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Sea of Stars (collected editions) #2

Sea of Stars, Vol. 2: The People of the Broken Moon

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From writing duo JASON AARON (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Thor) and
DENNIS HALLUM (Cloak and Dagger, Vader: Dark Visions) comes an all-ages science fiction series, featuring dazzling art by STEPHEN GREEN (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) and cosmic colors by RICO RENZI (Spider-Gwen)!

Young Kadyn thought being lost in the wild heavens was the most fun a kid could have. But now he's beginning to see the true face of the deep-space danger all around him. Meanwhile, his father Gil, who's been fighting every step of the way to find his son, may have finally hit his breaking point...and completely lost his mind.

The tender heart of the The Neverending Story meets the space-faring scope of Star Wars in the stunning conclusion to this galaxy-spanning adventure!

Collects SEA OF STARS #6-11

120 pages, Paperback

First published December 8, 2021

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About the author

Jason Aaron

2,357 books1,681 followers
Jason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.

Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.

In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.

Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.

In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.

In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.

After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.

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Profile Image for Paul.
2,822 reviews20 followers
November 11, 2021
Honestly, I think I should have re-read volume one before diving straight into this one, as it took me most of the first issue to remember who everyone was and what was going on. Some kind of recap would have been nice, for the memory-impaired among us.

This continues to be a cracking slice of fantasy/space opera, though, although I’m not completely convinced by their claim that it’s an ‘all-ages’ book. Sure, there’s no swearing or nudity but the violence is almost constant and pretty bloody graphic in places.

The art is really purdy-like but I wish the artist would spend more time on the visual storytelling and less on the special effects.

My next book: Valperga
Profile Image for Rod Brown.
7,440 reviews287 followers
July 1, 2023
The opening line of this book, "No idea what I'm doing. Don't matter," sort of reflects my attitude toward reading this. I don't know why I let my compulsive urges trick me into reading books I don't want to read. I didn't even like the first volume, which lived up to its opening line -- "Space . . . is so crapping boring." But here I am.

I read the words. They were dull. I looked at the pictures. They were bland. I reached the end. It was dumb.

I'm done now, at least. And I'm pretty sure I'll be able to defeat my completist urge if ever -- heaven forbid -- a third volume were to appear.
Profile Image for Neon .
433 reviews20 followers
May 22, 2023
Amazing.

So many twists and turns and I found myself surprised more than usual. I'm a hard one to catch offguard to be honest. However, I do tend to relax more with graphic novels. Great art that really keeps the whole story together. A really nice aesthetic.

Would highly recommend this graphic novel to people who love science fiction and fantasy.
Profile Image for Alex Sarll.
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September 2, 2023
Sometimes you have to give an Image series two volumes to get the pitching out of its system and give you time for an honest assessment but no, this still feels like reheated Saga, unless maybe it's an unfunny Hitchhiker's, or cosmic horror that forgot to be scary, or seventies space Marvel but with more references to farts. The final issues do fit in a couple of nice reversals, but not enough to justify the previous nine. Both writers are normally better than this, so I'd love to know how the collaboration ended up quite this disappointing.
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4,032 reviews19 followers
May 26, 2022
Wait, that's the end? That was fast.

Kayden and his father have gotten separated again. Gil is now with Monkey and Dolphin and Kayden has the snarky helmet. The combinations don't work as well. Gil embraces space magic as a way of getting back to his son, while Kayden has to decide if he can trust the monks with his powers. The whole thing does manage to come a conclusion.

The art was hard to follow. The backgrounds and colors were similar, and I missed a lot of scene changes.
Profile Image for Patrick West.
1 review1 follower
July 28, 2022
3.5/5 Stars

Jason Aaron loves Thor so much he wrote an eleven issue series that was essentially about a Mayan-esque space Thor’s hammer hidden in a story of a father’s & son’s adventures in space.
Profile Image for Christina.
429 reviews18 followers
October 11, 2022
2 stars. I hoped the second would redeem the first because it still had interesting enough plot points, but it somehow didn't even hold up to the first one.
Profile Image for Dakota Morgan.
3,448 reviews54 followers
May 30, 2022
A solid and compelling conclusion to the Sea of Stars duology that suffers a bit because it has to shoehorn in a whole bunch of mythology that the first volume was allowed to skip because it was all about floatin' free and havin' a gas in the stars.

But the mythology is necessary, as it gives reason to the father's looming madness and the boy's mysterious powers. Sure, it could have been toned down a bit. This volume is less "will the boy and his father reunite and make it home?" and more "will the ancient space culture survive this battle between its gods?" I can't say with 100% certainty i could explain the conclusion to anyone. The big battle sure did look pretty, though. And all the appropriate people made touching sacrifices amidst numerous twists.
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955 reviews288 followers
February 3, 2022
Confusing dialogue (I couldn't figure out who was speaking at times) and art (esp. battle scenes). I wasn't super impressed with Volume 1 and wish I had just skipped Volume 2...
Profile Image for Dan.
2,235 reviews66 followers
May 19, 2022
That's it?
Profile Image for Danny Giancioppo.
96 reviews2 followers
May 12, 2022
Decently rad, I'll admit.

