Review: ‘Resident Alien’ #2

Comics
Posted by Lonmonster on June 28, 2012 @ 8:44am
Category: Comics / Reviews

“Semi-retired” Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle continues to search for the answers in the latest issue of Resident Alien. While Doc’s original plan was to simply live under the radar until his rescue, his plans suddenly changed when the mayor and the police chief pulled him into a high-stakes murder mystery. He’s recently fallen into the center of the confusion, but it should serve as a good time-killer until he’s finally able to return home; however, someone could inadvertently be starting to notice his… otherworldliness. READ MORE

Review: ‘Resident Alien’ #1

Comics
Posted by Lonmonster on May 23, 2012 @ 1:28pm
Category: Comics / Reviews

The elusive Dr. Vanderspeigle is progressively becoming a crucial town figure in Resident Alien #1, which is incidentally not a debut, but a continuation. As it says at the very beginning of Issue #1, in order to fully get the gist of what’s happened, one should read the true debut, Issue #0, first. That said, you can still understand what’s going on from issue #1. Creators Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, who have already collected critical acclaim for impressive work on comics, such as “Tom Strong” (Hogan) and “Doctor Who” (Parkhouse), have created a highly engaging science fiction story about a stranded alien recluse who starts to live amongst us humans. READ MORE