Fusion: The Soulstar Commission

Fusion #1

by Steven Barnes, Lex Nakashima (Editor), Steve Gallacci (Illustrator)

Before the Guardians of the Galaxy gathered, before Firefly flew, there FUSION. Now the graphic novel that launched the series is in book form for the very first time. The Tsunami is a cargo ship. Things get put into her, taken across space, and taken out. There’s nothing unusual about that. The crew, now that’s another matter. Sure, Captain Indio Tremaine is human, and so is her first mate, the handsome and indestructible gambler Dow Cook. But the rest of the crew are genetic constructs of fur, wings, and claws. Tan, the engineer, is one wily weasel, and that’s no metaphor. Together, they are rated "high-risk indy," suited to take on the least likely, most dangerous deliveries. They’re the team you want when you have cargo to be delivered and you need things to go right... or when they’ve already gone wrong. But what if there is no cargo? Then things can go very wrong indeed...

108 pages, Paperback

First published October 23, 2014

About the author

Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952, Los Angeles, California) is an African American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He has written several episodes of The Outer Limits and Baywatch, as well as the Stargate SG-1 episode "Brief Candle" and the Andromeda episode "The Sum of its Parts". Barnes' first published piece of fiction, the novelette The Locusts (1979), written with Larry Niven, and was a Hugo Award nominee.

Reviews

[Jefferson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little dated by modern standards, but still a fun space opera adventure.

[Dow · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love this fuckin comic, man. i have met/know of only 8 Dows, including myself, so having a comic with a main character that shares my name is such a cool feeling. i love the sketchy comic book style a la ah-ha's "take on me" (say that 10 times fast), and i love my weasel son tan even if he is a scoundrel. ah, make a do