Just like Ministry of Space was the vision of space seen from the 1950s, Ocean is the vision of space seen from the 1980s. A short graphic novel about an archeological find in the oceans of Titan. Fun ideas but nothing special.
Orbiter – Warren Ellis & Colleen Doran
In the beginning of this graphic novel, Kennedy Space Center is shown as a vast squatter camp. Suddenly, the Venture Space Shuttle appears and lands. Apparently, manned spaceflight was abandoned when the Venture disappeared ten years previously.
Ministry of Space – Warren Ellis, Chris Weston & Laura Martin
This graphic novel assumes that the British gained rocketry knowledge after WWII instead of the Americans and Soviets. The British Empire prevails and establishes a substantial space presence. The art is crisp and brings to mind of 1950s space visions. The plot and characters are caricatures of the British. Lots of daring and stiff upper lip. Plenty of fun but it felt a little short.
