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Enough Space for Everyone Else
Enough Space for Everyone Else is an anthology of all things outer-space. From interspecies friendships, transporters to do your groceries, and crashing spaceships, this collection features stories about the wide possibilities of life outside Earth.
Featuring comics by talented comic book artists that show that you don't need to have armies or war to have engaging, gripping science fiction tales.
Featuring comics by talented comic book artists that show that you don't need to have armies or war to have engaging, gripping science fiction tales.
218 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2017
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J.N. Monk
3 books6 followersJ. N. Monk is a Midwesterner with a song in their heart. They’ve lived in a lighthouse, an active volcano, and Florida but always return to the heartland. They love travel, superheroes, food, and cats and wish that everyone knew the lyrics and steps to the musical number in their soul. They live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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October 31, 2017
This was a surprisingly cool book. First published as a Kickstarter project in diversity in comics/graphic novels, the format is like a short story compilation, with dozens of artists weighing in for 2-6 page comics in wildly different styles.
Disclaimer: I received a copy via Goodreads Giveaways, which doesn't require reviews but more-or-less hopes to stimulate them. Mission accomplished; I'd never have come across this book on my own, but I'm glad to have discovered it!
Some of my favourite entries told a story with only images, no text/dialogue, or dug into heartwarming/tearjerker tales of children and families. Every story is space themed, so aliens, space travel, exotic alien worlds etc. There are just a few text stories as well interspersed throughout.
Most stories were more artistic, by which I mean they explored a theme or presented ambiguity in a fairly delicate way, while just a couple strayed pretty far into the preachy/heavy-handed side of making a point, but taken overall it was an enjoyable (and at times, impressive) read.
Mostly safe for kids/families IMO - the 'diversity' aspect included author backgrounds and various races (+ aliens, of course) being depicted, and while there were at least a few LGBTQ+ relationships depicted or implied, there wasn't sexual content shown beyond kissing. And violence was minimal; more implied than graphic. Parental guidance recommended, I guess.
In terms of format, the dimensions are huge, floppy, coffee-table format with big, glossy printing. Very cool to see the comics in that format, rather than on cheap, tiny paperbacks or on a screen - but also a little awkward to read. Think artbook rather than beach read; it's not going to fit in your pocket.
Overall, an impressive effort, and it's great to see people stretching boundaries and investing to bring work like this into print.
Disclaimer: I received a copy via Goodreads Giveaways, which doesn't require reviews but more-or-less hopes to stimulate them. Mission accomplished; I'd never have come across this book on my own, but I'm glad to have discovered it!
Some of my favourite entries told a story with only images, no text/dialogue, or dug into heartwarming/tearjerker tales of children and families. Every story is space themed, so aliens, space travel, exotic alien worlds etc. There are just a few text stories as well interspersed throughout.
Most stories were more artistic, by which I mean they explored a theme or presented ambiguity in a fairly delicate way, while just a couple strayed pretty far into the preachy/heavy-handed side of making a point, but taken overall it was an enjoyable (and at times, impressive) read.
Mostly safe for kids/families IMO - the 'diversity' aspect included author backgrounds and various races (+ aliens, of course) being depicted, and while there were at least a few LGBTQ+ relationships depicted or implied, there wasn't sexual content shown beyond kissing. And violence was minimal; more implied than graphic. Parental guidance recommended, I guess.
In terms of format, the dimensions are huge, floppy, coffee-table format with big, glossy printing. Very cool to see the comics in that format, rather than on cheap, tiny paperbacks or on a screen - but also a little awkward to read. Think artbook rather than beach read; it's not going to fit in your pocket.
Overall, an impressive effort, and it's great to see people stretching boundaries and investing to bring work like this into print.
March 30, 2019
'Enough Space for Everyone Else' edited by J.N. Monk is a collection of comics and short stories from a diverse set of creators with stories all set in space.
