"A bold crew of adventurers must race to an isolated world to stop a catastrophic war for faster-than-light technology!
In the science-fantasy universe of the bestselling Starfinder Roleplaying Game, five down-on-their-luck mercenaries sign on to help a robotic avatar of the hyperspace dimension bring starship technology to a previously uncontacted planet. But with sinister forces bent on exploiting the new world, it'll take all the heroes' guns, wits, and magic to make it off their space station alive... From Starfinder RPG co-creator James L. Sutter (PATHFINDER: RUNESCARS) and artist Edu Menna (ARMY OF DARKNESS) comes the launch of more
This first issue is very much set up. But I am hoping that it is set up for a regular comic book adaptation of the game's universe. So hopefully this is a success for the folks at Dynamite. Read Full Review
STARFINDER: ANGELS OF THE DRIFT#1 nails the TTRPG experience of the classic game with an eclectic array of alien races, an intriguing mystery, and plenty of sci-fi adventure and action. Sutter's script works for fans and non-fans of the tabletop game, and Menna's art is excellent. Read Full Review
Sutter has established quite a path forward for this series. There are several major plot points that need to be hit in the course of the next several issues for everything to seem reasonably satisfying. Pacing is going to be crucial. If everything moves too quickly, then it's going to feel like too much of a mess. As busy as the first issue is, Sutter has done a really good job of keeping it well-modulated in a very dense first issue. Read Full Review
The ship based combat was a bit underwhelming, but when the characters are in the forefront there's a lot to like here, and I'm excited to see where this entertaining adventure heads next. Read Full Review
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