This wasn't terrible! I found the art pretty great and really liked a lot of the concepts and themes being explored, but I had an issue with the characters. I didn't really find characters worth caring about here. Alden left a lot to be desired, and I didn't care that much about his arc. The Amblin vibes were fun, and I think a lot of kids would have an easy time getting into this, but overall I found it just okay.

Alden is a teenager, his parents died in a car crash, and now he’s living with his uncle Phil. One day, they invite a bunch of people to watch a meteor shower. But then something crashes into the woods and starts a small fire. A few strange occurrences happen after that. Like his employer at the gas station goes missing, and Alden’s friend suddenly loses consciousness after pushing him into a swimming pool.

A decent science fiction graphic novel for those who like stories about aliens that come to Earth. Although, for me, there was nothing special about it. I liked the colored illustrations.

Wished I had liked this story more than I did, but I've got a thing about aliens used a main plot devices. Completely a personal preference I know, but I either really enjoy it or don't. Sad to say I did not in this instance.
Didn't particularly relate or feel connected with the main character, "anti-hero" if you will.

Just a miss based on my preferences.

**Thank you to Oni Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**

A fantastic graphic novel that really pulls you in with both the artwork and the story itself. I would like to check out more by this author based on this read.

The authors have combined science fiction and a graphic novel into an interest story of an alien visit to our planet. The story is well-written, the graphics are colorful and easily seen, and the lettering is easily read. My only concern is the slightly dystopian ending which leaves the future of humanity in question. I give the book four-stars.
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This review is based on a free electronic copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review. The opinions expressed are mine alone.

Meteor Men' is a perfect story for the graphic novel format. In this new expanded version, it has an additional 20 pages of art and story. It's mystery and wonder are perfect for this medium. Some slight spoilers follow.

Alden Baker lives on his deceased parent's farm until he's old enough to own it. On the night of the Perseid meteor shower, he and others are out in the pasture to observe it. Along with the shower, meteors crash on Earth, including not far from where he is. A fight ensues over who owns the meteor, but what are they really and why did so many land? The mystery deepens over weeks as mysterious things are seen on the planet, and Alden finds himself in a unique place in the middle of a global crisis.

The art and story work well together, and it's the kind of visual story that works better with sequetial art. It's a good story completely suitable for YA. Alden is a likeable character. There are some strange jumps in the story. Some are possibly because of the story, but some were just a bit strange to me. I liked it well enough and I do recommend it.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

An interesting alien invasion story, that asks whether this is actually an invasion at all, and reminds me slightly of E.T., which can't be bad.

The story at first seems perhaps a bit basic, but itkeeps changing the stakes, so as a reader you're kept on your toes. The art is good, maybe the aliens are bit too grey man-ish.

I haven't read the original printed version, so I can't attest how the extra 20 pages add to the book. There are barely any further extras, which I kind of expected there to be, seeing as it's a deluxe edition.

Neither the story nor the drawings impressed me. The idea of a teenager being anti-hero in this narrative was a bit silly. There were so many cliches. I am not good at interpreting artistic works but illustrations seemed messy and outdated. Maybe this particular style was more appropriate for the story but it was quite underwhelming compared to other graphic novels/comics I've read so far.

When I saw the cover on NetGalley I thought this would be a meaningful tale of human experience or something similar. For this reason, I say I was quite disappointed.

In conclusion, I give two stars for the excellent cover and also labor put into this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for providing an ARC of the book for the reviewers.

Wow this comic was brilliant.  I loved every minute of it.  The story-line was so much fun to read and I found it fascinating to read. I really couldn't put it down as I was constantly on the edge of my seat. I loved the wonderful and beautiful array of colours used in these fantastic pictures.  I never read comics as a child as they s are me as I couldn't work out how to read them in order. My dyslexia also didn't help. As an adult I was determined to conquer this fear and overcome it and im so thankful that comics like this one has made me absolutely love comics. It's a whole different experience reading comics and I can't get enough.  Not to mention this book is out of this world. Metaphorically and literally. Its one of the better ones I have read i enjoyed it that much. There was so much action and plenty or unexpected events.  That im positive every teen to adult will love this comic just as much as I did.
I'm so excited to read more from this author and publisher. As they have created a stunning masterpiece that just left me wanting to read more and more. Im hoping for a second instalment very soon with all my fingers and toes crossed. 
The above review has already been placed on goodreads and my blog https://ladyreading365.wixsite.com/website/post/meteor-men-by-jeff-parker-oni-press-5-stars I will leave it on Amazon UK on publication date . Its under either ladyreading365 or lady Reading365

