Visit the Cold Emptiness of Space in ‘Sea of Stars #1’ Review

Writer: Jason Aaron and Dennis Hallum / Artist: Stephen Green / Image Comics Jason Aaron has a talent for creating epic, expansive, space-faring adventures. So ears should perk up at the mention of him teaming up with writer Dennis Hallum (Avengers: Arena fame) and artist Stephen Green for a brand new original series featuring a father and son lost in space. The end-product is a fantastic first issue that explores the cold, emptiness of space and some of the wonders it holds. Sea of Stars introduces us to Gil Starx, a space trucker traveling through the stars with his 9-year-old son Kadyn. The way Aaron and Hallum tell the story, hauling goods through space can be just as mundane as regular trucking. I’m fact, we open with Kadyn lamenting being stuck on a boring space trip with his dad without one blackhole or exploding star in sight. And that seems to be the case until suddenly the two are thrust into what can only be described as something akin to an episode of the History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers: Space Edition. What I like about the opening moments of Sea of Stars is the tone of it all: the calm, the loneliness, and the tranquility. Aaron and Hallum do a great job of making space feel so pedestrian and beautiful at the same time. The pacing of the first few pages also gives us time to soak in our two main players, Gil and Kadyn, as we learn a little more about their situation. We don’t really get to know too much about father and son, but it’s enough to give readers an…