It’s Stephen Graham Jones. It’s time travel. It’s a sci-fi slasher.

Even if I wasn’t already convinced by those selling points, I would have only needed to take one look at Rafael Albuquerque’s incredible cover artwork to decide I needed this graphic novel in my life.

Welcome to 2112. It’s a good thing time travel exists so we can go back and prevent the apocalypse which, if I’m being completely honest, arrived later than I thought it would.

So, who in our group of outcasts are we going to send back in time to save the world? Humanity’s best hope is … a linguist with no fighting experience.

“Go back in time. Kill Columbus. Save the world from America.”

I hope Tad’s ready for a steep learning curve.

This volume includes the first six issues of the series. I love the concept and am keen to find out what the world will look like if Tad succeeds in his mission. I think I need a reread, though, to remove some lingering questions marks above my head.

While I had no trouble following what was happening in 1492, 2112 baffled me at times. I ended up borrowing the six individual issues from the library but they didn’t include the helpful summaries I was hoping would help me fill in the blanks.

I expect my experience with this graphic novel will mirror that of the first volume of Monstress. At first I didn’t really get it. A reread converted me and it became one of my favourites. I’m looking forward to saying the same about Earthdivers.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and IDW Publishing for the opportunity to read this graphic novel. I’m rounding up from 3.5 stars.

Absolutely phenomenal!!

I picked this up because the concept sounded so cool and unique and it did not disappoint! The story moves along at a good pace and has no shortage of action and twists to keep readers guessing. There are several interesting characters that I bonded with quickly and wanted to know more about. Tad is a fantastic protagonist that latches right onto your heart and doesn't let go. I can't remember the last time I rooted for a character as hard as I did this one (and not just because of his mission.) The artwork is vibrant and captures the story so well. The action shots are especially captivating.

Fantastic start to a series that I can't wait to continue. I'll be recommending this widely in the meantime.

Special thanks to IDW and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for review.

I like the concept of this story, and I really enjoyed the horror/thriller elements, but the science-fiction world and overall plot could have been better fleshed out. I had to keep checking my copy to make sure that I wasn't missing pages. As much as I enjoyed the art, I feel like this would have worked better for Stephen Graham Jones in a standard novel format where he could dig more into the characters and world-building.

I want to thank Image for allowing me to read this eARC. I really enjoyed this graphic novel and I can't wait to see what happens next. The tiny scratched names next to certain images was a nice touch. The art is fairly standard for comics, but there is some good use of colors, light, and shadow that add an air of suspense to the story. I was really intrigued at the entire premise of traveling through time to kill Columbus and I was skeptical of how that could even work. Time travel is tricky, but I like how in the story, history seemed to be constantly updating. The ending left me wanting more and I'm excited to see what the next chapters have to offer.

I really enjoyed this sort of sci-fi comic. In the year 2112, a group of Indigenous people in the desolate wasteland of "America" decide to send one of their members through a mysterious cave that will transport him back in time where his mission is the kill Columbus. It was a very interesting blend of the past and current timelines. Usually, I am not one for time travel books, but I think this one works well for me because it is in a comic/graphic novel format. The story gets quite violent at times, which makes sense. I really liked the art style and the kind of time warpy mystery aspect. The ending of this volume (which appears to be the first 6 issues bound together) was a bit rushed and left me a tiny bit confused, but hopefully future issues (or probably more likely volumes for me) will clear up any of my confusion. I am glad I waited until there was a bind up volume, even though the comic issue covers and their varients are so cool, just because I am impatient to know what happens next and my library isn't always reliable to get issues of things, but would definitely get a volume if asked.
This was a fast-paced, interesting read!

Stephen Graham Jones is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers and this graphic novel proves why. He is such a phenomenal writer and is able to tell a great story whether it be a novel, a short story, or a graphic novel.

I enjoy the graphic novel. It was an interesting story. I love the drawing and coloring of the graphic novels. I enjoy how Stephen Graham Jones told the story.

I don't often read graphic novels/comics but when I saw that Stephen Graham Jones had written it I had to give this one a try. First I loved the premise of Native Americans going back in time to keep Columbus from landing in the New World. Would that have kept all the terrible and vile things that have happened to them in the last 500 plus years from happening? Of course as we've seen from past books and movies time and history are not so easily changed. The art work in this series is great. I found myself spending a few minutes studying each panel for little details before reading the next one. Of course the end leaves the reader with a cliff hanger so I'll have to be on the lookout for when the series restarts. Definitely work a read if you like alternative history/ what if stories.

I received an ARC copy via NetGallery in exchange for an honest review.

In this sci-fi adventure, a group of Native Americans, from a dystopian future, find a system that allows time travel. However, the cost required for this mission is expensive.
The group organizes a journey through time for one of them with the mission of killing Christopher Columbus before he discovers the Americas so as to guarantee their people independent development and, perhaps, thus save the human race from the cataclysms that have decimated it.