This struck me as typical Jeff Parker - solid but not spectacular stuff. Sandy Jarrell is not a name I have come across but he has a nice clean style of work. Overall then,this is a nice book to read once but not one that I could honestly say that I will remember in few months.

I loved the art and the writing and I had a great time reading it. Thank you for giving me a chance to check it before the official release.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really wanted to like "Meteor Men', but this book is held back by cliche and falls into generic tropes that make this one of the most forgettable stories I've read in recent times. The plot is a fairly plain alien story that feels like it would fit in with a 50's or 60's dime novel you'd find at a corner store. While I do love a good nostalgia trip, Unfortunately, 'Meteor Men' does nothing to subvert my expectations and disappointed me with what is ultimately an unsubstantial story that feels like a low budget SyFy channel movie.

The artwork is decent, but distractingly sloppy at times. I do think the more psychedelic and alien world sequences were served well through the art direction. The coloring might seem drab, but I believe this was intentional, as when the more trippy sequences come along, they're made that much more impactful by the choice of color palette.

Overall, 'Meteor Men' was a disappointingly forgettable experience. It might work as a decent time killer if you find yourself with nothing else to read, but I have no reason to return to this story

Oh my God, loved this comic. I was caught by the plot at first, but within a few pages I wanted to see more and more of the characters. I also think the finale was amazing, some kind of nonsense, in the good way, trip like the old scifi classics use to do. Definitely will be recomending this one.

Thank you so much to net galley for sending me a copy of this comic. I didn’t really care for it very much but it was compelling!

"Meteor Men" begins with a meteor rain that brought aliens to Earth. Our main character Alden is an orphan since many years back and even though he's a minor, he's been self-reliant -- with the help of his uncle, too. As a meteor landed on Alden's land, his uncle fights the scientists to give it back to him as it rightfully belonged to the boy. The scientists, however, wanted to keep studying the meteor. Meanwhile, alien sightings show up around the world and Alden meets one that he bonds with.

I really love the premise of the book. The story really intrigued me and I loved learning about the aliens and how they work scientifically.

However: my main issue with the book is that the scenes jumped in time and place without any notice. There is one instance in the beginning of the book where a page ends with Alden running towards something in the nighttime, and the next page begins with him at home in the morning. There is no box with "The next day" which would've helped. I had to -- several times while reading -- go back to check I hadn't accidentally missed a page because the end scene of one page didn't tie together with the beginning of another page. I also think chapter breaks would've helped this, too.

I'm giving this book 3 stars because the premise is great but I spent too much time being confused! If there will be an extended and edited version of this book I'd definitely pick it up!

I don't think I'll ever be disappointed with Jeff Parker's name on a comic. Here we have a coming of age story about a teenager not sure where to go in life. One theme is ownership like the protagonist set to inherit a farm or a meteor that came down to Earth. But when aliens show up from these meteors nobody really knows what to do and sets everybody scrambling. What I got from this was how owning something might be what sets a person down in life. But it might not necessarily what anybody really wants and the act of owning something even for sentimental value might be what holds people back.
Then there's the aliens, some are taller than others. They want to understand their hosts but can't communicate with them the normal way. So when they take a new approach, things get a little heated. Nobody is really sure if the army arriving can be trusted either. But it feels like coming to an understanding is what can get some people out of a rut. Yet it's going to take a long time for people to let go of their preconceptions about what holds them down before humanity is ready for the vast potential of the unknown.
Course I might be stretching it out a bit.

