Crowded, Vol. 1 (graphic novel) - Paul's REVIEW

*I received this book as an eARC from Image Comics via Edelweiss. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

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Title: Crowded, Vol. 1
Author: Christopher Sebela  
Artists: Ro Stein & Ted Brandt 
Upcoming Release Date: March 26, 2019

Synopsis: Ten minutes in the future, the world runs on an economy of job shares and apps, while crowdfunding has evolved into Reapr: a platform for assassination that's trickled down from politicians, celebrities and CEOs to everyday life and all its petty resentments. A world where anyone with enough backers and the money they contribute can kill anyone else.

Like Charlie Ellison, who up until now has lead a quiet, normal life, until she wakes up to find herself the target of a Reapr campaign with a million dollars on her head. Hunted by all of Los Angeles, Charlie hires Vita, the lowest rated bodyguard on the Dfend app. As the campaign picks up speed and Vita takes out incompetent civilians and aspirational assassins on their tail, she and Charlie will have to figure out who wants Charlie dead and why before the campaign's 30 days or their lives are over.

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Review: In a near future, it's all about the sharing economy and apps. Reapr is a platform where people can crowdfund a hit on someone. And anyone can do the kill to get all the funds. Charlie finds herself with a Reapr hit on her head. She becomes known as the million dollar girl. So she finds a security guard and their adventure begins. Why are so many people adding money to the Reapr hit on Charlie?

I give this book a 3.5/5. There are great character designs. The art is colorful and bloody. I really liked the amount of queer characters. 


--PAUL