The story is very fascinating, full of metaphors and innuendos, fascinating.

What I didn't like is the link between the motive and the mission: I don't understand why stopping Columbus would have prevented the end of the world. However, the dynamics of time travel have been respected and in an original and imaginative form.

Too bad about the ending, I would have expected much more.

2112 sees the Earth’s civilizations collapsing as the environmental crisis reaches an apocalyptic state. The discovery of a cave with time travelling properties leads a group of Native American activists to decide to correct history where it went wrong – the arrival of Columbus in America. A linguist named Tad is chosen to make the one-way trip to kill Columbus in 1492 and save the future. As the mission proceeds, Tad’s commitment to completing the mission is challenged and the consequences of changing the past threaten the future. Written by the author of Don’t Fear the Reaper, Steven Graham Jones, Earthdivers combines science fiction time travel with slashers to explore the colonial past and the forces that shape history. The exploration of the complicated moral issues surrounding Tad’s mission is skillfully woven into the fast-paced plot. Readers who enjoy speculative history and time travel as well as Jones’ horror fan base will enjoy the book. Recommended for libraries with a strong graphic novel collection as well as those who have patrons who love Jones’ horror novels.

A team of Indigenous heroes plan to go back in time to kill Christopher Columbus and avert the modern apocalypse. The catch - only one person can go back, they can't bring anything with them, and there's a hidden agenda they know nothing about. Tad finds himself on the fatal voyage, trying to survive long enough to carry out his mission while he is wracked with indecision and horror. The art is evocative and bloody, the narratives both in the past and present are gripping, and the horror never stops rising.

Amazing comic. I love the time travel and apocalypse aspect to it. The great mix of American history and native culture. I highly recommend it.

I received a free Advanced Reading Copy via NetGalley in exchange for a complete and honest review.

I LOVED IT!

I don’t typically read a lot of comics; I did get into the Dexter serial killer series a few years back and also enjoyed Joe Hill Locke & Key series though. I just never know where to look for new series that pique my interest. EARTHDIVERS has 100% got my attention! I was first captivated by the premise of changing the past to save the future but soon I was enthralled by the art and the creative characters. I mean WOW! I want to own this book!

Stephen Graham Jones just upped the game in the time travel realm of things, and by the time Earthdivers finishes it run, we'll have an epic of massive proportions to marvel at.

In short, Earthdivers delivers. And then some.

The pages flew by, and each one brought a new turn, a new surprise. Where it's going from here? Well, if I could time travel, I'd certainly be racing into the future to see this story's conclusion. But then, history ain't history until we've waited and made it so, yeah. Earthdivers' history day will come. When it does, I'll be waiting.

This was an intriguing new take on travelling to the past to kill Columbus. It was a quick and easy read, would prefer a physical copy of this one vs. the ebook if given the choice the illustrations are wonderfully done.

I really enjoyed this reading. And the blood and guts in it. It isn't a book for all people, since it have a political side, very subtle. Hope my bosses let me have this one on our bookstore because is a store in Spain near a Columbus monument hahaha
Can't wait to following the story.
Recommended for any people with an open mind.

Many thanks to IDW Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC!

I thoroughly enjoyed this!

A what-if scenario sci-fi where a group of young US Indigenous people (a Lakota man, a Blackfeet man, an Alaskan Native woman, and two-spirit woman whose tribal affiliation was not yet mentioned) make plans to go back in time to kill Columbus and, hopefully, the "discovery of the Americas."

The artwork is superb, and the story is so captivating. I love that 89yrs from now, rez slang is still going strong (not to mention traditional face tattoos!!!), and it's so awesome that one of the focal characters is from the Oceti Sakowin! I loved being able to learn more about Lakota folklore through the comic, and I'm definitely recommending it to my friends.

The artwork and story of _Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus_ is captivating and engaging. Far into the apocalyptic future, a group of Indigenous survivors make a plan to send one of their own to the past to kill Christopher Columbus in hopes of saving the world. They soon find out that time travel may not be as cut and dry as they thought.

Thanks to IDW Publishing and NetGalley for sending this ARC of Stephen Graham Jones' Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus.

I'm not a comic-book fan but I'm a big Stephen Graham Jones fan so was intrigued to keep reading about his Earthdivers series and delighted to get this opportunity to read it. Kudos also to the NetGalley support staff who helped me figure out the technicalities of being able to download it!

It's a really fresh take on that familiar question - if you could go back in time to kill X character and save untold suffering, would you? In this instance some Indigenous characters from our near future go back to try and eliminate Columbus before he can destroy 'the New World.'

I enjoyed this a lot - Stephen Graham Jones' writing and imagination is as strong as it is in his conventional novels and the artwork is very strong and bold.

Looking forward to acquiring the subsequent volumes.