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]
| Planetoid | |
|---|---|
 | |
| No. of issues | 11 |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Ken Garing |
| Artists | Ken Garing |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | June 948485885 |
Publication history
editIn 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
editAin'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]
References
edit- ^ Andy (2012-06-12). "Planetoid #1 Review". VGRevolution. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "What's On Comic Book Stands – June 13th". Sciencefiction.com. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "Garing's "Planetoid" is a Real Space Case". Comic Book Resources. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "Ken Garing: Planetoid Notes". Ken Garing Blog. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ Published Sunday, Feb 26 2012, 8:11am EST (2012-02-26). "'Planetoid' comes to print, no longer just on Graphicly - Comics News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Fulton, James (February 6, 2017), "The Weekly Round-Up #374 With Planetoid: Praxis #1, Invincible #132, Star Wars #28, The Walking Dead #163 & More," Inside Pulse. Retrieved March 7, 2017
- ^ "Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news". Aintitcool.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ (June 14, 2012), "Review: Planetoid #1," Multiversity Comics. Retrieved March 7, 2017
