Needed something 'light' from previous books read. First book in a series. Interesting concept and I'm interested in seeing where this story goes. One of the main person is annoying, but im hoping as the story progress, we'll see growth. Would have given it 4 stars, but the actual art is off putting and somewhat depressing. Maybe that's the style and as the story continues, the art will reflect the story.

2/5 Stars

Thank you to Oni Press and Netgalley for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is going to be a shorter review because I just don’t have many opinions on this book.

I requested this graphic novel because I thought it looked and sounded interesting, which it was but for some reason I just didn’t enjoy it that much. The art style was beautiful and I did really enjoy that which is why I kept reading it. The plot just did nothing for me emotionally, I don’t care about the characters or the story which is rare for me with graphic novels. It felt incomplete and it does end on a cliffhanger so it likely is just setting up for a continuation but I felt like more could have been done for this volume. I truly barely connected with the book and I am writing my review right after reading it and I can not tell you what the plot is, that is how little I connected with it. I really did want to enjoy this book as I love everything I’ve read from Oni Press but this one was just a flop for me.

Derick, somehow finds himself running away from a fire. A fire burning a building. He must get away. His first thought has this something to do with him? He must go home. But, what he doesn’t know is that there is An agent at homeland security hunting him down. Thinking he has something to do with the killing of people at each lication. He must find out why this is happening to him. But, he also has. Daughter he wants to protect. He doesn’t want her to know where he goes, so he sent her to live with her aunt. But she wants answers, and is angry. When he decides to get help from a trusted friend. Ahannah his daughter goes to the aunts to pack her belongings. But there she is asked to go with these young people who were in her youth group to explain about her Dad. When explained she doesn’t believe it. Yet Dereck and his friend are teleported to Seattle Washington. Why?they figure out he goes to locations where there is to potentialof danger. Can he save other in time? Or will he be to late?

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Interesting graphic novel. It definitely kept my interest through all the pages and events. The artwork is amazing. Derek is the main character and he is trying to make sense of his teleporting-disappearances. Trying to gather clues and make sense of separate occurrences. Casey his daughter is trying to be supportive as she tries to connect past history with what is taking place. It was also a nice touch to have Mothman history and folklore involved. The ending sadly left me with a cliffhanger, making wait and want for the 2nd book to be released.

I found this graphic novel to be entertaining. I enjoyed the artwork and the story line. It does leave off with a cliffhanger, hopefully it won't be too long to wait for the next book.

Derek has been showing up in random places where a tragic event will happen. During one of those visits, he is with his wife, who dies during an event. Fast forward a few months and blacking out and traveling to other places of tragedy start to wear on him and he wants answers. He asks for help from a friend, Alice. She ends up traveling with him to another tragic event and witnesses what he is capable of.

I think this is going to an excellent story once the errors are fixed.

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With no knowledge as to how, Derek keeps waking up in different areas of the USA. Every time, he is beside a disastrous and fatal incident. Derek has lost his wife, and his behaviour has alienated him from his teenage daughter, Casey. Desperate to learn what's going on, he asks Alice, a psychologist, for help and the two begin to discover what is happening to him.

But, unbeknownst to them all, the FBI is beginning to connect Derek to the disasters and a manhunt is imminent.

Simply, this is a fun premise. It combines classic story elements and uses them to tell a comfortable story. However, while the story itself is easily followed, the writing style and delivery are not. There isn't a natural flow between changes in settings, time or characters' perspectives so the reader has to put the work in to comprehend the plot. It also does little to inform the audience of past events (apart from a few lengthy flashback sequences): one just has to keep up.

The graphics begin well with a strong art style that suits the bold nature of the story. It has a good use of colour to match the darker settings and this transitions well for the different tones in the plot. Yet, this style changes as the book progresses. These changes make it hard to be sure of which character is which and detracts from the narrative. Also on characters, Derek does not look old enough to have a teenage daughter. As such, any panel with them both looks more like friends or siblings interacting rather than parent and child.

There is the occasional inaccuracy that is minor but takes the reader out of the story; one doesn't feel immersed if repeatedly compelled to go back fifty pages and confirm an error. For example, Derek is initially stated to be a professor of astrophysics but is later said to teach history.

This is a fine story and one that ends well for future publications.