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Paul Tobin , Juan Ferreyra , Andrew Dalhouse (Artist)
Falling Skies Paul Tobin , Juan Ferreyra , Andrew Dalhouse (Artist) In the heart of Boston, following the devastating events of an alien invasion, history professor Tom Mason and his sons meet up with the 2nd Mass, a militia group determined to wipe out the aliens. But with the militia's supplies running low, Tom must locate an old friend to equip him and his team in order to ensure the survival of the human race!
* Falling Skies is from DreamWorks Television and stars Noah Wyle
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Date : Published June 28th 2011 by Dark Horse Books (first published June 14th 2007) ISBN : 9781595827371 Author : Paul Tobin , Juan Ferreyra , Andrew Dalhouse (Artist) Format : Paperback 104 pages Genre : Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Aliens
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Andrienne says
Falling Skies reminded me of "War of the Worlds." It had a dad and his children running for their lives from aliens. It had a good pace, interesting characters, and good action sequences. It held my attention especially regarding the mystery surrounding the kids being taken and harnessed.
Denise says
I've been marathon re-watching Falling Skies over the past few days and figured I'd have a look whether there might be something readable available as well. The prequel comic was a nice addition to the TV series, written in the form of Tom's journal and giving some background into how Ben was captured, the Masons meeting Anne etc. and joining up with the 2nd Mass.
Xulieta NeveraDeLibros says
Today I will talk a bit about the comic "Falling skies" base on the summer tv series with the same name in which you can see a world where the aliens have come to the earth and not in peace.
When I saw that you could ask on NetGalley to read the eComic I did not hesitate it because at that moment I had been metally captured for the first three episodes of the Tv series where Tom, a resident of Boston, has to struggle to survive and protect his three sons.
The comic is a prequel to the Tv series and shows how some of the characters that are part of the militia have come to this.
I wish they had explained how the aliens came to earth and began to kill people as well as why they abduct young children. I guess I will not be displayed at any time how it all started but I hope at least to find out why the skitters and mechs (two aliens species) put on the spine of children a kind of nasty bug-alien.
Tom and Anne
About the characterization I have to say I love how the artist has captured the real actors in the frames. They are very similiar to real life! and I think this is an amazing work!
In short, a comic that despited the lack of explanations for the arrival of the aliens, deservers to be read. A simple writing and bearable plus the story told from the viewpoint of our hero Tom will make you want to know if they will survive and reach their goals or die trying...
Terry says
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This prequel to TNT’s alien invasion TV series follows history professor Tom Mason and his three sons through postapocalyptic Boston. After the death of his wife, Mason believes hiding is key to survival—a strategy that fails when one of his sons is taken by the aliens. Picking up an AK-47, Mason joins a militia and meets pediatrician–turned–field medic Anne Glass. Tobin (Spider-Girl) exceeds media tie-in expectations, giving readers a thrilling look at the months after the initial attack. Mason’s narration never overwhelms the action and shows how he struggles with being a father, an educator, and a soldier. Ferreyra (Rex Mundi) drafts dynamic action scenes and captures the likenesses of actors Noah Wyle (Mason) and Moon Bloodgood (Glass) without falling into lifeless realism. Sketches in the back matter demonstrate his process.
Verdict: Falling Skies is a hit on television (having Steven Spielberg’s name attached helps), so there’s a built-in audience for this book. Also, while the majority of the book collects a web comic available freely online, it also contains a story previously available only at the most recent New York Comic Con.
[Xpress Reviews—First Look at New Books, March 2, 2012]
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Melissa says
I love the TV show, which is the reason I wanted to get the comic. I guess I just figured where it was a TV show first, the comic would follow the exact same story line as the TV show. It has the same characters and the same idea of creating the 2nd mass to win the war against the aliens, but they go about what happens differently than the TV show. This isn’t really a bad thing. At least this way you don’t know what exactly will happen because the TV show doesn’t ruin it. It isn't like this was the best comic ever, but in all it the comic book was pretty good. It kept me interested and it was a nice short read at 92 pages. The drawings are well done with color and detail and they do a good job of making the drawings look like the actors in the show.
Katie says
I had no idea that there was a television show with the same name (I suppose that comes from not having cable). BUT – this graphic novel has convinced me that I am missing out on some possibly spectacular programming, and I will need to watch the show in the future.
I love that the aliens are actually intelligent and have observed humans and understand our weakness and effective warfare tactics against us. Booby trapping grocery stores is just brilliant. There is something about Falling Skies that reminds me a lot of Stephen King. I’m not sure what it is…maybe I’m drawing a parallel between Falling Skies and The Mist. It’s not an unfavorable comparison in my opinion. They have similar ambiances.
The artwork doesn’t really do anything for me – it’s all a bit muddy and thankfully the story carries the day. I think that the character Walker really looks like Murdock from the A-Team, and so every time I look at him
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I really enjoyed this graphic novel, and I think that if you are a fan of the show, like alien stories, or enjoy stories of apocalyptic times, this could very well be a great pick for you.
