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Sentient by Jeff Lemire
3.75

A few pages into this comic, I was genuinely wondering if it might end up as a five star. The premise was great and it started incredibly strong. 

Unfortunately the story just felt rushed. There was little attempt at explaining the worldbuilding and characters didn't get enough time for development. Events happened too quickly and I'm not even entirely sure if they all happened in quick succession or if there were time jumps in between. What is on the page is good, but it needed double the amount of pages to really tell the story well. The ending in particular left me wondering if the writer had run out of time! 

I did enjoy the story and I do recommend it to anyone who likes scifi comics. It's gripping and occasionally emotional. It just seems a shame that with a bit more time taken it could have been so much better.