Beautiful Artwork - Good Story, but Primarily Setup for vol 2 and 3



Purgatory is a hellish prison planet where criminals are dropped off to live a miserable existence, never to leave. This graphic novel starts with teams of mercenaries putting down a rebellion of prisoners who have put three spaceships together to fly off planet. After a fierce gun battle, the prisoners on the ships are subdued by the mercenaries, locked down inside the ships and then the ships are destroyed - killing all onboard

Beautiful Artwork - Good Story, but Primarily Setup for vol 2 and 3



Purgatory is a hellish prison planet where criminals are dropped off to live a miserable existence, never to leave. This graphic novel starts with teams of mercenaries putting down a rebellion of prisoners who have put three spaceships together to fly off planet. After a fierce gun battle, the prisoners on the ships are subdued by the mercenaries, locked down inside the ships and then the ships are destroyed - killing all onboard. The Captain reported to her superiors that there were no survivors after the battle.



The surviving prisoners on the planet are hiding something very important. Aliens called the Xian will start a war if they find out this secret. The superior officers have bought a vowel, while the mercenary team that we follow is pinned down by sniper fire on the surface and taking casualties.



In the middle of it all is the Doctor. Guilty as sin, and twice as brilliant as your average evil genius. He will use any opportunity to get what he wants.



There is good character creation in Purgatory, lots of tension, lots of setup for future conflict, and I was fully set up for the story to get going ... when it ended. Just as the merc's are given their top secret orders, the episode ends. The setup dropped me off a cliff, but even so, half of me still wants to read the other two volumes.



The panels are well written and synch perfectly with the art. Unlike other graphic novels I've read, it was intuitively clear who was speaking, even in groups under low lighting, and the progression of speakers was obvious as well.



I did get to ogle some pretty impressive artwork, which Mr. Hauge did himself. The three episodes represent a huge project for one person. While I may not agree with your cut between volumes Mr. Hauge, I have to say doing everything yourself kept the quality of the text and artwork very high.