ARC provided by NetGalley
usagi ?? says
Okay, I’ll admit it – I’ve had a real hankering to see “Falling Skies” since the ads started in movie theatres late in December. I still have another two weeks to wait to see Dreamworks Television’s debut series, but until then, I have this prequel comic to tide me over.
In this first volume we see what happens immediately the Skitterers come from the skies and pretty much destroy everything that humanity’s built over the last 100,000 or so years. We see it from the eyes of former teacher Tom Mason, who has one son detained by the Skitterers (for some reason, they like taking kids) and is trying to make sure his other two boys don’t get lured into the same trap. He’s fighting with a resistance army and trying to live his life as normally as possible.
This series so far feels a bit like the “Terminator” franchise with this resistance movement (oh, and Moon Bloodgood’s going to be playing the camp doctor — she was one of the best parts of T4, tbh), and since I grew up with “Terminator”, this series already feels familiar. It’s not copying anything or ripping anything off, but it is interesting how humans are trying to “stay off the radar” just like they are in “Terminator”. But that’s where the similarities end; we didn’t build these Skitterers. Or at least, I’m pretty sure we didn’t, according to the information given in this prequel graphic novel.
Needless to say, I really enjoyed it and I can’t wait to see the show in June. The one thing that did kind of annoy me about this prequel was the lack of explaining the origin of the Skitterers — why did they come to Earth and start bombing the crap out of everything? Did we tempt them to do it? Do they really hate us, or do they need our (dwindling) natural resources? And did the military have anything to do with it? For a prequel, you’d think that it’d start at the very very beginning with all of that explained, or at least hinted at/shown. I really hope that the series reveals this within the first few episodes, otherwise I’m probably not going to be able to pay attention out of frustration for lack of answers.
Otherwise, check out the show, premiering on TNT in the US on June 7th. This comic will be available on shelves in August. Tell me what you think of both!
(crossposted to shelfari and witchoftheatregoing.wordpress.com)
Jennie says
I am big fan of the show. The graphic novel takes place three months prior to the start of the show.
I was anxious to read the details of what happened prior to the shows start. I was hoping to get more background on Tom Mason before everything fell apart and what happened to his wife. The graphic novel starts with Tom and his kids on their own prior to joining 2nd Mass. We get more back details of Ben being
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I enjoyed the novel but was hoping for more details to fill in the blanks.
Patrick Scattergood says
I have to admit that because I hadn't seen the television show I was a bit hesitant to pick this title up.
After seeing it in a sale for next to nothing I decided to give it a shot and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was.
Even though I hadn't seen any of the television series, I wasn't lost at all during the story and that was down to the intelligent writing and quick pacing.
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Splash Of Our Worlds *Yiota* says
I don't know how many of you are familiar with the series which started the previous Sunday under the same name but this story is the prequel of the tv story. For those who have watch the first 2 episodes, you may noticed that there isn't info on Ben's kidnapping, the fighting teams or more about the alien invasion. All those are explained in this book.
The artists tried to copy the faces of the actors to the novel. At some points they look exactly like them but at other you can't even recognize the characters between them. There were times i was re-reading parts so i can understand who is the person who said a certain bubble.
Now, while the story is really interesting with mystery and action everything is described as written in a diary. Most of the time there are no bubbles between people, just the picture and description about it. Because of that it became tiresome and i believe it lost much of its life. It felt dead. You were seeing only Tom's POV and you didn't get to know the rest of the characters and create your own opinion about them.
Apart from the things above it was a nice read. Didn't impress me much, but i can't say it didn't have an appeal. The TV series seem better so far.
Debra Lowman says
There is a lot of press going out for the television show Falling Skies which is scheduled to air summer 2011 on TNT, so I was a little hesitant to pick up yet another "inspired by TV" graphic novel but I was sucked in
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In post alien invasion Boston, history professor Tom Mason and his sons are trying to survive and eventually meet up with 2nd Mass, a militia group formed to drive out the aliens. After one of Tom's sons goes missing and is presumed to be a captive of the aliens, Tom and his remaining sons join forces and begin the hunt.
Digital ARC courtesy of NetGalley.com
Anna says
Falling Skies is written as a journal from the perspective of Tom, so the narration is full of hindsight reflections. "If I'd known what would happen next..." is a pretty common sentiment expressed. Coming from a history teacher determined to record his story for future generations, this is actually a really smart choice and loans an extra feel of truth to it.
The art is very heavily based on the actors and sets of the tv show. It does a good job of capturing likeness, but I'd actually have loved to see something moodier and more stylistic. That being said, I think the art does a great job of portraying what it wants to, and even better that the characters are each distinctive and recognizable, so I'm not left going "wait... which identical militia dude is this again?" The aliens are suitably creepy, and there's a surprising grittiness even in the photorealitic images.