Sea of Stars was a collection of two volumes I found the other day in B&N while picking up some new reading material. Seeing the cover art, artstyle, and logline pitch of the story, it peaked my interest. Essentially, it's God of War (2018) meets Finding Nemo, in space. And it's pretty solid in that regard. A father and son are separated in the great cosmos following an accident, and the son–Kadyn–touches a magical club that gives him godlike powers, while his father Gil struggles to traverse the stars to reunite with his child.

I suppose that my issues with this brief, two-volume run of story is when it goes for some of the larger-staked, cliche plot beats that lean more into fantasy than science-fiction. While there is a lot of heart and humor in the story, the Zzaztecs and demon kings and warrior gods all seem somewhat underdeveloped. In this way, I feel like Sea of Stars isn't entirely sure what it wants to be. A feel-good adventure through space reflecting on the bond between father and son, or a messianic tale of a boy given great power who must overcome a great evil.

There are really cool visuals in this comic, as well as some great concepts (such as Gil's journey, decisions, and arc). But compared to, for example, Brian K. Vaughn's "Saga"–which remains a fairly grounded story in a zany and unpredictable world–Sea of Stars is a lot of good ideas, potentially for multiple, different stories, crammed into only eleven issues. Well paced, but perhaps not cleaned up enough to really feel like a homerun.

All that said, I did enjoy reading it, and would be interested to see more from both this comic team, and this world. 3 outta' 5.
Profile Image for Shiyana Alexandra.
44 reviews1 follower
May 25, 2024
It's just finding nemo as a white savior story and a bit of chosen one sprinkled on top. I do not mind finding nemo (my kid and I watched all the time when he was little), and I don't mind a chosen one hero but I do mind a white savior. I didn't love the first one, and had some suspicions, but thought eh, it's been a couple years I'll reread the first volume and then read the second. I think Jason Aaron may have a white savior complex and not realize it, which is unfortunate because it seems like he has some good ideas but they need refinement and maybe some diversity training. I hated scalped and could not get through it; I likely will never finish that series. I should probably keep that in mind when considering any of his work in the future.
The art in sea of stars can be a bit confusing at times. A little muddled and hard to discern what is happening. I found my self staring at panels trying to comprehend how the words fit the images. Not a smooth experience for me, and I have a decent knowledge of art in general. I liked some of the twists, but I kind of felt like the pacing and/or order of events was a bit off, which for me made the twists have less impact.
Profile Image for Sarah.
1,661 reviews40 followers
April 6, 2023
"Shh. I want to hear the human die."

Monkey is without question my favorite in this little space tale.

A small space story but an enjoyable one for me. And the art is just fucking perfect for this story!!
156 reviews15 followers
December 31, 2025
This took quite a turn from volume 1, but I ended up enjoying the story a lot more than I expected! This weird mix of space meets fantasy meets ancient gods really worked for me and I think it would make an amazing season or two of an animated series.
Profile Image for John.
1,269 reviews29 followers
June 22, 2022
Delightful and charming and a treat for the eye.
Profile Image for Bill Coffin.
1,286 reviews9 followers
November 14, 2022
A less-than-satisfying end to what had such a marvelous beginning, but on balance, a fun read that renders the entire series into a four-star affair.
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2,747 reviews8 followers
November 17, 2022
Father son dynamic, strong females, willing sacrifices, in a Kaleidescope of color, art and story! Strap in and enjoy the ride.
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2,400 reviews66 followers
April 24, 2023
This was at times difficult to follow and at other times over-wrought.
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525 reviews
June 17, 2023
what a fun conclusion! Didn't realize this was just a duology but it was a very fun story, surprised it doesn't have better ratings!
Profile Image for Shawn Ingle.
1,007 reviews8 followers
May 1, 2024
I almost put this down unfinished a few but decided to power through. Wasn't worth it.
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23 reviews
November 17, 2024
Fantastic finish for this series, a bit rushed at the end but otherwise very fun and even tugged at my tearjerkers for a minute.
2 reviews
September 23, 2025
The monkey Survived and thats all i cared about
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Andy Cantrell.
537 reviews1 follower
January 9, 2026
As stated in my previous review: cool art (which really sells it) okay story. I enjoyed some of the twists here but it was a DreamWorky.
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1,393 reviews2 followers
March 22, 2025
Started and finished date - 14.02.25 to 15.03.25.
My rating - Three Stars.
this book was okay and I love the cover of book. The atmosphere was okay and the world building was good also the paced of plot was well structured. The ending of book was okay but I have mix feeling about both the art style and the characters also I think the characters should have be flash out more.
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1,410 reviews37 followers
August 4, 2023
After the Shaman tried to rip the War Club out of Kadyn's body in the last bit of volume one, the boy and his father, Gil, are once again separated by light years. Gil and the Shaman end up on the menacing Space Leviathan who attacked the temple on the Sacred Moon in volume one. With them is Monkey and Dolphin, who spent most of volume one tagging along with Kadyn. Meanwhile, Kadyn is stranded in wild space with Dalla, and he’s not sure he can trust her after what she pulled with the evil shaman. The dark spirit inhabiting the Shaman leaves him and infests Gil, which gives him the ability to commune with the Leviathan and see a path to Kadyn. Swirling around all of this is still the magic War Club and what its power means for these space people and creatures. Kadyn must do some soul searching in addition to searching for his dad.

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