Although this makes the delivery feel rushed, itcertainly matches the quick pace of a televised cooking show. Thestory moves quickly, focusing less on introductions and more on the competitionsbetween the characters. Accepting a challenge from an odd customer, she is instantlytransported into space to perform on a head-to-head competitive cooking show.With no knowledge of the weird alien ingredients she has to use, Peony mustforge alliances and friendships to stay ahead of the cutthroat competition. All rights reserved."Riess opens Space Battle Lunchtime with a loveableheroine and a great hook, but then brings it to life beyond your expectationswith her signature charm and dazzling color." - Yes Homo, "Natalie Riess delivers a comic that lives up to itsexciting name, Space Battle Lunchtime! With gorgeous layouts, unique characterdesigns and an intriguing premise, I am excited to read the next installment andfind out who will be the toughest cookie in this tasty new series!" - SarahGraley (Rick and Morty: Lil' Poopy Superstar), BOOKLIST - Peonyfeels she is one of the best bakers in the universe now she's been given achance to prove it. (Oct.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. Part Top Chef, part Doctor Who, it’s a thoroughly entertaining start to this space drama, and the dire cliffhanger ending will have readers eagerly awaiting volume two. Riess uses a vivid palette to emphasize the unfamiliarity of the alien environment Peony finds herself in, keeping readers as off-balance as she is. It has all the hallmarks of reality cooking competitions (“Time may be an illusion, but yours is up,” announces Zorp, the floating polyhedron that hosts the show) while balancing laughs, quirky characters, and plot developments, including a potential romance with one of Peony’s competitors, Neptunia. Riess, creator of the Snarlbear webcomic, makes a highly promising print debut with a comic that will delight SF diehards and cooking show devotees alike.
Now, she’s making friends and whipping up desserts with foods she’s never encountered (and machines she can’t even turn on), but enemies are conspiring against her with deadly plans.
"Peony knows her way around a kitchen, especially where baked goods are concerned, but her experience might not be enough to help her when she’s conscripted to participate in an extraterrestrial reality TV show, Space Battle Lunchtime.
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