The Grunnod are a militaristic people who’ve enslaved and enriched themselves at the expense of an entire galaxy. However, their terrifying reign may be about to come to an end; one of their slaves, Kaizaxx, survives a thwarted prison break and stumbles upon a grand discovery that’ll alter his destiny, and that of the cosmos itself, forever.

This first issue of Genecy, written by Gerald Cooper, certainly doesn’t skimp on the spectacle, with massive, epic scale events unfolding on nearly every single page. It does feel as if we’re dropped in at the deep end in terms of the universe’s status quo, however; we’re given only minimal details as to who Kaizaxx is, and of the situation that unfolds around him.

Though light on characters and smaller scale detail, Genecy absolutely delivers when it comes to the aforementioned, cosmic level spectacle throughout, with the art by Eddy Barrows being truly impressive, aided magnificently by some fantastic colouring work by Tim Ogul and Oren Kramer.

Though it could definitely have used a bit more expository detail, and some of the lettering work, which is dialled up to 11 to match the visuals at times, could have sacrificed stylisation for clarity in a few places, there’s no denying that Genecy #1 is a visual feast, and it sets up the next issue nicely.

You can buy Genecy #1 from Indy Planet. Many thanks to Gerald Cooper for providing me with a digital copy of his comic for review purposes.