Comics: Mythspace: Lift Off ~ Part 3

Story by: Paolo Chikiamco

Illustrated by: Koi Carreon

Mythspace
(5/5 ★★★★★)

"Part 3 of Lift Off! Bros Magkalas is dead...

or, at least, he should be. Instead, he has an

alien artifact embedded in his chest,

and power beyond his wildest dreams.

But will that - and a few unlikely allies --

be enough to take down the battleship

of a Laho warlord?

There's only one way to find out..."

The Good:

The cover's design is still a big plus points for getting interested. The creators of mythspace has managed to keep their covers really attractive as they incorporate the sci-fi theme in it.

Story has been great for this 3 part series of Lift Off. It was also really funny reading on one page the line "One surrender after". Way to go to speed things up and to make us smirk as events fast forwarded.

The Bad:

The conclusion of the story of Bros' first encounter with aliens comes to an end in this last part of Lift Off. The search for his family will probably start off or be told in a different series, in which, I'm not sure where it will be continued. The back stories of the legacies and Lewenri are also not further told as it might be used for a different story line.

The Verdict:

Lift Off is a great mini series to introduce to us the world of Mythspace. It might have that vibe of Guardians of the Galaxy due to the cast of characters except it lacked one more guy. But scrap off that. Mythspace might become bigger than Guardians of the Galaxy. It has the potential to explore the stories of our mythologies as we put them in outer space.

Mythspace's Lift Off definitely launched us to a world beyond Earth. A place where a kapre, tikbalang and a mananangal could be our protector against the other aliens. It definitely left a mark for bigger things to come.

More of Mythspace can be seen at:

Facebook Page: "Mythspace"

Twitter: @mythspace

The creators can be seen at:

Paolo Chikiamco

http://www.rocketkapre.com

Twitter: @anitero

Koi Carreon

http://www.eclectic-lights.blogspot.com

Comics: Mythspace: Lift Off ~ Part 2

Story by: Paolo Chikiamco

Illustrated by: Koi Carreon

Mythspace

(4/5 ★★★★☆)

"Picking up right where Mythspace #0 left off;

After years of thinking his Lola was a loon,

Ambrosio "Bros" Magkalas has been abducted by...

a mecha driving Nuno and a gun-toting

Manananggal?! Faced with the realization

that his Lola's tale of what happened to his parents

may not be a delusion, Bros is determined to seek

the truth... but outside Earth, humans have no rights,

And Bros is about to learn this the hard way..."

The Plot:

Aboard the Battleship of Akkatizatizamon, Grand Aegis of the Ymos City Protectorate, a presentation of three rarities are being held. This is done in order to get the entitlement of Free Trade Licenses that aims to give exemptions from planetary taxes and licensing fees for life. Thus, the galaxy's finest bounty hunters have searched the universe for unique items. This has led to Bros capture by Qu, a mecha driving Nuno, and Va-Lis-Ya, a gun-totting manananggal.

The Good:

It continues to amaze us in this story telling of the world of mythspace. The illustrations really help a lot in describing this universe that goes beyond earth.

The cover is still impressive as it maintains that sophisticated futuristic artistic look for a comic book.

The Bad:

Bros is already out in space with Winter-Ice-Thawing, a tyho or a shapeshifter, who gives a quick orientation of the world of mythspace. Despite of the new found information from Winter-Ice-Thawing, there are still lots of questions that remain unanswered as more surfaces.

The Verdict:

Amidst those questions that pile up due to the limited number of pages in the comic book format, the mythspace universe is still an awesome series.

Chikiamco and Koi takes us to new worlds as the universe of mythspace is slowly unveiled in part 2 of Mythspace: Lift Off. This is one comic series that is highly recommended to be read.

This could be purchased at:
Gumroad: Mythspace: Lift Off #2
Storylark.ph: Mythspace: Lift Off #2: Lift Off 2

More of Mythspace can be seen at:

Facebook Page: "Mythspace"

Twitter: @mythspace

The creators can be seen at:

Paolo Chikiamco

http://www.rocketkapre.com

Twitter: @anitero

Koi Carreon

http://www.eclectic-lights.blogspot.com

Comics: Mythspace: Lift Off ~ Issue 0

Story by: Paolo Chikiamco

Illustrated by: Koi Carreon
Mythspace
(5/5 ★★★★★)

"Nothing lasts forever, Iho.

So let lola have her hug, okay?" - Aling Nena

This comic attempts to present to us a different view on Philippine mythological creatures, such as the kapre and the tikbalang. It also shares some views regarding aliens.

The story centers around Ambrosio, a child that grew up with tales of mythological creatures that lives alongside with us in the universe. These were stories that his grandmother told him as he grew up. Stories he didn't believe in until he himself got abducted by these same creatures that was narrated by his grandmother. This story aims to tackle differently on familiar things that we had come to know as a child. Things such as our knowledge on our local mythological creatures are theorized to be aliens in this story. The author has really given us a different spectrum and wild idea of how aliens could look like.

The story and art are really nice. But the most catchy thing for me is the cover art of this comic. Overall, this is one of the few titles wherein it is an original concept that is good to follow. It was well written and the art was nicely drawn. The colors of the cover art was also nice. This is one of those comics that you should own especially if you have a fascination with stories that involves Philippine mythological creatures and/or aliens.

"You are wise to doubt the tales of your youth...

... but all myths, all monsters, are founded on truth."

Free Digital Copy:

Rocket Kapre: Mythspace 0.pdf
Gumroad: Mythspace: Lift Off #1

Storylark.ph: Mythspace: Lift Off #1: Lift Off

More of Mythspace can be seen at:

Facebook Page: "Mythspace"

Twitter: @mythspace

The creators can be seen at:

Paolo Chikiamco

www.rocketkapre.com

Twitter: @anitero

Koi Carreon

www.electic-lights.blogspot.com