Reviewed by Jamie Coville

Issue 1 has a very unique story. It starts off giving biographical information on two characters, one an artist, another a mathematician. From there the story goes into a sci-fi direction, one of the two characters joins up with a group called The Wandering Stars. The other character causes a problem the group needs to fix or there will be dire consequences for the world. Along the way they meet up with some early 1980s celebrities. The comic is a nice little complete story that you don't see anymore. The 2nd issue is also a done in one story involving economics vs. nature, but there is also a subplot building up that I'm sure will lead somewhere in future issues. These comics work in math, art, philosophy, economic theory and more into their stories. It's neat to see and I believe a non-stuck up intelligent reader would get a kick out of it. But you have to accept the characters display superhero type abilities without being your typical superheroes. The artwork has an old school, mid/late 80s self published feel. On the surface it appears amateurish, but I don't think that's a fair assessment of it. The artist has his own style and draws different characters in different ways and that's on purpose as it gives us a quick way of telling which characters are which. The art is in service to the story so you don't see anything splashy or particularly eye-catching. The layouts are very standard 3 to 6 panel grids without much variation. Probably my biggest quibble is the characters are typically the same size on most panels. The Wandering Stars is an acquired taste, but it's not a bad book. It's very different and that's a good thing. The artwork should be a little more eye catching as a quick flip through doesn't really draw you into the story and make you want to read/buy it. The dialogue could be a more original and thought out too. If somebody is in a whole lot of pain they don't say &guot;Such Unimaginable Pain!&guot; what they do is scream very loudly. I give the two issues 3 out of 5 stars. Regards, Jamie Coville http://www.TheGraphicNovels.com News and discussion on a free, Delphi like forum.

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