It was a quick read, however, It was not my favorite. I usually am able to remember what I read and the plot of most books but I can't with this one even though I know i did

A sci-fi graphic novel about an aging colony on Titan where the Titans have been engineered for over the last 100 years for a low gravity environment to work in this factory.. The regular terrans come in for shorter spans as management. Da Silva is the new plant manager trying to keep things going in this aging plant that time has passed by. Phoebe is his Titan liaison to the union workers of Titan. Just as he's trying to turn things around , they begin to spiral out of control. It's a tale of complicated socio-economic issues, apparently with a weird antisemitic message tacked onto the end according to another user. The cartoony art and hard to read lettering made this more difficult to read than I would have liked.

A smart, stylish, political sci-fi romance thriller, well done with good artwork, would definitely recommend

This graphic novel was way different than I was expecting it to be! It's set in the future on a different planet and we follow the characters through a war between the Titans and the Terrans. This graphic novel was a lot slower than I was expecting it to be. and the random chapter with the sex scene in it felt very forced and way out of the plotline.

Hits all the marks if you're looking for a scifi story that critiques capitalism and colonialism, even if it's a bit heavy handed and cliche'd at times. It was fun to read and made me care about the characters and their social circles, but it felt like there was a LOT going on in the short space of pages given. Bonus: The art was so lovely!! Would totally read more graphic novels by this artist again!

I didn't like this one. Even if it started promising in the end it had too much of what I consider unnecessary things and too little of what I expected.

Set in the year 2192 on the moon Titan, we follow MNGR Silva who has just arrived on Titan at a mining colony. Tensions are high between the ‘native’ Titans and the ‘foreign’ Terran’s. We are introduced to this situation in the same way as MNGR Silva is, thrown into the deep-end.

The actual storyline follow an easy to follow plot, where every panel has a meaning. MNGR Silva is how we see the situation unfold on Titan, and we follow him throughout the graphic novel. I personally found his personality quite annoying. He came across as if he knew everything and would single-handedly solve every problem that was occurring on Titan.

The colour palette is white, black and various shades of pink. This, while a nice change from what I am used to reading, got very confusing at times. My eyes were not drawn to anywhere particular on the page, and nothing stood out to grab my attention.

For a more mature reader.

Really enjoyable, two great central characters finding themselves and each other throughout some tough times. Lovely art with more than a few standout panels. The story does tread on a couple of well worn beats but then adds a little more here and there. Four stars.

This was a really interesting graphic novel surrounding Titans and humans are on a mining colony on a distant planet. The Titans are the brute force that does most of the labor on the planet and the humans are in charge. The Titans don't like this and eventually riot. The book has a really interesting art style that I really enjoyed. It takes a minute to get used to but once I did, I loved it. The color palette was really nice too. Overall, if you are a sci-fi fan then I think this would be right up your alley!

Thank you to Oni Press for a digital copy via NetGalley of ‘Titan’ written and illustrated by François Vigneault in exchange for an honest review.

This science fiction graphic novel starts off slowly and builds to an impressive climax. MNGR First Class João da Silva arrives on the moon of Titan in order to take charge of Homestead Station. He discovers that the mining colony is plagued by tensions between the giant, genetically-engineered Titan workers and its Terran management.

He quickly finds himself clashing with Cyrus, the Head of the Homestead Union, yet finds an unexpected ally in Phoebe Mackintosh, Cyrus’ deputy. As anger mounts among the Titans, they must find a way to pull Homestead back from the brink of disaster...

At first I wasn’t that taken with Vigneault’s artwork as it was a little too cartoony for my taste, but as I continued reading it grew on me, though those panels with white text on pink background and pale pink text on white background were a bit difficult to read.

François Vigneault’s world building was excellent and I was surprised how exciting industrial relations could turn out to be! I felt that Phoebe and João made very appealing leads.

Vigneault uses his Titan location to explore issues of racism and colonialism as well as to criticise capitalism. There are some scenes that contain strong violence and also a explicit love scene. Vigneault highlights the latter through the use of a dark red and black palette.

So, after a slow start, I found this a highly effective graphic novel about the struggle for workers’ rights on a moon of Saturn with the extra bonus of a touching love story featuring star-crossed lovers.

I really enjoyed this sci-fi comic book/graphic novel. I loved the premise of the series - we the humans had polluted the earth beyond its use, so had to migrate to the moon and Mars. I love the sub-drama in this sci-fi series and look forward to seeing more from this author.

