In advance, I’d like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for the free review copy in return for an honest review, no other inducements have been received by me for this, my words are my own.

The Tremaine family are in dire straits, living on the streets of France in what can only be described as a crapsack universe, the only chance of making a better life is winning the lottery and escaping to the space station of Eden. They win the lottery, and are sent on the starship Constellation to escape the grimness of their life and find something better amongst the stars.

Except the Tremaine’s, aren’t the Tremaines, the characters we’re introduced to kidnapped and hid the real Tremaine’s to get their place on the ship and escape…

Okay, I’m hooked…

There’s a cryotube malfunction and the Tremaines are brought out of cryosleep just in time to get out of the pods before the ship jettisons the entirety of those in the sleep pods to space. 9,999,997 people die, and then we realise that this has been what the rich have been doing since the beginning of the Eden project, they’ve been getting people to sign away all their worldly possessions, taking them up to the Constellation, and then jettisoning them to space.

Okay, I’m really hooked…

No more spoilers (those two are literally the first chapter and a half), but this is fantastically over the top space opera, a story of what the rich will do to keep their position against what the poor must to just to stay alive. A tale of revolution set with mass murder and the endless stars as the backdrop. It’s self contained, there is a resolution to the story and it’s a good one, keeping both hope available whilst understanding that the hope offered is at best a slim one.

I read this in less than twenty minutes and then went back and read it again. There are some parts of it that do bring you out of the narrative (the sheer numbers, ten million people in cryobays is an impossible number of people to have in a man made construction that isn’t a city, and the Constellation carries five such cryobays.), but the characters are likeable, they have the right balance of caring for things around them whilst understanding that they may need to do terrible things in order to escape the fate that the uncaring stars has planned for them.

Overall this was superb, it gets a four only because the size of the crime being perpetrated was too large for any man made organisation, even though if it could be done, I’m sure that there are rich buggers out there who’d be doing it even now…

I received this DRC from NetGalley.

The art was good. The beginning and then the twist were good. But then the dad gets so annoying. The wife and daughter were written to be much smarter than him, but they keep deferring to him for leadership. And then the ending just makes no feasible sense. I don't like unjustifiable happy endings. 2.5 stars.

Someone throw a copy of this at Jensen Ackles's face, please! I took away one star because I saw no news of Jensen Ackles already working on this. That and the reason I also give at the end of the review.

"Eden" will appeal to the adults who watched "The 100" as teens and can't wait for the next Jay Kristoff or Pierce Brown's book. I really liked it. One of the main characters is an evil they, like in the second John Wick, but blonde and I love my theys so one star is just for them.

I really enjoyed the art and the way different body types and ethnicities were beautifully represented, the colours were perfect for the mood of the story, and the world-building reminded me of "Lupin" meeting "Altered Carbon" but the heart of this story is the main trio and the way they love each other according to their beliefs and personalities. The mother in particular and the way she interacted with her family was so wonderful and refreshing to read but it was the father that truly ripped my heart apart. The way this man is desperately fighting to protect and provide for his family in a dying world that doesn't care if they live or die and actually prefers the latter, the way he rages at the life and childhood his daughter did not get to have while fighting for her to have a future is so real, raw and impactful that is what made sure I'll never forget this book.

Plot-wise the first part is much, much stronger than the second since they pulled the solution for their biggest problem out of their behinds when no space-faring knowledge or interest was shown or mentioned as a talent or interest of any of the characters before, but whatever, I can get past that and still look forward to see what the author does with that new story arc in the next volume.

Thank you to NetGalley and Humanoids Inc. for this DRC.

I liked it! The artwork is great, and the story (even though the tropes are kinda overused in the genre) is pretty good for the most part, with a satisfying ending. I felt that the characters were a bit flawed though, and could’ve been better executed. But overall, even though it doesn’t quite hit all the targets, I enjoyed the read. It’s a pretty good sci-fi/thriller graphic novel that you can dig into.

Rating: – 7.2/10 (Liked it)

Check out the full, spoiler-free review at my blog - indycritic.com

“Received an eARC (Advance Reader Copy) from NetGalley, and the Publisher – Humanoids, Inc., in exchange for an honest review." I would like to thank the aforementioned for giving me the opportunity to review the ARC.

