Rating: 5/5
Publisher Name: Cosmic Times
Publisher Website: http://www.cosmictimes.net

Writer: Cristopher Falkner
Pencils: Zach Bassett
Inks: James Whynot
Colors: Kevin Zeigler
Number of Pages: 24
Price: 3.50
Color: Color
Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP – Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.

Publisher’s Blurb:
Set against the backdrop of intergalactic corporate manipulation, the first issue of “Souled” follows the crew and passengers of the space freighter Another Man’s Trash as they deliver a secretive cargo to a planet on edge of known space. Soon they find themselves embroiled in a mystery that will transcend even the barriers of life and death.

Reviewer’s Comments:
As a Science Fiction fan growing up, when Martin Pierro came to me asking to review Souled #1 the Science Fiction fan in me came out and it was a very quick yes. However, I must admit that I was a little worried if the book could deliver on my tastes of what I prefer to see in space-set stories. The book delivered and more.

There are two things that I find stories set in space in the future have a hard time conveying. The first is the back-story to how humans finally got to where the story is set. With a simple introduction page Souled does this easily. I am often critical of introduction and narrative pages as I feel they feel too “Captain’s Log” like and often feel as if the writer is just trying to cram in ideas that they can’t make flow with the story; however, with Souled I felt this was well placed and a good fit. The introduction page was an easy read but had enough details that made me feel part of the Souled universe. It helped me fit right in with the story.

I also often find first issues to be drawn out and focused too much on introducing the readers to all the characters. I often find that the first issue can be largely different from the following issues because of this; however, I do not get that feeling from Souled #1. From the writing to artwork, everything is excellently executed in a way that hits the ground running. There are enough subtle pieces that illustrate past relationships (for example there is quick dialogue between ‘Gene’ and ‘Ashley’ that shows there is a long-time working relationship). There is also some subtle dialogue that shows that the ship is not state-of-the-art and seems to be thought of as something that should probably be in a salvage yard.

Overall I was very impressed with Souled #1. I should note that although I did use the term “Science Fiction” in this review, this issue was also very full of action. I’m hoping the story continues going in the same direction as Issue 1 as it is a very enjoyable read.

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Stephen Jondrew lives in an igloo in Canada.... Luckily, it's a west coast igloo which means for most of the year he spends his days in either the sun or rain -- its always one of the two. In the grand scheme of things Stephen is a relatively new comic book reader, first getting into indie comics when Project Fanboy was founded, and then getting back into mainstream comics over the last year or so. When you don't find him posting news or reviews on Project Fanboy he's usually found doing something with the Fanboy Buzz comic book podcast.

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