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Graphic Novel Review: Copperhead: A New Sheriff In Town (Vol. #1)

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Author: Jay Faerber
Illustrator: Scott Godlewski and Ron Riley
Release Date: 11th March, 2015
Series: Copperhead
Genre: Science-Fiction | Western | Mystery | Suspense | Action | Comics 
Edition: ascm file
Pages: 128
Publisher: Image Comics
Source: NetGalley

Blurb

Welcome to Copperhead, a grimy mining town on the edge of a backwater planet. Single mom Clara Bronson is the new sheriff, and on her first day she’ll have to contend with a resentful deputy, a shady mining tycoon, and a family of alien hillbillies. And did we mention the massacre?
Collects COPPERHEAD #1-5

Rating

4-stars

Review

I simply loved Copperhead, right from the amazing world-setting down to the plot and characters. It has a really impressive story line and one I’m looking forward to read again and again. The life forms are really amazing, they are  so… western and alien, that it’s a treat seeing them.

I loved the lead, Sheriff Clara Bronson, and her personality. She’s a kick-ass cop who’ll stop at nothing to get criminals behind the bars and she’s a single mother. I adore her as a character and would love to read all the books in this series.

I also loved the concept of humans wining a space war against aliens with the help of artificial humans (arties) and then living with other species. What’s different is that this book had a side story as well where Zeke (Clara’s son) tries to help a girl find her puppy and how at the end things seem to be connected with Clara’s case. It kept me absorbed the entire time.

The illustrations are superb and the over-all feel of the book is very western, which is really unique. I loved the concept of the Copperhead-world and even liked the species of villains as well (whatever they were.)

I’ll recommend it to anyone who likes to read a good series with amazing world-setting and great story-line along with aliens and arties.

You can also read this review at Goodreads.

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17 responses to “Graphic Novel Review: Copperhead: A New Sheriff In Town (Vol. #1)”

  1. ErikaKind Avatar

    Just released an already reviewed by Heena! OK, I guess that was a piece of cake for you, right! But I am happy to read that you really liked it!

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Heheh! Actually I read it even before the release, just didn’t get enough time to review it before… I received it almost 1 month before the release 😉
      Thanks Erika 🙂
      Have a fabulous week!!! ❤

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      1. ErikaKind Avatar

        Haha, you are simply amazing, Heena!!!! Have a great week yourself! ❤

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

          Awww… you are too ❤
          Thank you 😀

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          1. ErikaKind Avatar

            Yep, we are the most amazing women ever…. 😃 Feels good!!!

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            1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

              Hahah! So true!!!! Indeed we are 🙂

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  2. ArcaneHalloween Avatar

    Great review Heena, I may have to give this a read… as soon as I get through my backlog. 🙂

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks Bruce! I hope you’ll like it as much as I did (if and when you get around reading it!) 😀

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  3. Galit Balli Avatar

    Sounds like a great read 🙂

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      It’s really a good one! 🙂

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    Leyla

    Great Review, friend 🙂

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks dear! 🙂

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  6. Bregje Avatar

    I recently got into comics and I’m looking for more good ones. This one sounds really good and I’ll add it to my TBR, thanks for sharing!

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks Bregje! I’m sure you’ll like it. I’ve read the second one as well and it’s equally good! 🙂

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