The Tremaine family are normal, hardworking people like so many others. Except they’re not - they’re luckier than most, as they got called up to Eden, the Earth 2.0 humanity dreams to get to. Interstellar ships will make that reality for millions, while everybody else will get to die in the epidemics, wildfires and not-so-natural disasters of an Earth that got pushed to the brink by its own inhabitants. So what’s a little identity theft if it ensures survival? Only that the fake Tremaines, street-savvy, smart and fit like (censored), are in for a rude awakening - and here I was thinking that Eden Corp’s lackluster identification protocols were just a plot hole :)

Yeah, Eden is just another one of those “there are too many people on Earth, what the hell do we do?” apocalyptic stories, this time with a solution as old as the first attempts at colonizing the New World :) But it’s a fun romp, and I loved watching the “lousy, garbage-eating rats” (as one of the Eden Corp brass says) survive and thrive (well, that’s easy, given they’re superhuman in everything). I also loved counting all the stupid things Eden Corp does - yup, this is a story for your reptilian brain :) Don’t try to reason it out, you’ll just be disappointed.

Two stars for being a quick, fun read, relatively well drawn (don’t ask me why Kali looks like a scaled down adult instead of looking like a kid, or why most characters don’t have necks) with one of the dumbest endings ever in the history of sci-fi comics.

Disclaimer: I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. This didn't influence my opinion in any way.

The premise of this graphic novel was really interesting. Though the plot did lose pacing from time to time, it was solid for most of the part. I love the thought and the work that went behind it. I sure hope there is more of this story that will be coming, cause I can't sit still after that plot twist. (Round off rating at 3.5 stars).

This was a great concept with a plot twist I didn’t really expect. Earth is dying and rich people want to live longer so they do a seriously sick things in an attempt to save earth. But they get found out by a family who was almost a victim of said sick thing who take control.

Highly recommended. I hope there’s more to this.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

A really good twist on the New Planet, bad Earth trope. I liked the art style in this a lot and I will definitely look for more from this author and illustrator. This was really well-done. I loved the artwork and illustrations in this. I also thought the storyline was really good as well. I may have seen the main plot coming, but it was still fun to get there and see how this family handled things that were thrown at them. So good, and I will read more from this author.

The Earth is dying, and the only escape is Eden - a safe and habitable planet that's only a shuttle ride away. Of course, tickets for the shuttle aren't easy to come by. There's a lottery in place, with only a few randomly selected to leave Earth for Eden. The Oximenko family is used to survival and doing what's necessary. When their neighbors win the lottery aboard the shuttle to Eden instead of them, they're willing to do whatever is necessary to take their place.

I was so drawn to Eden by the premise. A family willing to do whatever it takes to leave Earth, regardless of the cost? Yes, please. Unfortunately, the premise ended up being my favorite part of Eden. While I enjoyed the art and the family dynamics, I felt the story slipped and ended up in a wild direction that didn't make much sense. I also had issues with some of the action scenes. The best way I can explain it is that I felt I was missing some of the action and that I was viewing the scenes from the wrong angle. It was a bit frustrating, to be honest. The overall narrative of the story also felt rushed, with inexplicable choices made at times. While the ending redeemed some of the confusion and "mess" of the narrative, I might think twice before reading the next volume (if there is one).

3 or 3.5/5

I see the name Sebela, I read it immediately.

Loving the art style, loving the premise, but I feel like the characters aren’t as well developed as they could be. I’m getting a Nona the Ninth feeling from this world, and I love the worldbuilding that is given, but I want to know more about these characters and how they exist in this world. They’re fighting and stealing to survive, but their apartment is pretty nice, they seem to have plenty of food, and the daughter is somehow a technology genius.

On top of this, there isn't much information about Edencorp or Eden. Ads are referenced but not shown much, i'd love some background information about eden/edencorp's start and how they popped up, as well as how the world got to be this way. The ending fell flat and a lot of the dialogue was repetitive at the end. I dont see any way that millions of people are on the same page about staying on the ship, or believing this family they were about to kill.

I love the art though, it's gorgeous. And the idea is great!

thank you to Netgalley and the publisher

I went into this book liking the premise and art style, and upon finishing, I would say those are still its strongest points.

The Oximenko family lives in an urban dystopian future Paris; they are street-smart and violent in their means to survive. But, they are also a family with a young teenage girl wanting a better life and future. So, when another family of three, seemingly fitting their age and appearance, wins the lottery for tickets to the paradise Earth-like colony of Eden, they hatch a plan to take their identities and go in their place. However, what they find is anything but paradise, uncovering secrets that could likely get them killed to be kept quiet.

It's just that some of the plot points feel a little easily overcome and inconsistent. The fact that the family had no real checks of their identities before boarding the ship, and the daughter is extremely adept with electrical equipment? It just feels like jumps to keep the story moving. The characters are hard to like or be too sympathetic towards, but they are interesting to understand. Are they actually making a stand for their skewed morals? Their daughter's innocence? Or just trying to save their own behinds? I would say it's a decent, enjoyable sci-fi survival story, and I would be interested to see where it goes next.

Overall I give Eden 3 Stars.

Eden is a good, if simplistic, dystopian science fiction graphic novel where a family tricks their way on board a ship supposedly headed to another planet, a veritable Eden, where they will start a new life. Turns out, that might not be exactly what's going on.

