Open Earth Vol. 1

In the not-too-distant future, environmental catastrophes on Earth have forced many people to seek refuge in space stations orbiting the planet. Rigo is among the first generation of humans born on the space station California, and she and her peers have very different mores about sex, gender, and relationships than those of their Earthborn parents. All genders and sexual orientations are accepted without question, while monogamy is taboo: instead, a kind of casual, egalitarian polyamory is the expected norm. So when Rigo wants to move in with her friend Carver, and potentially upgrade their relationship, she is understandably worries how her other friends will react.The sexual liberation in this story is wonderfully refreshing, and I love seeing Rigo and her peers represent a wide variety of races, genders, and body types. The characters themselves are engaging enough I hope that this is just the first volume of an ongoing series. I was, however, disappointed in the physical worldbuilding: the depiction of the space station California itself felt haphazard, poorly thought out, and sometimes even contradictory to what we learn about how life there is supposed to be. For instance, the lab where Rigo and Carver work is a vast room that's mostly empty, and they are shown to be working there completely alone — despite all the talk about how the station is so cramped and crowded that space is at a premium and nobody really has any privacy. The fact that the door to that room is shown to be right next to windows looking out into outer space doesn't help matters any.I do hope there will be further volumes, as the characters and their stories are well worth exploring further. But I also hope the authors figure out the physical environment too as the series goes on.

This is an erotica comic that is fun, feminist, and fantastic. I love sci-fi and utopia/dystopia fiction and this is a good blend of that with some mild erotica (mild but still explicit enough). The characters are charming, diverse, and realistic. The art style works really well with the content and I could see this story continuing. This is a refreshingly positive and light read in these dark times.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the use of gender identity, sexuality, and diverse character designs. As an old white dude, I like to read things outside of my normal comfort zone. This was definitely outside of my comfort zone, but I was rewarded with a great lesson in alternative thinking.

It's refreshing to see a range of body types, sexualities, and gender identities depicted in the protagonists of a sci-fi book.Looking forward to the sequel! Or perhaps even a series?

I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalleyThe background info for this story is basically that a group of scientists left earth to live in space because of vague climate change stuff and this follows their children who, as the first generation born in space, have much more open ideas of sex and relationships. It actually makes sense in a way that they would feel this way based on their new living situation, but I wish the story had gone a bit more in detail with that aspect of the plot instead of just focusing so much on the sex.Yeah, there is a TON of sex in this so it's definitely not for kids. It was a fun read and I didn't mind the sex by any means [it was actually really great to see some cute chubby ladies with realistically drawn bodies get some lovin'], but I feel like the story should have either focused on the societal and behavioral changes of the characters compared to their parents OR just been a straight up erotica graphic novel where people bang in space because reasons. It tried to both in a very limited number of pages and as a result both things just felt kind of half-finished.Also just an observation that while everyone in this story does seem to be bi/pan/poly, all the sex scenes are M/F so if that is going to bother you then you might want to skip this. I'm still not really sure how I feel about the whole thing in general, but I will say it's a bit weird to present a book as being lgbtia and then have several fairly graphic M/F sex scenes and only a few kisses with the same sex couples. [And yes I know it's still lgbtia because 'the b stands for bisexual' but you have to admit it seems a bit shady]

This was a nice opening for a series that I hope to see more of. It's quite refreshing seeing the first born space humans getting rid of some of the gender roles, being able to be who you truly feel. The conflicts are more interpersonal and are handled without violence.

Great comic that’s fun, diverse, and really sexy. And underneath that it touches on some serious questions about humanity and its survival. If only our motto on Earth was Honesty Keeps Us Alive! This was a super nice read. I’d love to spend more time with these characters so I hope there will be more!