Warlord of Io, Volume 1
A slacker prince inherits a space empire... and finds himself responsible for the lives of billions! Emperor Zoz of Io has retired, leaving his slacker son Zing in charge of the Ion Empire. After initiating sweeping social reforms to impress his friend, Moxy Comet, Zing upsets the army by cutting the military budget to pay for them. Can one slacker prince get up off his butt long enough to save the galaxy?
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A slacker prince inherits a space empire... and finds himself responsible for the lives of billions! Emperor Zoz of Io has retired, leaving his slacker son Zing in charge of the Ion Empire. After initiating sweeping social reforms to impress his friend, Moxy Comet, Zing upsets the army by cutting the military budget to pay for them. Can one slacker prince get up off his butt long enough to save the galaxy?Publishers WeeklyEmperor Zoz of Io has ruled his ruthlessly expansionist empire for 1,000 years, inflicting on the disparate cultures near Jupiter one domineering government. Now Zoz has tired of the endless struggle, abandoning his throne to his indolent, slacker son, Zing, who has the good intentions and easy confidence of youth but is ultimately incompetent. General Grymak, equally incompetent but far more ambitious, deposes him within hours of his ascension and Zing finds himself on the run, fleeing through an empire collapsing along ancient fault lines and struggling to survive the violent chaos he helped create. Turner's Jovian system is no more limited by the actual Jovian system than Loony Tunes was by physics, and the antics here have a similar elevated energy. Turner has less fun with his unsympathetic characters; Zing's poorly considered reforms embody incompetent liberalism, and girlfriend Moxy Comet may be the most carnage-happy supposed pacifist in recent memory. The violent and xenophobic imperial subjects are little better, and the over-all effect is of somewhat nihilistic laughter in the face of inescapable folly. Turner's imaginative CG art gives the dark goings-on a quirky spin. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
\ Publishers WeeklyEmperor Zoz of Io has ruled his ruthlessly expansionist empire for 1,000 years, inflicting on the disparate cultures near Jupiter one domineering government. Now Zoz has tired of the endless struggle, abandoning his throne to his indolent, slacker son, Zing, who has the good intentions and easy confidence of youth but is ultimately incompetent. General Grymak, equally incompetent but far more ambitious, deposes him within hours of his ascension and Zing finds himself on the run, fleeing through an empire collapsing along ancient fault lines and struggling to survive the violent chaos he helped create. Turner's Jovian system is no more limited by the actual Jovian system than Loony Tunes was by physics, and the antics here have a similar elevated energy. Turner has less fun with his unsympathetic characters; Zing's poorly considered reforms embody incompetent liberalism, and girlfriend Moxy Comet may be the most carnage-happy supposed pacifist in recent memory. The violent and xenophobic imperial subjects are little better, and the over-all effect is of somewhat nihilistic laughter in the face of inescapable folly. Turner's imaginative CG art gives the dark goings-on a quirky spin. \ Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.\ \ \ \ \ VOYA - Summer Hayes\ Prince Zing wants nothing more than to play video games, rock out and slack off. Unfortunately for him, his father, Emperor Zoz of Io, is retiring and Zing is now responsible for the entire empire. Zing's first decree, in an effort to impress his friend, Moxy Comet, is to cut military spending in favor of funding sweeping social improvements. Of course, not everyone is happy with the reforms and Io's military generals, desperate to maintain their privileged way of life, immediately stage a coup. Zing barely escapes on a stolen warship and is more than happy to leave his troublesome responsibilities behind, but his conscience eventually gets the better of him. With a little help from Moxy, a pint-sized robot, and an ancient race of warriors, Prince Zing returns to Io to defeat his enemies and reclaim the throne. There is plenty to like about this lively graphic novel. What the story lacks in originality is compensated for by Turner's hip, modern sensibility and clean artistic style. The large cast of characters, while slightly overwhelming, is quite entertaining and offers plenty of comic relief. Although the story can easily be taken at face value, careful readers will find plenty of substance here; witty satire abounds in the exploration of military struggles, popular media, philosophy and advertising. This reviewer's only complaint is that the black-and-white format makes the small panels difficult to decipher; this title would have been much better served by a full-color layout. Reviewer: Summer Hayes\ \
