Intergalactic peace is threatened by the takeover of a remote moon, thanks to a secret base that’s about to be discovered by hostile forces. With key intel inside the base, superhero Anvil Liza is sent to retrieve it, but she finds a surprising situation unfolding on the moon, and her sense of duty takes over.

Not only is Ben Worrell’s art truly spectacular (with gorgeous colour by Wilson Go, utilised most spectacularly in a cosmic flight sequence), but Max Ferrada’s script is a lot more nuanced than may be expected from a visually sumptuous superhero sci-fi tale. It’s definitely much more than a style over substance exercise, with wittily written commercial interludes (bringing RoboCop to mind) adding both humour and a Chekhov’s Gun-style expectation that we’ll see the hardware advertised used in upcoming scenes.

There’s some unforeseen developments towards the end of this issue too, and there’s certainly much more to the galactic political situation than we see here, with plenty of setup for future issues.

Despite it being longer than a standard comic issue, Stellarlands #1 is compelling enough to make it a fairly swift read, with an intriguing and detailed setting underpinning the story. It’s a really impressive start to the series, and I’m definitely looking forward to reading more.

You can buy Stellarlands #1 from Amazon here.

Many thanks to Max Ferrada for providing me with a copy of Stellarlands #1 for review purposes.

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