The real star of this graphic novel is the art. It's not expressive and over-the-top, it's very kind of sci-fi realistic, but it's detailed without being cluttered and there was a lot of thought that went into the creation of the places where the story occurs. It is good storytelling art.

The writing is a little hit-or-miss for me. There are some good ideas explored and, while the characters are a little trope-y, the people feel real. The plot is kept focused and the dramatic tension is focused one basic dialogue between the haves and the have-nots. I could have used some expansion on some of the ideas.

This is a good read, and a good introduction to some ideas. I would recommend this to someone who likes graphic novels and would like to try out some science fiction.

Summary:

The world is dying. We all know it. Many pretend to think otherwise, but denial won't keep you safe. That's why Gabe Oximenko and his family are trying hard to find their way off the planet.

Unfortunately, the odds have never been in their favor. Opportunity struck – but for their next-door neighbors. Yet this family isn't inclined to take the end of the world sitting idly, so they made their own opportunity.

Review:

Eden tells the story of one desperate family trying to survive. Interestingly, their desperation comes in many forms. Gabe is a dreamer – he wants to see the good in everyone and everything. His wife is a realist – she'll look at everything in the worst light, so at least she'll never be disappointed. Meanwhile, their daughter is a tech genius who just needs to be given a chance to flourish.

Together, they end up in an impossible situation. In truth, there's something vaguely familiar about it. I can't quite put my finger on it – so I would love to hear from others on what they think it is! I loved seeing the family fight and work together.

The artwork is probably the biggest highlight for me. It made the story even more enjoyable, and I was happy to keep on reading it. That said – for some reason, I kept getting interrupted while reading Eden. I distinctly remember thinking, "Just let me read! I need to see what happens next." So please make of that what you will, and feel free to infer my investment from there.

I enjoyed Eden. Yes, it is taking the "billionaires are evil" beyond the logical extreme. But let's be real here; it's not that far off from many other cyber-punk-based plots. So maybe it's because I've been indulging in that media so much lately, but it didn't bother me.

Admittedly, I think I would have enjoyed Eden more had the scale been just a tiny bit smaller. When talking in the millions, it's hard to picture it. It's even harder to relate to that sort of loss. How does the saying go – one is a tragedy, one million is a statistic?

Highlights:
Sci-Fi
Family Bonds Know No Limits
Corruption and Billionaires
Dying Earth

<blockquote>How many Deaths does it take to undo pollution and climate shifts and goddamn capitalism?</blockquote>
At one point in this story i thought, What is worth fighting for?
What is worth killing for?
And What is worth dying for?
I swear we are lucky we are living a relatively calm lives.
The story here was crazy, would you kill millions of people to save your wife and your daughter?
you know they have been misled, i think that's worth dying for, i don't want to kill millions even if i have the strength and fighting prowess for it.
When is killing okay? Would you kill several people to save your own life?
it's an insane scenario i know, but damn this story brings them all to the forefront.
<blockquote>You Keep telling me i deserve a better world but that's not the world i want.</blockquote>
We didn't start with the thanks but it's time, Thanks so much to Christopher and Marc Laming, Thanks to Humanoids and Netgalley for this Graphic Novel ARC.
This is a dystopian story about a future where life on Earth is unbearable and the only way to go is space, is to look for habitable planets, And if you think this is bleak enough wait till you face the ugly reality of this world, this will come out 9th of April 2024 so Tune in.
<blockquote>Thieves steal because they want something, we steal because we need it.</blockquote>
Okay i initially thought i will give this 3 stars like most other readers, But actually No!
I mean there is a couple of issues i will address but unlike usual i ll address what made me change my mind first.
I read this as a story, a simple story, a cautionary story for the future like so many dystopian stories perhaps, a story with many good quotes that touch the real world perhaps.
Initially i disliked the father so much, and then i found myself disliking the mother too, something is wrong!
And then i realized it, These are not people!
They are Philosophies given body, Metaphors, the four major characters in the story are just Metaphors signifying something else entirely that can be seen by focusing on why are they one dimensional in a way to the point of clashing, and i say one dimensional here in the best meaning possible of the word!
The father in him i see the dreamers, and he really keeps on being a dreamer to the last moment of the story, you feel he is an idiot in parts of the story, But that's because he is something not someone, we can be dreamers and not look like idiots because we are the sum of many parts, there are other parts that balance our capacity to dream, But not for him, He just has a dream, and he wants to make that dream a reality.
<blockquote>You Grew up so fast all i wanted was to keep you from giving up, losing hope in everything.</blockquote>
The Mother She represents reality, that thing that keeps us closer to the ground than to the sky where all dreams seem to be, and you do like here at one part of the story, specially when the dreamer is hellbent on not touching reality, but then you come to dislike her too, because she is incapable of touching the dream as well, and they clash not ugly clash, but you can easily see how they are both incapable of getting together.
<blockquote>You need to grow up and stop putting your hope in impossible things.</blockquote>
Edencorp/Huark This is easily the third major character, and the third major philosophy Pragmatism, I will speak about this without spoiling so it might come as a little unclear, But they both represent the idea of anything is the ends justify the means, it doesn't matter what you do, if the goal is for something that might help humanity survive, you could even say the constellation cockpit team also represented this philosophy, and unlike the first two, where you can lean towards either of them at many points, you can never lean towards the third team, But what if you are there? What if that's the only way? I knew many many Pragmatic assholes in my life, and excuse me for saying assholes, because they really were the worst people to be friends with, Those people will find no issue to do what Edencorp did and they will thrive.
<blockquote>Earth's future is more uncertain than ever, the only real security you can rely on is Eden.</blockquote>
Last is Kali, I think Kali is science, she just is, and once i saw that, i couldn't stop seeing it "I did good right?" she kept repeating that, and they kept saying yes you did, because that's what we do, science does something, and it's seeking our acceptance our praise our recognition of the great things it keeps discovering, and out support, and we keep Being happy about these discoveries, but a larger part of us keep being skeptical, keep being against it even, because of religion that science makes irrelevant, because of an idiotic idea that a large group of people believe in, it doesn't matter the reason, but science will always keep being good, keep trying to help us, and it's us that use it for bad purposes, and make it evil at times.
And because of that Kali was actually the only person i liked in this story.
Sorry the review gotten long, and i am not saying that how i view this story, is how this story really is, you can make of any story what you make, you can put as many interpretations as you like, none of them is wrong all the time, none of them is right all the time, and unless the writer comes up with his own interpretation we are safe lol

