Beautiful illustrations with an intriguing story. This was far too short to get overly invested in, though. I found the story fascinating and wanted to know more. I just would have a hard time paying for something this short.

It's an interesting graphic novel, but I found the text to be hard to read against the illustrations.

A well drawn comic about a young girl who is an astronaut and lone survivor after a crashlanding.

I have to admit having just finished the graphic novel, I still don't fully understand what happened, but it was enjoyable while I read it. I am afraid however that because I didn't understand what was happening, the art became less consequential. It is quite short which may be why it felt lacking a bit of depth.

<i>I was provided with a complimentary copy of this graphic novel courtesy of Oni Press in exchange for an honest review, which I leave voluntarily</i>

I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
This book is about a person trying to repair their spaceship and leave a planet that is changing them.
While the story was interesting, it was difficult to understand and get into. Part of the reason was that the drawing was mainly in heavy dark lines so all of the details blended together. The other reason was that the story elements were too sparse. One of the benefits of a graphic novel is that you get to use both visual and written elements to convey the story, but this book did not do that. In moments when the person would have naturally thought about what had been happening to them, which would have given the reader more of an explanation of what was happening, the author just quickly moved on with no information.
I do want to read more about the story, but that is because I was left so unsatisfied by this one.

Found the art in this really visually appealing. Found myself wanting more from the story though. It was interesting and unique but I finished it with a sense of confusion and a wish that it had been developed further. I would definitely read a longer version or sequel.

I loved the premiss of the story and the drawings were gorgeous. But i have some thing i really didn't like about this book.
1. the story building was minimal which is logical for such a "short" graphic novel and being volume 1 but it did not help me get in to the story and relate to the characters.
2. because the way of the set up it reminded me a lot of a manga so i often started on the wrong window. Which maybe better when reading the physical copy but yeah.
2.5 (this is a pure me problem) because i am dyslexic i could not always read the lettering very good which made it also difficult to read the story.

the book has a lot of potentially but in it's current state it's not for me

Thank you Oni Press and NetGalley for a copy of the eArc of Dega. I felt the art was great and the story could've gone somewhere. It felt incomplete and needed more pages to fill out the story with at least more character development.

Thank you to Netgalley for the copy.

I was unsure of the story at the beginning, but by the end I was completely won over. I immediately tried to get the second volume, only to realize it hasn't been released yet.

The art is gorgeous, but can be a bit confusing. The lines all mesh together, the pages are full of images in dark colours. I sometimes felt a bit lost or unsure what exactly the image was portaying, or what in the image I should be focusing on.

But the story is odd and strangely compelling. I have no idea where it's going, nor am I completely sure what exactly is happening - but it just pulled me in.

I will definitely re-reading soon to clear my thoughts on the story.

The art is very pretty and the plot intriguing. I enjoyed the behinds the scenes aspect as well. I liked the use of black and white mixed with colour.
As it is a 50 page story it is a great start, the plot is setting up to a greater story and I am excited to see what’s next. I will definitely be reading on, however as a personal preference I may hold out for an omnibus.
Great start! Excited to see where it goes!
I received a copy from NetGallery in exchange for my opinion.

This was a really fast comic to read, but it left me with many questions, maybe I didn’t understand it fully, but why did the main character not know her own age? And why was it the age it was? How? This is only one of the questions, but I don’t think this would spoil the story…

The drawing is good, is like old European comics, most pages are in colors, and some in old black and white, also all good, at least for me.

It is good but I need more.

Thank you NetGalley and Oni Press for the free ARC and this is my honest opinion.

Dan McDaid's first graphic novel is truly amazing. The art style perfectly fits the story; it is intriguing, slightly unsettling, and compelling. You are given just enough information to follow along and get pulled in but you are not held by the hand, this universe has been existing and will keep existing after you.

I'm leaving this story hoping for more, even though it stands on its own.



Thank you NetGalley and Oni Press for this ARC.

This graphic novel is screaming out loud for Netflix to pick up an adaptation. A strong female protagonist, spacecraft, Lovecraft tentacles and even a Kate Bush soundtrack!

But seriously, this would make for an excellent episode of Love, Death and Robots. Dan McDaid has created a dreamy and disorienting work of science fiction that oozes with atmosphere and delivers tonnes of themes and questions despite such a short page and word count.

Dega could simply be a fine yet challenging piece of standalone short fiction and would work for me if that was all that there would ever be. However, with this many questions and unknown context I would certainly be interested to see what happens next and continue further.

Thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Dega was an enjoyable and confusing read. I enjoyed the science fiction aspects and it was a quick read. The tonal and structural shift that occurs later in the story is a bit confusing but not upto a point where its too much. At the end some things are left to wonder and somethings are explained. That made the final result a little bit irritating. Maybe on the future volumes those will be answered but as of now fingers crossed on them

Dega follows an astronaut searching for a buried power source all while losing her sanity. The art in this graphic novel is beautiful. It is so well done, you can really feel the emotion in every single panel. It started out really intriguing, especially the sci-fi elements, but some of the plot points and the novel's progression made it somewhat confusing towards the end.

Even including the confusion, it’s well worth a read.

3.5/5

First things first. The art is excellent and the coloring is spot on. The first few pages immersed me in the world and the story. Unfortunately, the tonal and structural shift that occurs later in the story is a bit confusing. Although I had relatively good time with this ARC, I'm still not sure what happened and why the protagonist's feelings are the way they're in the last panel

It's an odd little book, but well worth the read.

It was very hard to understand what was going on: several pages in this electronic edition were corrupted to the point of unreadable (panels stretched across the page into narrow ribbons, though I checked across several devices）and those that I could read didn’t seem particularly coherent either: art that would have been atmospheric if underpinned by strong storytelling looked simply messy, and i didn’t have any impressions beyond disjointed snapshots of the setting. Which is unfortunate, because I’m always game to try a female-lead SF, particularly as a graphic novel.

Thanks to #Netgalley for an arc of Dega.

Dega was an enjoyable visual read. I enjoyed the science fiction aspects, the visual style, and it was a quick read. Recommended for science fiction fans and comics readers.

A young female astronaut searches to harness the power source buried beneath the surface while struggling to hold on to her sanity. I must have read this manga wrong because I am thoroughly confused. But the artistry of this art work is beautiful and I sort of understand what is happening. And how Dega was about to lose up her sanity when searching for this power source. I need to re-read this. This will release next year.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest r

This entire volume left me with the exact same feeling that the last part of 2001: A Space Odyssey gave me. "What the hell did I just read?" This volume is short and incredibly fast-paced. The world-building is thrust upon you, but the small amount of world-building you get is excellent. The plot is fairly confusing; it feels like I started a much longer book in the middle and finished while just a few chapters from the end. The end of the volume is either a massive cliffhanger or just a mysterious ending. It has very much eldritch horror or Lovecraftian style sci-fi vibes to it. I do really like the art style, it's gritty and messy, but it adds to the ambiance of the story. It reminds me of older comic styles, that were completely drawn with ink pens. The switches from full color to black and white, to partial color did throw me off. But I think it was just a stylistic choice. I liked what little bit I got, enough that I'm interested in seeking out a second volume if that will be a thing.

The art is very thorough and detailed. Coloring and shading is wonderful. I read only about half because I was so confused by the story.