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Space Boy #11
Stephen McCranie's Space Boy Volume 11
Oliver is faced with the choice that will drive the course for the rest of his life, as the young boy needs to learn to cope with the new world around him.
On top of that, the saga of the Arno and the mysterious Artifact thickens, and the people on Earth struggle to find answers.
With shocking reveals and moments that pull at your heartstrings, this is not a volume you will want to miss.
On top of that, the saga of the Arno and the mysterious Artifact thickens, and the people on Earth struggle to find answers.
With shocking reveals and moments that pull at your heartstrings, this is not a volume you will want to miss.
232 pages, Paperback
Published November 23, 2021
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Stephen McCranie
40 books299 followersStephen McCranie has been drawing comics since before he could read or write. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Fine Arts and currently lives and works out of a small apartment in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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September 12, 2023
I had fallen behind on this series, but my local library recently stocked the entire run including seven volumes from the last few years I hadn't read yet. So it's catch-up week!
The multi-volume flashback to the doomed crew of the Arno comes to an end as the sole survivor emerges and faces his first challenge alone . . . on the psychic plane?
It's a little odd and a lot redundant with what was revealed in previous volumes, but a few nuggets come out, including the full names of Commander Victoria Saito and Agent Qiana Jacobs.
The Foot Code: Almost all the characters are portrayed as flat-footed this time around, except for an alien who floats around with feet on pointe. Could tiptoes be a sign of alien possession?
The multi-volume flashback to the doomed crew of the Arno comes to an end as the sole survivor emerges and faces his first challenge alone . . . on the psychic plane?
It's a little odd and a lot redundant with what was revealed in previous volumes, but a few nuggets come out, including the full names of Commander Victoria Saito and Agent Qiana Jacobs.
The Foot Code: Almost all the characters are portrayed as flat-footed this time around, except for an alien who floats around with feet on pointe. Could tiptoes be a sign of alien possession?
December 21, 2021
For too long, this series has shifted to the backstory of Space Boy. I understand that, given the title, this series is about Space Boy and how he fits into this universe, but the first eight volumes were a truly excellent story about a girl culturally displaced and how she fit into a new community. It was intriguing, well-told, and varied from the typical tropes of all-age books.
The last three volumes have been a traditional origin story of a sad boy who becomes a hero because of tragedy. It's technically well-told. In fact, this volume would have made a good entry point to the entire Space Boy universe, but the last two volumes have focused on setting up the emotional stakes for "Space Boy"'s origin. As a result, it has lost a lot of the charm that drew me to the series.
I believe the next volume will return to the main story, and I hope to be as excited for it as I was during volume nine.
The last three volumes have been a traditional origin story of a sad boy who becomes a hero because of tragedy. It's technically well-told. In fact, this volume would have made a good entry point to the entire Space Boy universe, but the last two volumes have focused on setting up the emotional stakes for "Space Boy"'s origin. As a result, it has lost a lot of the charm that drew me to the series.
I believe the next volume will return to the main story, and I hope to be as excited for it as I was during volume nine.
January 16, 2022
Age: 13+
Genre: sci-fi, ya
Content: mild violence, some disturbing/horror-ish content
Language: none
Review: Was I ready for everything that happened in this volume? No. Was I ready for the horrifying eyeball space god to be reintroduced into the plot? definitely not. Was I ready for the cliffhanger it ended on? Heck no!! Look, I'm a grown woman and the one who wanders still creeps me the heck out. Don't judge me, you should be scared if some creepy white skeletal cyclops alien was trying to take control of your brain!! Anyway, mad props to Oliver for , I was super impressed. Stephen McCranie did a really good job of taking a child's mind and materializing it into something we can physically see. I loved that about this volume, despite all the other horrible parts of it! And I am anxiously awaiting the next one!
Genre: sci-fi, ya
Content: mild violence, some disturbing/horror-ish content
Language: none
Review: Was I ready for everything that happened in this volume? No. Was I ready for the horrifying eyeball space god to be reintroduced into the plot? definitely not. Was I ready for the cliffhanger it ended on? Heck no!! Look, I'm a grown woman and the one who wanders still creeps me the heck out. Don't judge me, you should be scared if some creepy white skeletal cyclops alien was trying to take control of your brain!! Anyway, mad props to Oliver for , I was super impressed. Stephen McCranie did a really good job of taking a child's mind and materializing it into something we can physically see. I loved that about this volume, despite all the other horrible parts of it! And I am anxiously awaiting the next one!
December 25, 2021
If you have been following this series, this one gives the origin of Space Boy.
