Graphic Novel Review: All Against All

Published by: Image Comics

Written by: Alex Paknadel

Illustrated by: Caspar Wijngaard

ISBN: 9781534399877

Ages: 14+

Director B’Tay is researching a post-apocalyptic Earth both for life signs and locating precious metals. After watching a white bear and a gorilla fight, we also meet a young primal boy being protected by the gorilla that B’Tay and his species have named Helpless. These aliens, called Operators, have come to Earth… why? And what about Earth will change them as they continue to research and experiment?

All Against All is a story that shows that the primal elements of Earth will still exist, even during times of very advanced technology. There is division and conflict, even amongst the Operators, and that will lead to a few very violent battles, all in the name of control. Though humans are present in the story, the “human elements” that we readers will connect with come from the aliens.

Written by Alex Paknadel (Assassin’s Creed Uprising and Arcadia) and illustrated by Caspar Wijngaard (Home Sick Pilots and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra) All Against All is vibrant and colorful, while also showing the violent and harsh realities of post-apocalyptic sci-fi. I really enjoyed the art style and though I feel the story has run its course, it would be interesting to see something in the far future here. Perhaps a harmony can be found with the Operators.

Ages 14+

ADAM FISHER, Reference Associate

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Adam Fisher has worked for more than a decade at Lane Libraries in Fairfield, Ohio, where he is a Reference Associate. He creates and leads programming for all ages, manages the graphic novel, sci-fi/fantasy, and magazine collections at his branch, and has recently seen great success with his self-created Escape Room programs. He writes reviews for everything he reads and can be found on Goodreads @FisherAd80 and on Twitter @adamreadscomics.

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