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Elsewhere Vol. 1 Kindle & comiXology

by Jay Faerber (Author), Sumeyye Kesgin (Cover Art, Artist), Ron Riley (Cover Art, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition

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COPPERHEAD writer JAY FAERBER teams with rising star SUMEYYE KESGIN to unveil ELSEWHERE: the fantastic story of what really happened to Amelia Earhart. Mysteriously transported to a strange new world filled with flying beasts and alien civilizations, Amelia desperately struggles to return home. Along the way, she forges alliances and makes enemies as she goes from aviator to freedom fighter in a rebellion against a merciless warlord! Collects ELSEWHERE #1-4

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In our world, Amelia Earhart disappeared somewhere over the Central Pacific Ocean in 1937. In Elsewhere, Jay Faerber postulates that she and her airplane go through a portal and end up in another world. In a world called Korvath, escaped slaves, Cort and Tavel, rescue a woman dangling from a parachute caught in the trees; she is Amelia Earhart. She and her navigator, Fred Noonan, both bailed out of their airplane, but somehow she has landed on Korvath (Fred may have done so, too). Very soon, Amelia finds herself caught up in a conflict between freedom fighters and a merciless, masked warlord named Lord Kragen. This world does not have aircraft, but Amelia quickly learns how to fly on one of the empathic Korvathian steeds. When she, Cort, and Tavel go on a rescue mission to Kragen's fortress, they do not find Fred, but another human-Dan ("call me DB") Cooper. Cooper parachuted from the plane he hijacked and held for ransom in 1971 and was never seen again (but he does not tell that to anyone). Amelia learns that other vehicles and people have come to Korvath from Earth, including a German U-boat from World War II. However, even as she tries to assure Cort's people that she and DB are good, not like the aggressive (and now dead) Nazi submariners, DB is making plans of his own. Elsewhere is the first volume of a planned series. This story is not totally original-it has the same vibe as the John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs-but it is a great adventure with a fun take on a female American hero. Artist Sumeyye Kesgin draws Amelia pretty much as she looked in real life, although she looks younger than she was at the time of her disappearance (she was in her late 30s). Teens who love fictional dragons and winged horses will love the Korvathian steeds.

- VOYA

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In our world, Amelia Earhart disappeared somewhere over the Central Pacific Ocean in 1937. In Elsewhere, Jay Faerber postulates that she and her airplane go through a portal and end up in another world. In a world called Korvath, escaped slaves, Cort and Tavel, rescue a woman dangling from a parachute caught in the trees; she is Amelia Earhart. She and her navigator, Fred Noonan, both bailed out of their airplane, but somehow she has landed on Korvath (Fred may have done so, too). Very soon, Amelia finds herself caught up in a conflict between freedom fighters and a merciless, masked warlord named Lord Kragen. This world does not have aircraft, but Amelia quickly learns how to fly on one of the empathic Korvathian steeds. When she, Cort, and Tavel go on a rescue mission to Kragen's fortress, they do not find Fred, but another human-Dan (“call me DB”) Cooper. Cooper parachuted from the plane he hijacked and held for ransom in 1971 and was never seen again (but he does not tell that to anyone). Amelia learns that other vehicles and people have come to Korvath from Earth, including a German U-boat from World War II. However, even as she tries to assure Cort's people that she and DB are good, not like the aggressive (and now dead) Nazi submariners, DB is making plans of his own. Elsewhere is the first volume of a planned series. This story is not totally original-it has the same vibe as the John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs-but it is a great adventure with a fun take on a female American hero. Artist Sumeyye Kesgin draws Amelia pretty much as she looked in real life, although she looks younger than she was at the time of her disappearance (she was in her late 30s). Teens who love fictional dragons and winged horses will love the Korvathian steeds.

- VOYA

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075SPGWHB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image (January 3, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 425196 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 110 pages

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Hannah

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Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2018

No complaints

Captures the spirit of the old adventure fantasy pulps with some stylish new art.

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2018

Other than reading a few graphic novels for my book review blog, I am not connected to the comic book/graphic novel community. I don't read up on what authors and artists are working on and I definitely don't hear any advance praise or advance criticism. What that means is that when I request an Advance Reading Copy of a graphic novel, I know nothing about it, but usually the art or the description of the story catches my interest.

As I delved into <em>Elsewhere</em>, a graphic novel written by Jay Faerber and drawn by Sumeyye Kesgin, I smiled. A genuine, "I'm really enjoying this" smile.

We open with two individuals making a daring escape from a medieval-looking castle belonging to Lord Kragan. It takes a moment, but when we actually see these individuals - who happen to be chained together - we see that this isn't Earth. Though humanoid, the escaping creatures have a more animalistic appearance to them. Not quite a primate like a gorilla, but something definitely foreign. And those chasing the escapees are different still and look to be more of the 'orc' family of creatures.

Yet despite the brutish appearance of the escapees and the fleeing and the chase, the dialog between the two escapees borders on goofy and we don't take any of this too seriously. And despite the imminent threat of capture or death, the two 'men' stop when they hear feminine cries for help. What they find is quite unexpected - Amelia Earhart is stuck by her parachute in a tree.

Human and alien seem startled by one another's appearance but get over it quickly and Amelia is focused only on finding her navigator, Fred Noonan, who parachuted just before she did. She does meet up with another human, but it's D.B. Cooper, and we quickly get the picture that people who have leaped out of planes have been transported somehow to this strange place.

