This one didn't do much for me. Partially I think I am too blame, I found the e-ARC kinda grainy and it made it hard to really get invested. That being said, it also didn't provide anything that engendered a want to get invested.

Thanks to NetGalley, IDW Publishing & Top Shelf Productions for the advanced e-copy.

4.5 stars
I loved this graphic novel.

I have never heard of Julian Hanshaw, but now I want to read his other works. I'm in love with his art style, the wistful nature of it, the use of colour and the heart of this story.

This is a sci-fi tale of a planet that is doomed. People have exhaust all resources, so it's time to pack everything up and move to a new place, and start mining that new planet. This is nothing new, it's a process and the first stage of it it's adults going first to settle and prepare the new home until the shuttles come to bring the children.
But in this little planet, two kids don't want to leave. They are outsiders, they are troubled, they are alone. Faith is an orphan living in an abandoned park. She has a weird metal plate in her head and ever since the shuttles started arriving, that plate makes little bits of scrap metal follow her around.
Hoshi is a troubled boy. He, like the others, was left behind by his parents but he believes this moving was the perfect excuse for his parents to abandon him. Hoshi has anger issues, and he has a weird fixation with chickens. I mean, have you ever seen a chicken dirt bath before? It's like a crazy dance.

These two kids are on their own but they have Mr. Uzmaki, the counsellor for the children waiting for the shuttles.

Faith and Hoshi have seen each other before, but they don't know each other. However, their relationship will change when, as with all scraps of metals, Hoshi is woken when he's dragged following Faith and her metal plate. Friendship will blossom between two outsiders and a black rescued chicken that's also an emotional support animal.

The artwork as I mentioned is fantastic. It's weird, and cartoonish, and though the background and panel design are overall simple, the flat contrasting colors make every page stand out. It's honestly the biggest reason why I'm buying a physical copy.

This graphic novel was charming. It was sweet, weird, and beautiful. It's a simple story that will warm your heart. It's about things left behind, and trusting, and friendship, and it's weirdly nostalgic though it is a sci-fi story set on a doomed planet.

The only reason I rounded my rating down to a four is because I think the ending was a bit rushed. The artwork got a little vague in some scenes. However, it's still so worth it.

If you have the chance to read it, please do. I hope you fall in love with it as much as I did.