[3 Stars]
-- Thank you Netgalley and Oni Press for an eARC of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are mine --

I enjoyed this little graphic novel. I think it has a nice commentary on class divide and revolution. On social hierarchies and how differences can separate or bring us together. I liked the story arc as well as the two main characters we followed throughout the graphic novel. The art style was pleasing to the eye and easy to follow.
Overall, a nice quick read. I'd recommend

CW: violence, suicide, death

An engaging exploration or class, body, anger, lust and love...with space mining! The balm to those of you who want to love the film "Outland" but have sworn off of Sean Connery. The colour and art-style work together beautifully, both sweaty and vibrant.

MNGR João da Silva is assigned to the Homestead mining colony on Titan after their previous MNGR becomes suddenly ill, and the station returns another unprofitable quarter. What he finds is a station on the brink of exploding, with tensions high between the Terran management and their Titan workers. The Titans were genetically modified long ago to be stronger and larger than Terrans, able to withstand the harsh conditions on Titan. João decides that what the workers need are trackers so that he can analyze immense amounts of data to figure out where the inefficiencies lie. The Union workers, through their liaison Titan Phoebe Mackintosh, disagree with João’s assessment whole-heartedly, and instead assert that the station needs upgraded machinery. Phoebe and João try to work together to save Homestead, while others decide a violent coup will fix the problems of the mining colony, and finally bring liberation to all Titan.

The story starts off rather slow as João explores Homestead and tries to figure out where the loss in production comes from, but the second half is action-packed and sees the many story threads come together. The crux of Titan is about questioning capitalism, especially the fidelity to profits over living beings. Vigneault uses intense violence to show the outcome of those priorities. The overall story focuses mostly on violence and showing the errors of the way of capitalism, at the detriment of some plot development. Things go from bad to worse extremely quickly, but we spend an entire chapter with Phoebe and João that seemed entirely unnecessary. The ending wraps everything up in a nice bow with a major time jump, and I would have rather liked to see how Phoebe ended up the way she did, rather than being told what happened afterwards.

The art style is a little cartoony, and the coloring is all shades of pink, black, and white. This creates the feel of an alien atmosphere to emphasize that Titan is not Earth.

There is quite a bit of violence, as well as an entire chapter dedicated to an intimate scene between Phoebe and João. The Titans are portrayed as vulgar and less sophisticated than the Terrans, which means they cuss a lot. This title would be best suited for adult audiences.

Sara's Rating: 6/10
Suitability Level: Adult

This review was made possible with a digital reader copy from the publisher through Net Galley.

'Titan #1' with story and art by François Vigneault is a science fiction graphic novel of workers and managers.

Manager, or MNGR, Joao da Silva is sent to the moon of Titan to oversee a labor dispute. The inhabitants of Titan are larger than terrans, and also outnumber the terrans on the moon. Joao is convinced that everyone can work together and he has union representative Phoebe Mackintosh to help. The Titans, though, have other plans.

I liked this story of conflict and rioting on another planet. The space and technology aspects kept it interesting. The art wasn't completely to my liking at first, but I ended up liking it and it works really well for the story.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

TW: violence, nudity, sex, & suicide

My first thoughts of this graphic novel were that I really liked the cover art and was intrigued by the plot since I've been reading some YA Sci-Fi recently (and loving it). I was a tad bit concerned because the Goodreads review seemed generally positive but not raving, and I noticed immediate TWs for the book, which after completing I agree are necessary. I also thought it was cool that the original version is in French, which is cool.

The story's conflict is set very early on. You can tell from the beginning that there is serious tension between the Terrans (humans from Earth) and the Titans (genetically modified humans that are bigger and stronger, who cannot survive on Earth due to their weight) and each group is prejudice toward the other. I though that the conflict build was natural and well paced.

The art work is BEAUTIFUL. Each panel is well done and there is a surprising amount of detail in each scene that adds to the story and really helps you feel like you're on Titan. I was always captivated by the art and the color pallet was stunning as well.

Also, there were some twists (especially towards the end) that I did not expect, which was refreshing since I was worried that I was able to predict the climax and conflict resolution, but there were definitely things I had not guessed or thought about.

PLUS, there was representation of diverse sexualities, with a character having depicted relations with both men and women, which was nice. Yay for LGBTQ+ rep!

