Review: Starflayer
The human race is extinct.
A variety of alien and robotic races inhabit the galaxy.
On the planet Vesper 59-34c Synessa, an android sex worker, is visited by a mysterious stranger. Humanoid, metallic, his face a mask, he calls himself Argos (a.k.a. the Starflayer). He insists on liberating her from her life of servitude to the alien 'Elves' because she has a higher purpose:
"Come with me. Together we will restart the human race."
Starflayer by writer Ivan Wyrsta and artist Emman Mariaregue is a dazzling action adventure in which our two protagonists journey to a variety of exotic worlds in search of the Construer, a being who has the power to establish a new population of humans.
To locate the Construer, they must assemble a set of cypher keys which are distributed across several planets. Sourcing these keys turns out to be something of a challenge, however. The dominant alien race, Salurians, are hostile and present an obstacle in the form of armoured sentries. Argos is well-equipped to deal with them thanks to his ability to transform into a gigantic killing machine.
Synessa, who looks like an attractive but ordinary blonde human, also has combat skills that come in handy when the odds are against them.
Mariaregue's art is a captivating work, each panel a finely-crafted painting. The many battle scenes are rendered with striking energy and an off-beat, sometimes unsettling atmosphere.
Our heroes are on a perilous quest that could destroy them, for an existential goal that promises a new future... but is it a worthy cause? Does humanity deserve to be reborn?
They journey from planet to planet, searching for answers to the mysteries that surround them. Can they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
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Zak Webber
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