I will not be reviewing this book. I didnt like it but I didn't complete it and so it would be unfair to review it when I havent finished reading it. I have given it a star rating in order to send through my comments.

My copy was not 192 pages. I only had 16 pages, from the center of the book. It's an interesting concept, one I'd maybe read the rest of, if I could start from the beginning. People "disappearing" from society, able to see others but unable to be seen or heard. Perhaps as prisoners, or as punishment for wrong doing? Or used as a weapon by terrorists.

I requested this book for review thinking that the entire book would be provided. It should have been noted that only 16 pages are available and no even from the beginning (it starts on p. 34). I do want to read the entire book, so I will not review a random chunk with no context.

Ten years ago or more, this would have been an impressive release. Today, my take is "I don't need another story about a privileged white guy thinking life is tough because of a moral decision." The premise is overly convoluted. I had no connection to or feeling for anyone in this book. The storytelling was muddled and too much focused on its own navel. A mess and a waste of time. (Unlike others here, I read a full copy. It didn't get any better at full length.)

'The Furnace' by Prentis Rollins is a furturistic story told in flashback. My review copy was only 16 pages of the 208 page story, so this isn't going to be much of a review.

Based on what I got from the preview and the description, this is the story of a man who uses technology to hopefully further society. Along the way, there is loss. He creates a sort of hovering ball. While it is over your head, you are invisible. If you try to escape fom it, it is painful. In my excerpt he is testing it with a friend.

What I got of the story was interesting, and I wouldn't mind reading more. The art was quite good. It's hard to recommend based on 16 pages, but I'm intrigued enough to read more, if that's any help.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Not much I can say about the Furnace other than I didn't like. It wasn't any one thing for it was a combination affect; i didn't like the art style or the story and felt no emotional connection whatsoever to any of the characters, so a no from me.

I read a 16 page excerpt of this comic and have to say that it didn‘t do anything for me. Based on the excerpt I have no interest in reading the full story. The art was ok, but didn‘t grab me.

And there was too little of the story to make an impact. Something about mobile prisons? Vaguely SF. Something horrible happens and bad choices are made?

Sorry, too short to form a decent opinion.

I received this free e-copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review, thank you!

I refuse to give a review on only 16 pages out of the story. Please don't waste my time and yours with unidentified partial galleys.

Well, The Furnace *looked* interesting, from the sample I downloaded. I would not have downloaded this for review if I had been aware that it was a sample.

What I saw was thought-provoking, intriguing, and well-drawn. I would like to read the full thing when possible. I really want to see where the author is going with it. The idea of the gard is fascinating.

I thought the description of this graphic novel sounded very intriguing, so I was at first confused and then disappointed to realize that the download was only a sample of the book. Oddly it began on page 34 and ended on page 53, on what I believe will be a 192 page book, so I'm not even sure how the story began. The darkly hued illustrations had a gritty vibe and hinted at a grim morally ambiguous future, based off the 20 pages I was able to read. While I am curious as to how the story begins and then concludes, only giving a sample advance copy has actually hurt the chances of me looking for a complete edition.

I liked the potential of the sample, but really can't give a full opinion about it. I was unaware it was a sample. It may have been helpful to have an introductory paragraph for the sample that set the story in at least a clear time period, area, etc. Looking forward to getting a look at the whole.

I did not realize this was only a sample which starts on page 34. While what I read was interesting and the graphics are quite good and in color, I can only give a 3 star review due to not knowing the rest of the story.

I was able to read an excerpt of a section of background narrative detailing a piece of technology that would create mobile prisons. A device that would hover over a the convict and make him/her invisible to people. Speculative fiction and technology at it’s best. Art work was dark and created great atmosphere for the science.
I would love to get my hands on the full novel. Looks very good. I give this title a three only because it is a ‘Maybe’ until I could see the whole thing.