lead to a little more of the character and plot development everyone knows he is capable of. Read Full Review

Great, as expected from Ewing (when he's not working with mediocre writers)!

Wow, what an amazing first issue. Boom! Studios has been killing it on comics, and another stellar debut comes in by way of Al Ewing and Simon Di Meo. The biggest strength of this book is the world-building combined with the art, how Ewing and Di Meo sets up our story is so fascinating, captivating and unique. Dead Gods wandering in space, and humans mine their corpse for resources. Really neat ideas, combined with some amazing art and colors by Di Meo and Miotti. They way Di Meo captures sci-fi landscapes, spaceships, the gods, combined with the stellar colors makes for an absolute beauty visually.

Not alot of things happening in terms of the progression of the plot, but the set up, the world Ewing has built in this first issue, the introduction of the concepts and our characters, its all done very well. Boom! Studios just can't pump out bad comics, its just not in them. more

Praise my God, Al Ewing. This was great but the lettering was weird in places.

Damn fine first issue. Very compelling and gorgeous visuals.

Of the two new indie launches from Boom! Studios, I found this one much more compelling and entertaining. Probably because it wasn't a Saga-Esque exposition issue.

We Only Find Them When They're Dead(oldukça uzun bir isim) bana kalırsa iyi bir başlangıç. Fakat beklediğimin biraz altındaydı. Seri başlamadan önce oldukça büyük bir hype yaratmıştım kendime ama sayının -her ne kadar iyi bir sayı olsa da- bunu karşıladığını düşünmüyorum. Yine de kesinlikle kötü değil. Başlangıç için biraz yavaş olsa da serinin sonradan açılacağından şüphem yok. Seride olacak olaylar için bizi hazırlama aşamasındalar şu anda ve iyi bir zemin oluşturdular doğrusu. Özgün bir dünyanın kapılarını aralıyoruz. Hikayenin iyi olması için ellerinden geldiğini yaptıklarına eminim. İnanılmaz derecede iyi tasarlanmış bir evren okuyacağımıza da şüphe yok. Renkler de muazzam bir şekilde kullanılmış. Die Meo'nun çizimlerine yapabileceğim kötü bir eleştiri yok zaten. Her yer cafcaflı ve oldukça çarpıcı. Gözlere de iyi bir görsel şölen sunuyor. Gördüğünüz gibi çoğu yanını beğendim fakat hem çok yavaş ve ağır başladı hem de benim beklentimi karşılamadı. Yine de muhteşem bir sayı, bu sayı kötü demek değil. Sadece benim beklentime göre altta kaldı. İyi ve kaliteli bir bilim-kurgu serisi arayanlar varsa bu seriye bir şans tanıyabilirler. more

Intriguing story and as far as first issue goes it does everything I want. Setup the premise, keep me entertained, guessing what's next and make me want to come back for more. Ewing does that very well. I still hold judgement on where we go but very promising start. The art from Di Meo is fantastic and vibrant and is does a lot of heavy lifting here.

The art was really nice and I like the concept generally. A little bit too much “as you know” at times, but mostly enjoyable!

The only other Al Ewing I've read is Immortal Hulk (recommendations, anyone?), but I can safely say the man knows how to leave you hanging at the end of an issue.

The world building within this issue was just enough to wet my taste buds and keep me coming back for more; I feel like Malik has the ability to become one of the more interesting Ahab-esque characters in modern comics.

Definitely interested in seeing where this goes from here.

Boom Studios and AWA Upshot are two of the hottest publishers in comics. While I personally prefer the gritty stylings of AWA. Boom Studios would be what I consider to be a more mainstream option. Boom tends to offer the more traditional storytelling elements I grew up reading from Marvel and DC comics.

We Only Find Them When They're Dead is written by Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk, Ultimates) and illustrated by Simone Di Meo (Power Rangers). I've never actually reviewed an Al Ewing book but I know his work has been well-received, especially on immortal Hulk. Simone, on the other hand, is one of my favorite artists working today and on the strength of that, I decided to give the title a shot.

The title follows a group of miners that have the grisly task of mining corpses so enormous in scope and scale that they are believed to be the bodies of gods. The title of the book comes from the fact that no one has ever seen any of these beings while they are alive. This leads the crew and the reader to ask the obvious question of what forces are out there powerful enough to kill these beings?

The crew competes with other minors for prime cuts of the creatures. It's morbid and presented in shocking detail. Imagine finding Galactus's body floating in space and then strip-mined for parts. It's a grisly concept but it also makes the series stand out amongst other series on the shelves.

Simone Di Meo does great work on this issue. If you read his work on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers you'll have a good idea what to expect here. The comic also carries the Boom Studios house style and color palette. The only drawback is there are so many elements introduced that it was easy to get lost while reading the book at times. This became an issue when the enormity of the entities was contrast against the ships mining them.

The problem I've noticed with Boom over the past few years is the decompression of storytelling and a plurality of issues that don't really stand up as standalone stories. With the conclusion of We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 it's more of the same. We're still in setup territory of the series. To its credit the concept here is interesting but I'm not sure how much mileage the series has beyond the initial arcs. I'll stick with the series and see where it goes but I'm not quite hooked as of yet.

Rating: 8/10

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The world and premise are introduced nicely; it's essentially a futurized fishing economy getting choked out by corporatization. It's a pretty quick read though, so there isn't enough time to feel invested in the characters. A double-length first issue might have helped.

Ho hum. I'll give it another issue, but it lacks originality so far.

Not a fan. The covers are cool though.

Pretty annoying
Artwork s very nice but not original at all