This is the earliest of the comics, full of really rough art but good story arcs. I've already read book 13 first so I know the art gets a LOT better, but the stories seem to be good all-around. Good enough that I might just sit down and read every single frame in almost a single go. The fourth wall breaking does suit the humor, and while it always tries to be funny, it's more of a smirk than a laugh out loud. Despite that, I'm amused. Blood and guts is very much lighthearted entertainment, after all. ( )

Step into the tub of happiness.
Just don't step on the amorph.

It might be easy to be put off by the quality of the artwork in this volume, but if you are you will be missing out. Howard Taylor is IMO one of the best Sci Fi authors around. He manages to mix hard SF with humor and military action in a way no one else I've seen has been able to do.
This book is a collection of his earliest work from the web comic plus a bonus story created especially for the book. As a result the quality of the artwork isn't nearly as good as his current work, see the web comic and the bonus story show's the contrast. The writing and humor are excellent however.
This is a good beginning of a great series. ( )