This is a series that feels so smart that it’s not afraid to be dumb sometimes because the creative team knows that high and low art are arbitrary distinctions, and don’t need to be separate. The creative team has created what feels like an organic, lived-in world that’s messy and full of contradictions and complexity. This is a genuinely entertaining series with a real sense of personality, thanks to the fantastic team effort from Moreci, Sherman, Wordie and Campbell. And.I don't want to say any more about the plot I’ll just say that a lot of crazy shit goes down. Billy just wants to drink and medicate away he rest of his life in obscurity. She believes there’s more for her and Billy to do, to save the galaxy. Thankfully for Molly Sue she escapes, and makes her way to Billy and Dust. And Jacob also has a son named Rex, who happens to be heavily involved in a revolutionary anarchist movement to overthrow the government.

But Jacob isn't a prophet so much as an opportunist, using Molly Sue for his own personal gain. He travels around space with a sex-bot (excuse me, a “Fuq Bot”) named Dust who serves as their sole earner of income, and something of a pragmatic, neurotic conscience for Billy.īut there’s a new self-proclaimed prophet now, Jacob, whose daughter Molly Sue also seems to be able to predict the future (and also seems to be blessed or cursed with the ability to hear and see the Creator). So now he’s persona non-grata throughout the galaxy, traveling around after having disguised his appearance. Everybody (not unjustifiably) blames Billy. They did support Yam, and now Yam’s become a dictator and taken away people's rights and engulfed the galaxy in war. He seemed to be able to predict the future, so people listened to him even when he told people that they should support future galactic leader, Devolous Yam. He hears and sees the Creator (as one does sometimes).

A lot of crazy stuff happens in its first volume, and I strongly recommend you give this book a read.Īt one time Billy Bane was beloved as a religious figure, a prophet even. It’s a fun, raunchy, sometimes hilarious series with terrific art that also happens to be a compelling story and a sharp allegory for present-day American politics, along with having some insightful thoughts about religion and faith.

Wasted Space, Vol. 1 by Michael Moreci