Graphic Novel Reviews: Space Bandits

Thena Khole and Cody Blue are some of the baddest most-wanted criminals in the galaxy. Thena is a planner– hiring the most experienced men from other crews to complete her heists, planning each heist down to the letter, and executing each plan without shedding a single drop of blood. Cody is a phenomenal hand-to-hand fighter who is hopelessly in love with her partner in crime Viggo. These two ladies have a lot in common–they were both betrayed by their crews, left to rot in penal colony housed inside a 100-mile-long (and dead) crustacean drifting through space, and have revenge in their minds and hearts.

Thena and Cody team up, form and execute a daring escape, and are soon out in the galaxy serving up vengeance.

As Thena and Cody sweep across the galaxy exacting revenge, they come upon Cody’s ex -lover-and betrayer- Viggo and become embroiled in a heist. A heist that will set them up for life, that will finally enable them to give up their life of crime…or so they thought.

This classic heist/betrayal plot is given new life with this intergalactic world which is heavily influenced by the fashion and culture of Earth in the 1980s. It is pure, neon-colored fun, with strong female friendships. Due to the graphic nature of the art (hell hath no fury like a woman scored, after all) and language, this story is best enjoyed by adult audiences.