Even though I liked this graphic novel over all, I definitely did have some issues with it. I was surprised when the romantic relationship between Pheobe and João was revealed because I personally felt that the two had no chemistry, so to me the relationship felt forced and weird. Also, was not expecting such detailed sex scene going in, so that was definitely a surprise. Left nothing to the imagination.

In addition, I felt that there were some cliches used for the conflict resolution toward the end, and the ending war felt rushed and forced with a sudden 7 year time jump and summary. The ending felt way too short compared to the build up.

I would recommend checking this graphic novel out if it sounds interesting to you (and keeping in mind the TWs). It was a fairly quick read but didn't feel too short.

Rating: 4 stars

Science fiction about social and political revolution, and the compromises we make for progress. Excellent storytelling, but part of me felt the book should have been longer. I know it was originally published in a series of comics, and early chapters have that feel of a creator slowly exploring his world without worrying about an overal arc for a specific final volume. But then about half way through it seems to start barreling down a path of plot and theme, that feels more like being written for the final graphic novel. But still happy to see a well told graphic novel exploring themes about the inherent problems with capitalism and the hypocrisies of revolution. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this ebook in exchange for an unbiased review.

TITAN is the kind of Science Fiction you’ve been waiting to make a comeback, very quickly I felt very nostalgic! The art work is both simple and overwhelming, it’s this lovely-to-devour artistic machinery that ties it together.

I tried to go into this graphic novel with very little knowledge and this was my introduction to the author Francois, so when it started I was quite content reading along this almost stereotypical set up to a Sci-fi story set on another planet. HOWEVER out of no where this story then became visually and fictionally sexual, brutal and depressingly relevant.

When you get into the last half of this book it becomes war disguised as revolution; tackling death and deceit within topics like differences of species, destruction of worlds, sacrifice and always, this ‘rule’, that there must be two separate sides so there is someone to bite at someone else, whether there is reason or no.

The language was a cool aspect here also, I enjoyed the changes and how the saying of words became a characteristic specific to an individual. At times it added this medieval feel to something actually very advanced.

All in all, I was not prepared for what in most ways was actually quite predictable. I enjoyed it because as a Sci Fi lover, particularly of old movies like Logan’s Run, Solaris, 2001; it felt like home.

Titan is a science-fiction graphic novel that critiques capitalism and colonialism. MNGR João goes to Titan to sort out the productivity of a struggling space colony, and finds a station plagued by growing divisions between the giant Titan workers and the Terran management. With the help of a Titan, Phoebe, they must try to save Homestead and the rest of the world from riots and disaster.
The two main characters were intriguing, if underdeveloped and cliché (more 20th century music lovers?? At least the music choices were good). Phoebe’s backstory and arc was my favourite, with her inner conflict and loyalties. It was also interesting to see how João, as part of the privileged ruling class, realises that he can’t be the saviour, and only antagonises the Titans further by trying to single-handedly solve Homestead’s problems. The other characters were diverse but a little one-dimensional.
The story was fast-paced and contained a lot in a short amount of time, with some unexpected twists. I felt like the book was too short to explore everything though, and the ending felt rushed with the time jump.
I really enjoyed the artwork and contrast of black, white and pink. It enhanced the space atmosphere and intensified the violent action and sex scenes, without making them too graphic.
Overall, I liked the story but I didn’t feel much for it.

What I loved most about Titan is its artwork - the pinks and reds that color the book are eye-catching and a gorgeous way to envision space. So often, when reading comics set in space or on other planets, the color palette is cool blues and greys. Titan, though, is tactile and warm - even the splash of stars makes you want to spend more time on the paper, to really dig in and give each panel its own time and careful attention.

For a sci-fi story, Titan surprised me with its focus and careful attention to labor relations and implications of colonization and scientific advancement in space. I wish there had been more time to focus on the interpersonal aspects of terran/titan divides, but that is more of a personal preference for my fiction consumption rather than a negative of the narrative as a whole! In particular, I'm interested in sci-fi that really interrogates the ways that colonization past and future influences our narratives of space: João is afro-Brazilian, and interacting with terrans and titans of different racial backgrounds -- Pheobe and João talk about music that is grounded in terran history! There is a thread there that would have interested me so much to chase down.

I would recommend this to those who enjoy the TV-show the Expanse, as well as those who enjoy their sci-fi with a Marxist-leaning critique. There are a number of violent exchanges, and readers should be aware that there is an extended sex scene.