If you have not, then this might be a good jumping in part to at least give you background on who Space Boy is, and how he got there. Then you would want to go back and read the other ten volumes to bring you up to date.
The whole series follows two different people. A girl who was born on a mining colony, and has come back to earth to a world she has no connection to, and her friends have aged while she traveled, so she can't even have a connection to the world she used to know.
And up until this volume, we had the mysterious Space Boy, of whom we knew nothing about, but were learning.
Highly recommend this volume.
If you have not, then this might be a good jumping in part to at least give you background on who Space Boy is, and how he got there. Then you would want to go back and read the other ten volumes to bring you up to date.
The whole series follows two different people. A girl who was born on a mining colony, and has come back to earth to a world she has no connection to, and her friends have aged while she traveled, so she can't even have a connection to the world she used to know.
And up until this volume, we had the mysterious Space Boy, of whom we knew nothing about, but were learning.
Highly recommend this volume.
July 31, 2023
Definitely some huge plot revelations in this one! Qiana’s paper doll imagery was a powerful creative moment.
I’m itching to get back to one of our mc’s who’s been conspicuously absent of late and pleased to see she figures in volume 12!
I’m itching to get back to one of our mc’s who’s been conspicuously absent of late and pleased to see she figures in volume 12!
January 15, 2022
What can I say? I really like this series!
August 1, 2022
Direct continuation of Vol 10 about Oliver’s childhood. And meeting a potential villain.
December 31, 2023
Well, that was depressing.
October 10, 2022
Amazing.
December 12, 2021
I want this whole series on my shelves. I mean, the spines even create a picture of the characters. Super cool, amiright!?
May 12, 2022
Well, that took a very creepy turn... 😳 Not sure what to think of this Wanderer character. Hmm...
September 24, 2024
The plot thickens...
No idea where this is headed, but I am intrigued by what has been revealed so far.
No idea where this is headed, but I am intrigued by what has been revealed so far.
May 8, 2023
The continuation of Oliver's story as events upon the Arno unfold. His father secrets him inside the core to keep him safe while power systems all over the ship continue to fail. When Oliver can wait no longer for his family to join him, he climbs out and discovers that he's completely alone. What could have happened? Meanwhile, back on Earth, the mission support team also becomes aware of the situation on the Arno. Can Oliver complete the mission and locate the Artifact on which all of their hopes depend? Should he even try? He's just a kid. A kid who has lost everyone he has ever known. Just before expressing his wish to continue the mission, Oliver is attacked by a mysterious being in his dreams and must wall his essence away to protect himself. This same being later appears to Director Langley, the man in charge of the project. Its intentions are unknown, but as they involve posession of unwilling human vessels readers may perceive them as malicious. The mystery deepens. Exciting, intriguing, and surprising!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 10, 2022
The worst has come to pass on the Arno, though (perhaps fortunately) we don't see it happen. Oliver awakens to find himself alone on the giant spaceship. Back on Earth, a cluster of overseers try to figure out what happened - and determine a future plan for Oliver.
That's all well and good, but the key narrative in this eleventh Space Boy volume seems to be Oliver's mental struggle against an alien (?) power that seems intent on taking control of his body in order to make contact with the Artifact. It's an odd sequence that seems very out of left field for this otherwise fairly grounded series. I'm moderately intrigued by the new alien presence, but I was having a lot more fun on the functioning Arno and with Oliver's robot form in the present storyline. This volume is kind of a head-scratcher.
That's all well and good, but the key narrative in this eleventh Space Boy volume seems to be Oliver's mental struggle against an alien (?) power that seems intent on taking control of his body in order to make contact with the Artifact. It's an odd sequence that seems very out of left field for this otherwise fairly grounded series. I'm moderately intrigued by the new alien presence, but I was having a lot more fun on the functioning Arno and with Oliver's robot form in the present storyline. This volume is kind of a head-scratcher.
August 14, 2021
A really beautiful (ongoing) story about two people who manage to connect with each other despite the obstacles - distance, technology, murderous secret organizations, etc. The author does a great job showing how human relationships are what makes living worthwhile. (I found this originally on Webtoons, which is how I figured out it became a published series!)
June 6, 2022
eps. 160-175
September 21, 2024
Por fin se terminó el arco sobre el pasado de Oliver y como es que el niño terminó solo en la enorme nave Arno. Ra-yos. Pensé que no me llegaría tanto lo que ocurrió con el pequeño, y más por qué ya sabía para donde iba la situación, por aquello de que voy al corriente con el webtoon.
¿El resultado de esta lectura? Bueno, digamos que me sentí igual de mal que antes. Literal. Ahora si que podría decirse que volvieron recuerdos de Vietnam mientras leía.
