The Astonishing Adventures of Alicia Carter & Robot #1 is a comic written by Tristan Vick with art by Von Randal. We have here a sci-fi tale of a woman crash landing on a trash planet and being pursued by her former employer. This is a comic that showcases a lot of running, trickery, and book smarts. Our first star is the titular Alicia Carter, a woman whose professional occupation probably hovers somewhere around bounty hunter. Our second star is a robot named GOU-3 whose job is to sort through the junk and take what’s worth saving. The plot is pretty simple for the most part but the personality of the characters is what drives the story. The action here varies from up close to explosive. This story is perfectly paced, we get a good look at our stars and it doesn’t get exposition-heavy. The dialogue has the occasional future slang sprinkled in and some technical moments but for the most part it’s easy to understand; with no wordy pages. This is a good introduction to Alicia and GOU-3’s adventures.
The art here has a slight sharpness to it with colors that stand out against the landfill backdrop. Aside from some tall bookshelves all you’re going to see is trash mounds in the background. The expressions here are strong and involve virtually the whole face. Faces here are slightly above-average when it comes to detail and though the head shape is consistent the face sameness isn’t there. The bodies here are drawn with a slimmer style than you’d normally see. There is a strong space bounty hunter vibe with the outfits with a few apocalyptic influences. Robotic body parts, big guns, and knives are all featured here. The action scenes are jointed in way that makes it practically impossible to get lost in the moment. None of the women characters in this comic seem to be able to zip their costume up all the way, but that’s the extent of the sexualization.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes.
“Would I like this?”
If you like sci-fi stories starring women on the run with light cyberpunk influences and possible space opera inspiration this is for you. Did I mention that Alicia was black?
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
- Bodies shouldn’t do that.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“What books do you have on setting boobie traps?”
Digital Link: https://www.regolithcomics.com/store/p2/Alicia_Carter_%26_Robot_Issue_%231_%28Digital%29.html#/
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/regolith-comics/alicia-carter-and-robot-space-babes-and-jumpsuits/description
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 28
Violent Pages: 5, for 18% of the comic
Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic
**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**
Violence Level – 2
“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”
“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”
“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”
“This was a tournament arc.”
“All my life I had to fight.”
Gore Level – 4
“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”
“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”
“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”
“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”
“This is a slaughterhouse.”
Death Level – 1
“And everybody lived happily ever after.”
“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”
“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”
“Yeah this was a tragedy.”
“Think Gettysburg.”
Porn Level – 1
“Everybody kept their clothes on.”
“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”
“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”
“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”
“Oh. This is porn.”
