an interesting graphic novel, I waited too long to read it but I liked the art. The first volume made me intrigued and want to read more, although there were moments when I was confused about the action.

I liked the art style of this graphic novel. I really enjoyed.

This book was given to me on exchange for an honest review..

I absolutely loved this novel.
Such a great story with defined characters and a great plot.
What drew me in the most was how fleshed out the characters were
The writing style was fluid and relateable.
The cover was fascinating as well.
A reviting read overall
Definitely recommend adding this to your TBR!

'Mayam Vol. 1: The Terran Delegation' by Stephen Desberg with illustrations by Daniel Koller is a graphic novel story of an unscrupulous treasure hunter that is a bit hard to like.

Lenny June is on Tyr Mayam as an expat, sleeping around, swiping artifacts and living his best life. That is until his fiancee shows up on the planet and all hell breaks loose.

It was hard to like the main character, and I think we are supposed to. It makes what happens later in the story mean less.

Art: 8/10

Paneling: 7/10

Plot and Characters: 4/10

Thoughts: This started out with so much promise but really missed the mark for me. It's GORGEOUS and set up an intriguing plot but as we went on it began to feel really generic, like a Mish mash of stories I've seen done better by alot of other people. I was really bored and had to drag myself to finish it

Mayam Book 1, The Terran Delegation by Stephen Desberg & Daniel Koller is one of those graphic novels that cuts off at such an inopportune time, that I really hope Europe Comics releases more so I can finish it. I say this because right when the book hooked me, it ended! I will say that the beginning of the book doesn't really hold your hand too much, leaving me somewhat confused as to what was actually going on for a bit. All we really get is the fact that the main character, Lenny June, is somewhat questionable in many ways, and as a result very unlikeable as a protagonist. He has a beautiful fiance, but spends most of his time amassing wealth and spending it on the services of local courtesans. It's made clear that he was given his job, a legal attache to a high-ranking official, simply because of his curruptability and perceived stupidity. It's not until the book veers into both a mystery plot and a satire of what a planet would be like if entirely ran by numerous cults, that I was eagerly turning pages.

Overall, I like how this book turned a corner in the middle and veered into a very interesting narrative. I still have some issues with it, and Mr. June seems to use female characters as props or even property for the most part, which will either make or break this books ability to be successful on the US market. Having only one-quarter of the story, I will back away from making a value judgement without full information, but the above is problematic for many reasons. The art is solid, and the writing is adequate despite the confusion that I initially had. I at least want to read more, so I'd say mission accomplished for the publisher and the author. It held my attention, and I'm interested to see where it goes from here.

Thank you to Europe Comics and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Mayam by Stephen Desberg and Daniel Koller is an adult sci-fi graphic novel that will appeal to fans of Stargate or Star Trek. The story revolves around Lenny, an expat living on Tyr Mayam. He is living the good life, including adventures, sex, and action. According to the description, "Tyr Mayam, with its doomsday cults and competing sects, has surprises in store, buried deep in ancient history…"

Overall, Mayam is a sci-fi graphic novel that is definitely for adults. One highlight of this book are the sci-fi aspects. I am a fan of sci-fi, and I love how creative the worldbuilding aspects are. I felt like I was transported to a new world. I had to take off a few stars, because of what I feel were unnecessary sex scenes, including female breasts, in a sci-fi adventure. I was also disappointed that this book was barely 60 pages. If you're intrigued by the description, or if you're a fan of graphic novels in general, you can check out this book, which is available now.

THANK YOU NETGALLEY AND THE PUBLISHER FOR ALLOWING ME TO READ THIS ARC IN EXCHANGE FOR ANY HONEST REVEIW.
1.5/2 stars.
This just wasn’t making sense for me. Maybe it’s my fault but I feel like the logic wasn’t making sense and I felt like things were just happening for no reason. The only reason this get a 2 stars is because I really loved the art style but I just couldn’t vibe with the story.

This book was given to me on exchange for an honest review.