Eso definitivamente quiere decir que el autor está haciendo bien su trabajo, así que, si no les importa larguimear un poco mientras leen está historia, bien pueden darle una oportunidad.
Recuerden que la trama gira en torno a la ciencia ficción, las historias de vida y el romance, así que no dejen de leer este cómic que, siendo honesta, promete mucho.
¿El resultado de esta lectura? Bueno, digamos que me sentí igual de mal que antes. Literal. Ahora si que podría decirse que volvieron recuerdos de Vietnam mientras leía.
Eso definitivamente quiere decir que el autor está haciendo bien su trabajo, así que, si no les importa larguimear un poco mientras leen está historia, bien pueden darle una oportunidad.
Recuerden que la trama gira en torno a la ciencia ficción, las historias de vida y el romance, así que no dejen de leer este cómic que, siendo honesta, promete mucho.
May 5, 2022
This volume tells what happened to the ship Oliver was traveling on with his family, and how he ended up with an android avatar on Earth. We also meet the inspiration for some of Oliver's drawings for the first time and the plot deepens.
The eye thing that appears in lots of Oliver's art is seriously creepy, and the plot just got crazier! McCranie is the master of the slow reveal in this series, but he's obviously been planning for it for a while. Poor little Oliver goes through a lot in this one, and it explains why he is the way he is when Amy meets him.
Notes on content: No language issues. No sexual content. A massive disaster kills a lot of people off page and leaves Oliver all alone. Mental attacks from a hostile being assault at least 2 people.
The eye thing that appears in lots of Oliver's art is seriously creepy, and the plot just got crazier! McCranie is the master of the slow reveal in this series, but he's obviously been planning for it for a while. Poor little Oliver goes through a lot in this one, and it explains why he is the way he is when Amy meets him.
Notes on content: No language issues. No sexual content. A massive disaster kills a lot of people off page and leaves Oliver all alone. Mental attacks from a hostile being assault at least 2 people.
February 27, 2024
I love this series of graphic novels, so I was glad to find a bunch of volumes I hadn't read at a local library. The artwork and emotion keeps me hooked on Space Boy. I also like how the panels are laid out, I like the feel of the cover and the paper, and I like the color palette. This was an exciting volume in the series, so it's almost a 5 star rating. I sat and read this book quickly. I wanted to know more. The thing it was missing, though, was Amy. We didn't have any of the cute friendship, teenagery stuff. However, this book finally helped to fill in the missing gaps about what happened to Oliver and everyone onboard the Arno.
June 24, 2023
Watching child Oliver's spirit break almost instantaneously after the death of his parents and everyone on their ship was so shocking. EUGH and everyone on the ship was instantaneously vaporized. You'd think that there would be some big reveal-maybe he watched them die, maybe it was slow and painful- but the truth is he never got to see them die. He was just waiting for his dad to come back. Just like he promised.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 26, 2023
Oh yeah, it's all coming together now! Finally we're getting some development beyond the teen drama stuff and payoff for all the things that were set up previously. I've been burning through these volumes at a rate of 2-3 per day - I didn't expect to be so taken with it, but so far it has exceeded my expectations.
November 13, 2022
Oh man, this was heart-wrenching! Poor little Oliver! ( ╥ω╥ )
I forgot about the creepy one-eyed alien & while I'm honestly a little confused about him, I think the story continued on well enough without me getting it 100%.
I forgot about the creepy one-eyed alien & while I'm honestly a little confused about him, I think the story continued on well enough without me getting it 100%.
January 11, 2023
I have loved this graphic novel series since the beginning. In this installment we got learn more about Oliver and his strength of mind. There are also many political factors directing future decisions, both human and alien. I look forward to reading number twelve!
January 14, 2023
As I feared, this volume continues Oliver’s backstory and was filled with the devastation that was hinted at in Volume 10. Ugh! So incredibly sad. I’m glad that I waited until I could get a few volumes all at once otherwise I’d be left waiting for months for the next one to be published. Now I just need to wait until tomorrow to find out what happens.
November 27, 2021
Still one of my favourite graphic novels series. The consistency in both story and graphics makes this a series I will continue to buy and enjoy.
December 15, 2021
Finally, we’re getting the biggest plot point revealed, but it’s a bit confusing.
December 20, 2021
I'm so confused what's going on in the book
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 22, 2021
YES! We're finally getting some answers!!!!!
December 23, 2021
Ooooooooh!!!! The plot thickens... 😲
December 28, 2021
4.5 stars
The background info I’ve been waiting for.
The background info I’ve been waiting for.
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