Skyward #1 Review

Writer: Joe Henderson / Artist: Lee Garbett / Image Comics Imagine if you could jump 50 feet into the sky and float anywhere. It’s almost like flying. That’s the way it works in the world of Skyward, and it’s a whole bunch of fun. Skyward opens on G-Day, the day when Earth’s gravity suddenly dropped to the lowest it has ever been. It’s abrupt, it’s chaotic and it’s about as dangerous as one would expect. Flash forward 20 years later and the world is a complete contrast to the confusion and terror of that day. For the most part, everyone has adjusted and no one loves it more than Willa Fowler, our main lead.

Honestly, the first issue of Skyward is pretty short. However, it is held together by Willa and her adventurous spirit. You find out early on that Willa was born just before G-Day. She doesn’t really know a world where people are grounded and has lived her young 20 years floating from wall to wall. In part, this is what makes her so great. She just bleeds so much optimism that it is almost contagious. She fully embraces the world that she’s in and it’s just so much fun to watch. Even during semi-tense moments, Willa makes the most of it. I just … I just want to live vicariously through her.

The world of Skyward looks like a wild ride too. Artist Lee Garbett does a fantastic job of realizing the events unfolding within the story. He fils every panel with everything you’d imagine being in this floating world, even stuff that you wouldn’t think of. That includes floating …