I liked the story. It felt real and had a likeable main character: Alden Baylor. He's a junior in high school, girls are crazy about him, and he's a nice guy. When things go awry on planet Earth, he takes aliens in stride, and nothing seems to phase him. And that's where it stops feeling real. It's like the writers felt so sorry for Alden because his parents died in a car wreck, that they didn't want him to struggle too hard. Or really at all. His emotions are...where? Everyone else seems to be acting more realistic than this relaxed teenage boy. However, the plot is good and the story moves along well. This is part one of a continuing series and a recommended read.

Meteor Men focuses on teenage stargazer Alden Baylor as a meteor shower transforms into a global phenomenon beyond his imagination. When Alden unexpectedly connects with an alien creature that has fallen to earth among the shower, his world turns upside down, questioning what life there is beyond earth.

This graphic novel weaves together themes of coming of age with tropes of sci-fi/fantasy to create a fun yet emotional interpretation of a martian invasion. It was the emotional aspects of the story that stood out to me, and really drove the plot forward. The artwork portraying psychological connections, mindreading and dream sequences were the most powerful for me. There were sections I wish had been slightly longer, or needed smoother transitions to aid the plot, but overall it was a solid sci-fi graphic novel!

1.5 stars

I read a lot of graphic novels but never comics, and I just realized the reasons why while reading this.

A.) there is SO. MUCH. TEXT. on every page... I read books that rely on illustrations so I can relax and go through them quickly. if a graphic novel/comics/manga makes me spend more than 20 seconds on a page I simply do not see the point.

B.) the art style is the same 99% of the time. nothing new, nothing special, everything I've seen before.

now, onto the main criticism that I had- this felt... oddly robotic. alien-like, if you may. (god, I am so funny.) by that, I mean that all the characters acted and interacted like robots. they seemed to have no emotions, no feelings, no reactions to ANYTHING, and no backstories or depth.

it is quite literally impossible for me to engage in a story where I either hate or do not care in the slightest about the characters.

for me, the story wasn't that interesting either. so, even if the characters HAD evolved, I still wouldn't have enjoyed it much.

yet, as you can all see, I'm giving it 1.5 stars. can't explain why, but I went off my gut feeling. I guess even books that I don't enjoy can have something charming in them that I like, right?

overall, this wasn't for me. if you're a character-driven reader, I would not recommend this at all. if not, give it a fair shot and see! :)

I got this one as an ARC. It was originally published in 2014, but this is the “deluxe expanded edition,” with twenty additional pages, and it will be out next spring.

It’s not a bad story, though somewhat old-fashioned. In fact, the plot is reminiscent of a B-movie from the ‘50s. I’ haven't heard of Parker before this, but he seems to have half a dozen previous standalone graphic novels out, plus a sizable body of earlier work for various DC series.

The protagonist is Alden Baylor, an orphaned high school junior somewhere in the American Midwest who lives on the family farm, tries to keep the place tidy with the help of his uncle and a few friends, and works part-time at a gas station. In most ways, he’s an ordinary teenager, though more perceptive than most. Because his uncle runs a planetarium (which Parker seems to have confused with an observatory here), Alden has grown up knowing a lot about astronomy, so it’s not surprising that he throws a party on the farm to watch the Perseid meteor shower.

Only this year, there are a large number of meteorite strikes around the world, which turn out to be vehicles for a migrating force of aliens. They’re not “invaders” in the political or military sense, no matter what the government says (all of whose agents are straight from Central Casting), but an invasive species. They’ve been doing this for millions of years, all over the galaxy, and they have no special plan of action They just want to live. The scientists, of course, want to study them, the military wants to kill them, and the world’s governments just want to keep a lid on the whole thing to avoid public hysteria (which, as they find out, will never work in an age of cell phone cameras). That’s as far as I’ll go with that, to avoid spoilers, but if you’re older and read a lot of science fiction, and especially if you remember "Forbidden Planet" and "Invaders from Mars", you can pretty much predict what will happen. There are some original bits, but not many, to be honest. The artwork is straightforward and serves the writing, so no complaints there. As I said: Not bad but not memorable.