I liked the art style of this graphic novel. Although the plot had me a bit confused because I did not understand what was happening with the main character and even the plot of the book seemed scattered to me.

I liked the world building and the character designs.

The first of four fantasy books in this series proves it's about a most unlikeable chap, wanting to fleece some people of something while he works as a diplomatic attache on a forsaken planet where smaller tribes and religions and cults have formed the institutions, as opposed to governments and kingdoms. Somebody else wants something else, and that's about as far as we get – but the urge to return for the rest of the cycle really wasn't there. My First Rule is that books tend to get translated with the urgency they deserve, and the series was complete in the original French for a whopping eleven years before these guys put an English edition of any of them out. Telling – while there must be a market for a sort of Bond-styled anti-hero on a fantasy world of death cults killing each other, this was clearly not the success such a premise should imply.

Before I start my review I would like to say thank you to the author, the publisher and netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

I didn't like this book or dislike it, I kind offelt indifrent towards it overall. The characters were betrayed inconsistently, the female characters were used like possessions and it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I did though like the art style and the over arching theme of the book, the pacing was well placed and seemed logical and consistent as well as the art style seemed consistent on characters so I wasn't confused who was who. But I think this was good but a bit short and could have been great with a few tweaks in my opinion but I think many people would enjoy this but It just didn't suit very well with my specific tastes and what i enjoy in the manga/books i read and was not expecting what i got after reading the bibliography.

This was a fun read, I enjoyed the premise though did not fully understand the world as it’s too short. I’m hoping this will be fleshed out in future volumes. The artwork is really nice.

Def going to continue on with this series.

I don't read a lot of graphic novels so I don't have much to compare to, but overall this was a little disappointing. While the graphics were great and easy to follow, the characters and plot itself weren't very unique or engaging. The main character goes to a new world to find something valuable, and there he finds many groups/cults/religions who govern themselves. It was all very coloniser-esque, with him literally saying "the people aren't that bright but there's money to be made all over." The religious people were portrayed as backwards with strange rituals, and they just went around burning everything and plotting destruction. MASSIVE eye-roll. This trope is honestly very problematic, and it honestly didn't add much value to the world-building. The speech was also kind of robotic, and the hero itself didn't really have much personality other than 'I'm a man who likes women grrr.'

It isn’t going to be the comic book for everyone. It’s very much a manly man is going to have manly adventures sort of story. But the world building looks like it might be very interesting. This is too short to get a great sense of the story but it looks intriguing and like it has a lot of potential for the right reader.

I don't know, I think this book just wasn't for me. The art style was fine, but the quality of the file was a little bit on the low. The plot was boring for me, maybe it's more a me problem. It was almost a DNF and I didn't enjoy this as much as I expected to.

Thank you NetGalley and Europe Comics for presenting me with an ARC of this book in exchange of a honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with a digital arc of this book, in exchange for an honest review.

This book mainly interested me because of the title and art style, and the fact that it followed the storyline of futuristic galaxy and space themes, only interested me more. However, I personally think that the pacing is a bit choppy at times, especially considering how picky I am with books.

The main character has poor values and I find it too difficult to invest myself in a comic with such a protagonist. The plot could be developed later on and more theories with regards to the space themes could be brought to light, but I don't think I will be continuing with this series. The author did a good job with crafting his work, and the art is gorgeous, but it just isn't for me.

Overall, a quick and easy read, but not fit to my standards. I believe that lovers of sci-fi should pick this up, as it would be very enjoyable for them, but for me personally it is difficult for me to adore the sci-fi genre. It was good, but not so phenomenal that I feel inclined to continue the series. Thank you to the author and publishers, but I will not be going on to further read this comic series.

This graphic novel was on Netgalley, It follow an expat who finds himself entangles with several violent assassins through out the novel. The graphics are impressive and the story was actioned packed. This graphic novel is not a story written with the "female gaze" in mind. I do think that this story would be a good fit for men or action lovers who are not triggered by violence, gore, or sexual content.