Despite her sudden shock at arriving in a strange world, and learning that time as well as place flow differently, Amelia keeps a cool head and takes charge and leads a rebellion against Lord Kragan, which works quite well, thanks to their finding a German submarine, well-stocked with firearms!

This has a real pulp feel to it. Think Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, H. Rider Haggard. It's campy fantasy with an adventure, sci-fi twist. And it's fun.

It's made lovable by the stylistic art, which is bold and clean, by Kesgin, well colored by Ron Riley.

You can't take this too seriously, but for a fun diversion, especially for those of us who still love the Burroughs/Howard/Haggard stories, it hits just the right spot. This book collects the first four issues of the comic and I look forward to the next collection.

Looking for a good book? Elsewhere is a graphic novel by Jay Faerber and Sumeyye Kesgin that captures the spirit of the old adventure fantasy pulps, with some stylish new art and is a fun read.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.

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May Angelou

Whatever Happened to Amelia Earhart?

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2019

While this graphic novel provides an interesting science fiction solution to the disappearance of certain people who get sucked into Bermuda Triangle situations, it’s not all that original. It’s been done in countless stories. There was even a “Star Trek: Voyager” episode that featured a displaced Amelia Earhart. (Incidentally, that woman looked a lot more believable than the one featured in this story. When the real Amelia Earhart disappeared, she was 40 years old. The woman in this story looks like she’s in her early 20s, tops.)

This graphic novel plays with a lot of familiar ideas: a temporal/spatial vortex; a lost traveler becomes involved with rebel fighters; in a search to get back home, s/he makes new allies and new enemies; an evil tyrant; there’s a prophecy involving said traveler; one of the traveler’s companions/friends/loved ones betrays her; I-am-your-father-type revelations, etc. Bizarrely, all of this is packed into the very first installment! Geez, save some of this for future volumes.

While the storyline didn’t grab me all that much, I was entertained by the graphics. The illustrations look believable, beautiful, terrifying and strange (which is what you’d expect from an alien landscape). The characters are varied in nature, abilities and appearance. There are fun segments, well-paced action sequences and stunning revelations.

The introduction of D.B. Cooper adds a sly dimension to the story. We know the history of Mr. Cooper as Amelia does not, so the reader is given a sense of dramatic irony. But, even without such foreknowledge, he comes across as shifty from the start. He narrates his story with the proviso that certain details aren’t important. Seriously? He’s talking about jumping from a plane, for goodness sakes! No matter what setting you’re in, nobody does that without a really compelling reason. Here’s a tip: in novels or in real life, if someone is deliberately omitting details that impact on the situation, you KNOW that they’re important. When Amelia fails to pick up on this fact, you have to wonder at her intelligence.

While Kragen comes off as threatening (he sports a concealing horned mask with a Punisher-like skull symbol on the front, a shoddy visual shortcut; it might as well have EVIL VILLAIN tattooed on the forehead), he doesn’t seem all that terrible. He imprisons people who trespass on his land, but that’s something a lot of human rulers did or do. Except for Amelia, Kragen contents himself with jailing people rather than killing them outright. He’s not a comic book bad guy dealing death and destruction willy nilly; he’s simply a warlord who’s taken other people’s lands. History is filled with such men, some of them Americans.

He sees Amelia as being dangerous, possibly because she looks so alien. But she reacted with terror when she first saw a Korvathian. So how is his initial reaction to her so different? He states that he’s having her killed—not because she’s a threat to him but for the good of his people. A lot could have been done with this Kragen character. Unfortunately, for him, the novelists are determined to make him a stereotypical comic book bad guy and depth of character gets sacrificed for cheap theatrics.

While I like the fact that a female main character is the heroine, this novel could have benefited with more inventiveness and more female characters. Amelia gets briefly involved with a scantily-clad female guard (her outfit isn’t as bad as you’d expect but it’s got a boob window and exposed midriff—sigh) but it’s rather negligible.

So this graphic has a few good points but also significant flaws. Perhaps some of this will be rectified in future volumes. But it’s off to a shaky start.

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Elisabeth Carey

Amelia Earhart's alternate adventures

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018

What happened to Amelia Earhart, when she disappeared over the Pacific on her around the world flight?

Her plane had engine trouble, and she and Fred Noonan had to bail out. Then they fell through a hole in spacetime...

Amelia finds herself in the middle of a rebellion by not-quite-human people against the evil lord who has driven them from their homes and is brutally oppressing them. She needs to find Fred, and that means helping her new friends, Cort and Tavel, rescue their friends. Along the way, they encounter swarming, flesh-eating insects, and find shelter from them in a Nazi submarine stranded in the trees.

She also meets up with another person who famously disappeared after jumping out of a plane.

Flying steeds, flesh-eating insects, freedom fighters, dark lords, and Nazi subs in trees are a lot to adjust to in short order, but Amelia is tough, resourceful,and determined. The story is fast-paced, and the art grabbed my eyes and helped keep me engaged.

Recommended.

I received a free electronic galley of this book from the publisher, and am reviewing it voluntarily.

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PaulAllard

Fantasy comic collection – worth a look

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018

This fantasy comic collection takes place in a world of strange and mysterious creatures, many of which have been transported here from their own worlds and times. This includes Amelia Earhart and others from Earth. She acts heroically to help others and to find her missing crew-member.

Quite entertaining and nicely-illustrated, this first volume is worth a look and leads onto another volume to follow. Let’s hope so.

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