The concept of generation ships is brought up in the foreword of the book, and it sets a tone of hopefulness for the stories that follow. Maybe someday in the stars we will get along with each other and any creatures we meet along the way. There will be heartbreak and loss, but humans of all kinds can figure things out.
That's the feeling this collection of stories gave me. The art all felt pretty solid. The writing was pretty good. Each story is a few pages long, so if the one you're reading isn't doing it for you, there are others. Fortunately for me, most of them worked really well.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Bedside Press in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The concept of generation ships is brought up in the foreword of the book, and it sets a tone of hopefulness for the stories that follow. Maybe someday in the stars we will get along with each other and any creatures we meet along the way. There will be heartbreak and loss, but humans of all kinds can figure things out.
That's the feeling this collection of stories gave me. The art all felt pretty solid. The writing was pretty good. Each story is a few pages long, so if the one you're reading isn't doing it for you, there are others. Fortunately for me, most of them worked really well.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Bedside Press in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
May 31, 2018
A really excellent collection of space-themed short comics from Bedside Press which I backed on kickstarter a very long time ago. One of the stories, "Transplant" by Megan Rosalarian Gedris, was nominated for an Eisner award in 2018. Other standouts included "Turtles" by Jon Inaki, "Art Pirates" by Tod Wills, "Stargazer Jr" by Z Akhmetova, "Habitus" by Ver and "A Pilgrim's Progress" by Sarah Winifred Searle. I appreciated the diversity of the authors included, with contributors of many nationalities represented as well as queer, nonbinary, and indigenous writers.
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February 10, 2021A professional independent project like this with so many people contributing is difficult to pull off, and usually requires too much sacrifice and opportunity loss from all creators involved, particularly those managing the business and production. Congratulations to everyone involved, and the project's early-adopters and funders, who are publishing saints. There's no way bringing this to readers wasn't far more difficult than publishing should be, but I hope it didn't break anyone.
You can reward them by asking your library to order a copy.
You can reward them by asking your library to order a copy.
August 26, 2017
3.5 stars.
Overall it was quite nice. Took a bit before I got to a story that really stood out though. Most just didn't seem to have enough to them. And a few were a bit preachy.. or at least a bit explicit in their message.
But there some that I really enjoyed and I don't believe there were any that I didn't like at all. For science fiction fans I'd say definitely check it out.
Overall it was quite nice. Took a bit before I got to a story that really stood out though. Most just didn't seem to have enough to them. And a few were a bit preachy.. or at least a bit explicit in their message.
But there some that I really enjoyed and I don't believe there were any that I didn't like at all. For science fiction fans I'd say definitely check it out.
December 31, 2017
This was delightful. I loved the anthology format: the variety of art styles, the range of stories from the heartwarming to the quirky. How wonderful, too, to see visions of future humanity that aren’t just about violence and struggle. There’s something refreshingly human about the stories told here.
March 15, 2017
Lots of awesome and varied artists for this anthology, and I loved all the stories they had to share. Very glad to have found this on Kickstarter!
September 21, 2017
If you love cartoons and outer space this is the book for you. A large book filled with cartoons that will keep the reader laughing.
November 21, 2018
Full review coming soon!
February 3, 2020
It was pretty cool
The book was interesting and cool a very very very very very very very very very very very good stories
The book was interesting and cool a very very very very very very very very very very very good stories
June 27, 2020
gern gelesener Sci-Fi-Mix, wobei ich einige Geschichten mehr als andere mochte
August 2, 2021
so many good comics, but so many also felt like they barely touched on anything before abrupt finishes
March 18, 2017
A wonderful anthology of science fiction-based short stories and comics. Very well put together and a great read.
February 18, 2017
A great anthology with a wide variety of tales.
August 1, 2017
Great anthology, happy I helped kickstart it :).
April 4, 2022
I was pleased to participate in the crowdfunding for this book and absolutely satisfied with the result.
April 17, 2017
Some funny, some sad, some sweet, and some strange short stories set in space, with lots of female protagonists.
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