Rocket Girl

Rocket Girl Vol.1: Time Squared written by Brandon Montclare and illustrated by Amy Reeder, tells the story of Dayoung Johansson, a member of the NYPD teen division in an alternate universe from ours. Dayoung time travels back to 1986 in order to change a key event and alter history in the hopes of changing the entropic future that is controlled by a corporation. 

The story, although it is funny and light, is nothing out of the ordinary. Echoes of Terminator and Back to the Future can be found in the writing. The "future" being 2013. A 2013 that reminded me once again of Marty McFly's adventure or the Jetsons, where humanity has advanced so much that there are flying cars all over the place, among other technological advancements, which contrasts with our much grounded present.

What truly captivated me about Rocket Girl was the illustrations. The combination of the pencils, colors, movement and lighting effects is a fantastic complement to the story that actually enhances it. Let's just say that it is pure eye-candy.

I put this comic down quite a lot over my time reading it, and it took me a LONG time to get through it. Not because it was painful or hard to get through, but something about the plot or the execution of the plot was just not holding my interest for more than 5 or so pages. But I am interested in where this story goes and what these awesome characters do to continue on, hopefully in an even brighter and exciting volume 2.