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Review – Astro Hustle #1 (Dark Horse Comics)

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Writer: Jai Nitz Penciller: Tom Reilly Letterer: Chris Crank Colorist: Ursula Decay Release Date: 6th March 2019 The cover of this limited run pretty much sums up exactly what you can expect and, despite how this sounds, I mean it in a good way. Groovy ‘70s disco style lettering, Victoriana styled science fiction red coats, flying boats, space pirates, and brilliantly over-the-top costumes. Nicholas Meyer’s quote on the back has the same thoughts in that this is wonderfully reminiscent of the British comics I had the chance to read as a kid. In fact, I could also easily see this as a VHS cover for the films my dad got me into in my younger years. Opening on a space station where you can almost hear the swooshing of automatic doors and plinkplonk sound effects, not to mention some psychedelic sitar-inspired riff, we’re greeted by a hedonistic crew whiling away their hours. I’ll be blunt and say I was a bit wary of where this was going, and thought it wasn’t likely to be my cup of tea. However, just four pages in, this book takes a real hard course change and I was instantly hooked. [...]



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