Book Review: Meteor Men

Book: Meteor Men by Jeff Parker with illustrations by Sandy Jarrell with color by Kevin Volo

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: October 15, 2014

Description:

On a summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something more — the celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them.

How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet?

Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion?

From writer Jeff Parker (Aquaman, Hulk) and artist Sandy Jarrell (Batman '66) comes this story of adolescence, friendship, and hard decisions.



Rating: 5 stars

Review:

Meteor Men was an exceptional read. The writing was very good and the story had me completely engaged. I really like the artwork. It goes perfectly with the story.

The story follows Alden Baylor as he along with several other towns people observe a meteor shower. However, they were not expecting to see one crash in a nearby field. The next morning Alden with his Uncle and his uncle's friend go and take a look at the meteor. They are surprised by the fact that it's split open and hollow inside. It wasn't long before reports from all over the world start coming in about hundreds or perhaps thousands of meteorites being found following the shower.

No one thought much about why the inside of the meteorite was hollow until reports of aliens were being seen. At first everyone thought the reports were a hoax but then Alden runs into one while checking out his property. Even though Alden was frightened he was curious enough to help which created a bond with him and the alien. I wouldn't call it a friendship but there was a sort of symbiotic connection.

This story has a Close Encounters of the Third Kind/E.T. with maybe a little dash of Independence Day (just a tiny bit) because although the appearance of the aliens may have been frightening for the people they were not what they seemed.

Although the story mostly focused on Alden I did like the other characters. Their behavior seems realistic given everything that was happening in the story.

I really enjoyed reading this. It was smart and entertaining and fun.