The premise of this story is what ultimately drew me to it as it represents a married couple raising their child in a chaotic universe. I don't come across many stories that focus on a marriage and couple raising a child. There just aren't too many stories out there like that, for some reason writers don't think marriage and raising a child present many conflicts. I'm thoroughly glad Vaughan and Staples decided to mine this concept that has conflict galore erupting from it and then they add a Romeo and Juliet aspect to it that just further heaps all kinds of conflict into the mix. The end result is, hands down, the best written comic on the market right now as well as the best comic being produced. There's really nothing like it coming out right now nor like it ever.
This comic proves without a shadow of doubt that Vaughan is the best writer in comics. I've everything he's written and he doesn't recycle or regurgitate story lines or characters. Everything he creates is fully unique and completely unlike anything being written now. He also takes cliched ideas and spins them in a 180 degree circle compared to what the original ideas were. He's the master reinventing old ideas. As my brother and I say, everything has been told, nothing is really new; every story or idea then becomes based on how you tell it - that is what makes it new or fresh, in the actually telling of the story. Never get under the delusion that what you are creating is something new, just make it interesting with some good characters to guide the audience through the story. Vaughan certainly has created some very compelling and complex characters to act as guide through this world he's built, never forgetting what makes them characters as he doesn't let them act out of character despite how it might make story line evolve. I am hugely looking forward to seeing how this story ends. That's another thing I like about Vaughan, unlike normal comics that have the soap opera style of never ending or expanding anything, Vaughan's stories all have actual endings, which means he knows where's he going with an idea and is not just putting stuff out there for the sake of putting something out there.
Another thing about Vaughan he only seems to work with one artist on a story, which makes what they create seem very special and novelistic. Fiona Staples is up to the challenge of drawing Vaughan's universe and immersing the reader in a science fiction world. Her concepts and designs are remarkably fresh as she blends in with Vaughan's writing style with ease.
I also like the fact there is no real villain in this story and the main "villain" - and I use that word loosely - is just a person trying to get home to his pregnant wife. He was just pushed into pursuing the two star crossed lovers and their child by a government. He has nothing really invested into what is going on, other than to get the job done and get home, which makes him very relate able and interesting.
This is a comic book series well worth the time to read and invest in.
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