*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free graphic novel.*

I think the premise of this graphic novel is a bit silly, which is why so many people really dislike this: Earth is dying and if you win the lottery, you can escape to the newly founded planet Eden. A family takes another family's place by violence and soon finds out that there is no Eden, the people on the ship are being killed off to...what exactly? Fight overpopulation? Give them hope? That's a bit silly, why make it a corporate evil scheme? I found that quite annoying and unconvincing (I don't doubt that killing off people is realistic in this scenario, I guess).

The family seems to be overly badass too, the kid a teenage genius, the parents hackers, fighters, con artists. I don't know. All of this felt quite rushed. The world building was underused, the conclusion unconvincing. I feel like this graphic novel had a lot of potential...

2.5-3 Stars

A good story, although one can see where the twist was going to happen. Other than the predictability of the story, it was well-done and the graphics were also well-done. The story is a quick read and an enjoyable one.

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

A fun little sci-fi ride. The story is a little predictable but it's told well. Interesting to have main characters who are very much anti-heroes - this makes them hard to sympathise with but is a different spin on what's happening.
Nitpicking here, but one thing that stretches believability is the sheer number of people on the ships - upwards of 50 million. A couple of million would be more believable.
I didn't love the character art - all the characters looked very similar expect the main villain, and kinda blurred together.

I enjoyed the 80% of the story. It slowed down towards the end, with a lot of back and forth between the two main conflicting sides. Artwork was solid. Interesting read overall.

Posted on Goodreads:

3.5/5⭐️

Overpopulation. Climate change. Financial crisis. Little food. This sci-fi graphic novel follows Gabe, his wife Morgan and daughter Kali. They thieve to make a living and obsessively enter a lottery to win a trip on the constellation that will travel across space to a new oasis called Eden. Gabe sneaks his family on board and they learn real quick what is really going on.

This was a decent read. It would have been far better reading experience if the character Gabe wasn’t such a nincompoop. That character needed to be worked on more. Morgan was easily forgotten as she was more of a background character instead of a memorable side character. But Kali was perfect.

Nonetheless, the premise, story and art hit the spot nicely. And I’m definitely interested in seeing where the story goes.

Thank you netgalley, Humanoids Inc and author/artist.

Thank you netgalley for the free e-arc.

I like the art in Eden. The style feels like if The Walking dead and The Expanse had a little baby.

This story follows a family who is trying g to survive in what looks like a collapsing society. Their only hope is to secure a place on the space ship heading for a new world.

The story was a bit confusing. I needed some further world building to explain why the main family and seemingly everyone but the elite are in this predicament. I think a chapter that is just a “what led us here” recap would help.

The main family is gritty and seemingly unfazed by the violence around them. I want to know how they ended up like this. I would definitely read a prequel and then a sequel.

The book ended on a bit of a cliff hanger and I’m concerned about the feasibility of the characters plan for survival.

Overall a good and quick read.