Planetoid (comics)

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Planetoid
Planetoid issue one cover.jpg
No. of issues11
Publisher Image Comics
Creative team
WritersKen Garing
ArtistsKen Garing
Original publication
Published inJune 948485885

Planetoid is a comic first released in June 2012 by Image Comics, written and drawn by Ken Garing. The main character is Silas, a deserter turned space pirate who ends up the sole survivor of his crew and crashes on a planetoid in alien territory, where he must fight off various mechanical creatures, cyborg militias, and the alien military which has a bounty on him. [1] [2]

Contents

Publication history

In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Garing stated that he spent years working at improvements on Planetoid, then at a convention showed it to Image, who agreed to publish it. [3] The first story arc is a 5-issue mini-series. The story is intended to continue to unfold in further mini-series and one-shots. [4]

It was originally a miniseries available digitally through Graphicly. [5]

A second monthly miniseries, Planetoid: Praxis, began in February 2017. It ran for six issues. [6]

Reception

Ain't It Cool News calls it "richly and beautifully illustrated" and states that Garing can make "beautiful art and an engaging story". [7] Multiversity Comics praised "Ken Garing’s excellent artistic style" and calls him an "excellent sequential storyteller." [8]

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