Years ago 4 kids experienced a traumatic event and 20 years later the friends reunite when one of them goes missing. Collects all 6 issues of the comic Stargazer. I don't have any words besides "Wow!" to describe this book. I love the art, the colors, the letters. It was so good I could not put it down. I am sad it took me so long to read it.

Creative Team:
Writer: Anthony Cleveland
Artist: Antonio Fuso
Colorist: Stefano Simeone
Letterer: Justin Birch
Published by Mad Cave Studios

Stargazer is about a group of friends who have a weird encounter as children, then years later it comes back to haunt them when it turns out to have really been an alien encounter.

It moves super quickly and the art is sublime. I enjoyed the story and the characters and their relationships. The appearance of a conspiracy podcaster made me smile, and he ended up playing a pretty big part in the story. It moves back and forth in time as the story unfolds, and it packs a lot into six issues. Kind of like an episode of The X-Files, it’s sure to attract fans of sci-fi and aliens.

The first half of this graphic novel really hooked me.
The mystery surrounding their lost memories and what happened to this core group of friends, was instantly intriguing. I liked the iconography chosen and was drawn into what it could mean.
Unfortunately, I didn't really enjoy the payoff and wish that the characters had felt a little more developed. As it was, I felt the ending wasn't as affecting as it could have been.
The graphics and color palette are unique and I quite liked it though others may find it harsh or off-putting.
2.5 stars.

Stargazer is about a group of friends who have a weird encounter as children, then years later it comes back to haunt them when it turns out to have really been an alien encounter.

It moves super quickly and the art is sublime. I enjoyed the story and the characters and their relationships. The appearance of a conspiracy podcaster made me smile, and he ended up playing a pretty big part in the story. It moves back and forth in time as the story unfolds, and it packs a lot into six issues. Kind of like an episode of The X-Files, it’s sure to attract fans of sci-fi and aliens.

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As a fan of the paranormal, stories about alien abductions interest me a LOT. I used to listen to Coast to Coast AM before it became a right-wing show about angels and how great President Trump is. Despite how little veracity most of the call-ins had, every once in a while, a crazy story came in that glued me to the radio. I honestly am very skeptical about UFOs and alien related things, but a handful of them sound very chilling, and give me the same thrill others get from horror movies. This book is a well-written story in that genre, one that keeps you guessing from every turned page. Did the abduction happen? Is Shae’s brother crazy? etc etc. Aside from that initial interest, the first thing that stands out about Stargazer by Anthony Cleveland is the gorgeous artwork – I’m a sucker for artwork that appears to be painted with hard lines (probably from reading Daredevil in the early 2000s) and anything that looks like that is an instant win for me. Aside from that initial

“Years ago Shae, her brother Kenny, and two childhood friends experienced a traumatic, unexplainable event that left Kenny scarred for life. Kenny commits himself to the belief that what they experienced was an alien abduction. Twenty years later and the friends have since drifted apart, but the sudden, mysterious disappearance of Kenny leads the group to reunite and discover the truth of what took place all those years ago.”

Taking cues from stories like Fire in the Sky and Dreamcatcher, Stargazer is a solid horror science fiction story that I enjoyed quite a bit. Tapping into the modern UFO topics such as disclosure and government cover-ups as well as the “truth” given by paranormal alternative media broadcasters, it is anchored in our modern world very well. Because of that it doesn’t become a derivative work, and moves forward as something all it’s own. Honestly if this was made into a movie at some point, I would definitely be down to watch it. My only quibble was that the ending seemed very quick once the plot started nearing it’s climax, but I don’t know if there was much more that could have been told. It just seemed like it raced to completion.

If you are looking for a comic related to an alien invasion, alien abductions, or even just a simple story about how friends and family become estranged through he years, I’d recommend this one. I was skeptical at first as to whether I’d enjoy it, but I definitely did. The art and story are very well done, and it has a number of strong emotional moments.

Illustration? Fantastic! I loved the colour palette, the style, it fit the genre and themes perfectly.

Story? Could have been better. Needs a bit restructuring done as passages felt disjointed. It got lost on the way although the beginning was promising.

This started out great but I think it got a little muddled as I went through. I love the use of colors and I think the art style and color palettes used were really good.

I just felt like the pacing was too rushed, which left little to no character development. And I've read a lot of graphic novels and I know that this can co-exist without sacrificing the quality of the story.

This was definitely on the more bizarre end of sci-if and maybe it’s a genre preference but I could not enjoy this. The story was fractured in a way that didn’t quite come together at any point and it was just too weird.

It doesnt support or open after I download the protected pdf version of it.

It's also not showing in my shelf in netgalley and I cant open it to read

Please look into the issue and if you can send me the pdf in my mail ID- taniagungunsarkar@gmail.com

I cant read the book from here.

Please look into the issue and deliver me the book to review properly, moreover i was pretty excited about this book

Starts off very strong with three girls and one little bother going through an unexplained, traumatic event where they lost time. Unfortunately, the latter half of this book gets wonky and rushed as too many, large, heady concepts are foisted at us. I liked the pink and black color palette but I did have a difficult time telling the characters apart at times.

