Half-Life: A Place in the West #1

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• 8.0

  Outright Geekery - Gaumer

  Jan 18, 2015

  Being an independent, fan-made comic book based off of a video game license, I was not expecting much at all from Half-Life: A Place in the West. To be honest, I don't really expect much from the comic books based on video games that are put out at all, even by big name publishers. Usually they're halfhearted attempts that rely way too much on a genre that simply tells stories in ways that comics do not, becoming just another form of DLC with no real substance. Issue #1 of A Place in the West, however, nails the universe it's sourced from without being overzealous, and could easily be a licensed comic book from a big name publisher doing a Half-Life comic that I would actually buy off the shelf. While there is something here for readers who may not be fans, or even know of, the Half-Life series of video games, I'm not sure they'd get the same experience, knocking the book down just a notch or two. Check it out at APlaceInTheWest.net Read Full Review