12 Gauge Stereo

Scott loves his friends and, strangely, his crappy little New Jersey town. And he’s not going to let the aliens destroy it (or the world for that matter). But first he has to grow a pair, break the sound barrier and then the funny looking faces on those aliens. Then, he can finally prove to his friends that he can stand on his own.

Initially, I will admit I did have a hard time trying to figure out what was going on with the book.  After reading over it a couple more times though, the primary concept of the story seems pretty interesting.  So, prepare yourself as sci-fi meets rural street life in this collection of 12 Gauge Stereo webcomic chapters.

From what I gathered in this introduction to the story, we follow the adventures of a group of kids in Jersey.  What makes these adventures different from most is that they appear to have various powers thanks to extraterrestrial visitors.  Beyond that, I’d have to think more shall be revealed as the webcomic continues online.

As far as the artwork goes, it is on the rougher side, sometimes a bit too much so to interpret each sequence.  One thing I did appreciate is that it seems to have manga influence, and as an avid anime/mange fan, that works for me.

All in all, it was a decent read.  I’m not sure that this particular story translated well into a singular grouping of chapters.  As an ongoing webcomic though, the story does have promise as it continues onward.

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Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.