'Stargazer' by Anthony Cleveland, Antonio Fuso and Stefano Simeone is a graphic novel about a bad event, UFOs and the odd way that truth can be.

When Shae and her friends were kids, they were accidentally exposed to drugs and Shae's brother Kenny had a fall and a strange encounter brought on by a bad trip. Except there weren't really drugs and Kenny really did have a strange encounter. Now it's years later and Kenny has disappeared and these childhood friends have a secret buried in them that needs to be discovered.

This was a quick enough read and the story is pretty good. The art and colors are pretty great.

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

After an unexplainable event happens to a few friends as children, they go their own ways and learn to cope with the repercussions. Now they're adults, with miles and trauma between them, and a disappearance brings them together again. They must work to uncover what is going on, or possibly face the end of the world as they know it.

This comic was such a thrilling read. With LGBTQ charcaters, struggles with mental health, and facing conspiracy theories, this series packs so much in its punch. While the collection is short, the relationships show how deep and meaningful they are, whether they are family, friend, or romantic.

I greatly enjoyed this comic collection and would recommend it to fans of Sci-Fi and Stranger Things.

I wanted to like this book. The premise is sort of like "IT". But it's much weirder, with mind sharing and various interpretations of reality. Lots of cool visuals but much harder to follow than I expected.

When they were in middle school, Shae, her brother Kenny, and her two friends had an alien encounter that left her brother scarred for life. He had an accident and became obsessed with alien abductions. Now, twenty years later, Kenny mysteriously disappears, and only Shae and her friends have the key to finding him.

This was an entertaining story. There was a lot of mystery around the alien abduction when they were kids. It seemed like it really happened, but they were young so no one believed them. Even when they got older, Shae had to wonder if it really happened. Once her brother went missing as an adult, she had no choice but to believe he had actually been abducted by aliens.

This story alternated between the present and twenty years ago when the kids first encountered the aliens. The first time this happened, the two timelines were labeled so it was easy to see the time jump. However, the other times there wasn’t a label to indicate that the time period was changing. It was a little confusing to get used to at first. The older timeline had illustrations in more pink colours and the present story was in blue colours, which made it a little easier to tell them apart. It would have been a smoother transition if each jump in time was labeled.

I really enjoyed this sci fi graphic novel!

Thank you Diamond Book Distributors for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

We follow our main character Shae as she is uncovering the mystery of how her autistic brother went missing.

The art style fits the horror/mystery theme very well. The vibrant colours are oppressive, highlighting the chaos surrounding our cast and work both as a warning for what's to come and creating an unsettling atmosphere as the horror grows.
Sadly, I was less impressed by the writing. I found the nonlinear storytelling hard to follow and that in turn diminished my interest since I could not understand what was happening or appreciate where the story was taking me. The connection between the siblings was not strong enough to give me an emotional throughline I could attach to.
The aliens were fascinating and horrifying at times, matching the art and always looming in the background.

Weird ass crazy alien abduction story and I'm here for it. I really liked the pinkish hue to it all. The artwork was great. Give me more! Please please tell me there will be more to this story!

3.5 stars for this graphic novel that focuses on family, sacrifice, conspiracy, and memory. Loved the pink and black art; it's a palate you don't see too often and it gives a fresh, eerie, off-putting paranoid feel which matches the story very well. The story is a bit tropey in the plot points, but I like the focus on memory and the ways memories affect and influence us in our lives. That said, these were some big topics, themes, plot points, and character beats to tackle in only 144 pages. Everything seemed a bit rushed. I think the story would have felt more original if things weren't so crammed in.

Really disappointing because I couldn't read it. The file type wouldn't download. The cover looks amazing though.

Oh my gosh.

What more could I ask for T_T

This was-
I am at a loss for words.
Oh my goshhh this was so good. I loved the art style so freaking much.

Why did this kinda remind me of skyward by brandon sanderson? Oh well.

I don't even know what to say about this, it was so good :)

the stargazer comic is a quick, fun romp. we have: alien abduction! pretty pinkish color palette! a group of adults who are haunted by a traumatic supernatural incident they shared in childhood! intense sibling bond! sapphic main character! scary dead-eyed monster aliens!!!

my problem with stargazer is that it's often confusing. i'm not sure if it's the art style or the storytelling itself, but i often found myself floating through, unsure of what was going on.

when we finally get a big reveal from one of the aliens, the answer is quite chilling. human consciousnesses are being drained by extraterrestrial energy mass!

"When a civilization faces its extinction, it is at its most innovative and resourceful. Collectively, that is when a species' consciousness is ripest for the taking. Your planet has been on a path to self-destruction for decades and we stopped by as it happened."

i really like the concept of characters being able to escape into their shared memories. i wish we had spent more time with the reluctant squad, navigating this strange adventure. when the group is together, connected by their shared past, there are a lot of unexpected moments of humor. the main characters are also all interesting people, and some additional development would be nice. but our time with them is interspersed with complex government coverup stuff.

there are so many intense things going on, and not enough time is spent exploring all of them. this is probably typical of comic series (this volume comprises issues 1-6 of the series); but all the gear-switching made it harder for me to engage with the story. still a fun read though!

Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review.