Title: Galactic Grem: Friends And Enemies
Issue: #1
Date: March 2007
Publisher: Alterniverse Comics (purchase from Comixpress here)
Writer: Michael Parla
Penciler: Michael Parla
Inker: Michael Parla
Cover Colorist: Glenn Whitmore
Interesting combination of space opera action in space mixed with a men-in-black style intrigue back on Earth. Grem, an alien, was rescued as an infant from the infamous Roswell crash. Eighteen years later, he's part of a US military investigative team that deals with alien incursions on Earth. Meanwhile, he dreams of missions in interstellar space fighting against alien forces. The story jumps around a bit in its opening, but settles into a good groove once the Earth storyline is introduced. I liked the fact that the aliens are not presented as overpoweringly powerful, and all of the cast seem like solid, well developed characters. The black-and-white art is sparse in places, but the panel layouts are effective and the book flows nicely. One minor quibble: the editing could have been better (I realize that it's a little thing, but using the word "rouge" when you mean "rogue" is very silly, even more so when it's on the back cover blurb).
Rating: 6.5/10
