Based on my history with BOOM books, the beautiful artwork, and the interesting title I grabbed this gem! - Herring is an american spy embedded in Eastern Berlin. He does what he can to smuggle people over the wall and escape to the west, but when things go wrong, his face may have become known to the best German "Rat catcher" in the east. - Herring is able to escape capture when some sort of comet flys overhead and crashes in the distance. But no government knows what it is and Herring is forced to embed himself even deeper into the enemy state to find out. - This book is a lot of fun, especially my 2nd and 3rd read through. There are so many small details that bring this world and story to life. The dialogue is exactly how I imagine cold war spies spoke. There is even a line about living or dying that I immediately fell in love with! - The art does a great job of setting a certain mood and tone for the book. There is a lot of great shadow work that really keeps things in the realm of secrecy, covert ops, spies, and mystery. Don't worry though, you see enough to recognize the characters so you are never confused. - The story is laid out really well, and it makes it easy to understand the rules and how this world works. Through a series of missions you learn various aspects of the world we are operating in. - The first mission is an escape attempt gone wrong. This mission sets up the main conflict and introduces us to the violence and brutality brought against those that try to leave East Germany. - In the 2nd mission, we learn what it takes to embed a spy in the German military, but we also learn that everyone in this story is a spy. They are everywhere, and they are always watching/listening/searching for spies. - Herring's 3rd mission is to find out if a soldier that came into contact with the crash site is telling the truth. This mission reveals that there is scifi in this world and that the main character has some secrets that we aren't even privy to, yet. - I had a great time with Strange Skies #1. Can't wait for #2! - #strangeskies #eastberlin #lisandroestherren #boom #spygames #alien #parasite #igcomicscommunity #coldwar #sovietrussia #comicbooks (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3rdELdhkNM/?igshid=q1qvfnksj0p9
