The artist also paid a lot of attention to facial expressions and always made them so expressive.Īltogether this story is 400-something pages, but it felt shorter. The use of color was cool too, with just some things having a bit of color, sometimes bold and noticeable, sometimes only a subtle hint. I have mild complaints-it was hard to tell flashbacks from the present, and pages could’ve been organized better sometimes-but the art itself was great. The art started out a bit rough but really improved over the course of the series. Praxis was missing an eye, and Keeler had some sort of invisible disability related to body modifications. There was even some disability rep among side characters. There were some fun action sequences with space battles or characters fighting each other. There was a lot of very explicit and steamy sex. The author/artist made me interested in all of them.

Encke was strict and by-the-book but had a good heart. Keeler was compassionate and determined, desperate in his own way. Deimos was sneaky and quiet but not as meek as he appeared. Abel was quiet and steady but firm in his convictions.

Cain was dominant, violent, and arrogant, but he was also desperate and just wanted a way out. And I loved that Cain and Abel weren’t the only interesting characters. The focus is on the relationships and the lives of the characters.Īll the main characters seemed to have some sort of growth that made me love them by the end, even if I disliked them at the start. It took me a while to understand the premise with the war and fighting, but honestly, you don’t need to fully understand that. (None of which makes a story bad, it just wasn’t what I was expecting and wasn’t working for me.) But it evolved into a great story-if you can get past the premise of a space army full of hot, young, horny gay guys-that wasn’t just about sex, with characters I really cared about and sweet relationships I totally shipped!

This story started out with a problematic and kinda dubcon relationship, it was all about the sex, and Cain was a jerk. It’s funny because there was no part of me that would’ve guessed when I first started this comic that I would kind of love it by the end. 1 is 2 stars, but my rating for the series is more like 4 stars.) So I’m gonna start with a series review, and then I’ll give my thoughts for Ch. Originally I was just going to share my thoughts for each chapter in this webcomic, but my thoughts for the early chapters don’t do the series justice.

Starfighter Chapter 2 by Hamlet Machine