How come rock-ass has never developed into a colloquialism? I think rock-ass is good--combines kick-ass and rockin' or something. I like it. Astronauts of the Future is rock-ass.
I've read a little of it before--this collection is two stories that ran through eight comics--and I knew that it was going to be good. Even with the back promising a "major twist you won't see coming." Well, I saw a major twist coming, then the story did something with it. Then there was a major twist I didn't see coming. You know why? Because it was delicate. The major revelation had nothing to do with the action, but a character's reasoning.
Astronauts has got a lot of action, a lot of humor, and a lot of back-story, but it really moves. So much is conveyed in the dialogue, in brief little exchanges, that I had to reread a few to figure out the relevance of certain scenes. I like delicate stories--delicate is probably one of my favorite words to describe fiction, in fact--but more than delicate, I like BIG stories that find themselves in delicate parts. Astronauts manages to be impressive and enjoyable.