The worldbuilding has a couple of interesting ideas in what is otherwise a very standard post-apocalyptic setting. Grimy rebel humans combining forces? Check. We're all running short on food and weapons? Check. Our once thriving city is now mostly deserted and creepy? Check. Cut off communication from everywhere else and who knows, maybe we're the last ones alive? Check. Crazy aliens come in and seem to want nothing more than to destroy all humans? Check and check. Just when you think we've gone with all the most basic and well-used bits, though, something interesting gets thrown in, like the aliens' habit of kidnapping children and fitting them with harnesses for an unknown reason. Future plot hook, yes. Is it working for me? Yes, yes it is.
And that's really I think the best way to sum up this comic. Most of its pieces are pretty standard fare, hovering between "well-known and loved" and "cliché", but once in awhile there's enough of a twist to keep me going. If you're not a fan of post-apocalyptic stories, this is not going to change your mind. If you are, well, you probably didn't read much of this review after you saw the subgenre listed at the top there, but it's a pretty promising beginning to what could be a really strong series.
Cape Rust says
Graphic Novel Review: Falling Skies by Paul Tobin by Cape Rust · Jun 20, 2011
Falling Skies by Paul Tobin
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Genre(s): Graphic Novel Publisher: Dark Horse (July 5, 2011) Illustrator: Juan Ferreyra Buy it now: on Amazon.com (Available for pre-order)
Description: In the heart of Boston, following the devastating events of an alien invasion, history professor Tom Mason and his sons Hal, Matt, and Ben are just trying to survive. After an extreme firefight with the aliens, Ben gets kidnapped. Determined to get his son back, Tom joins forces with the 2nd Mass, a militia group that is taking the fight against the aliens. But with the group’s munitions supplies running low, Tom must locate an old friend to equip him and his team in order to ensure the survival of the human race!
I have to start this review by saying that I am not a big comics guy. Recently I had the opportunity to read Falling Skies and I have to say that I was impressed. Dark Horse has taken on the task of adapting TV series and movies into comic form, and this is no easy task.
This is a story of people trying to survive after an alien invasion. It’s a mixture of V, District 9, Battlefield LA, and one of my personal favorites, They Live. The focus of this story is on history professor Tom Mason and his children near the remains of Boston. The novel starts out with Tom and his kids scavenging for food, and we’re quickly informed that his wife is dead and that the aliens are called Skitters and they have mindless minions called Mechs. We are shown the aliens parading a group of children down the street with some type of what looks to be an external spinal cord attached to their backs. This strange observance hints that the aliens might have more complex plans than just killing all humans. Mason and his kids are ambushed and in the middle of the ambush one of his children, Ben, is separated and presumed to have been abducted. This is the stage setter for the human insurgency that is Falling Skies.
I have read other titles from Dark Horse and this one has that unmistakable gritty DH feel to it. Most of this graphic novel takes place inside the city and at night. The drawings by Juan Ferreyra convey not only the urban feel of the story but accurately depict the real life actors that play the characters in the television series. I enjoyed that the writers used “journal” entries on the sides of panels written in Tom Masons’ handwriting on notebook paper to convey thoughts. It gave you the impression that you were reading his diary. I thought this was a solid clear way to convey some of his thoughts without resorting to “thought bubbles”. The city scenes were full of detail without feeling cluttered. I appreciate the fact that the team that worked on this one used restraint in how much they trashed the city. I know there was destruction, but this novel portrays that destruction in a way that sets up Boston as an additional character.
Mason as a history professor was a good call and there are minor attempts in the graphic novel to show how that would be an asset to his post Skitter invasion survival. I love how he and his sons make recruiting posters that encourage people interested in the resistance to meet at “Paul’s house in the Old North”. I do wish the novel had shown Mason using some more of his historical knowledge to solve some of the problems he encounters thru to course of the story. I was in the military and I have a good understanding of weapons. The artist depiction of these weapons was great – AKs looked like AKs and M-16s looked like M-16s. My biggest complaint was the use of the AT-4 rocket launcher. At one point, an AT-4 is used to shoot down a Skitter airship and a few pages later that AT-4 is reloaded and used to take out a group of Mechs. First of all, hitting a stationary target with an AT-4 takes quite a bit of practice. Sure this is a comic, I get that, but Hollywood and the rest of the publishing world have to learn that like the M-72 LAW, the AT-4 is a disposable one use weapon. You can’t reload it! Comic or not this was a rookie mistake!
This is a solid graphic novel, the art is not overdone and the murky details make this one stand out. I enjoyed the storyline and am interested to see what happens in the comics and on TV. I applaud the marketing strategy that TNT, Dreamworks Television and Dark Horse Comics are employing. Read the web comic, buy
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Wendy Mills says
I rally enjoyed reading this graphic novel. Love the show and liked reading about how the 2nd Mass was actually founded.
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