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Private Investigator Daniel Schwinn is on the case of a missing girl. This isn’t just any old detective mystery though. This one takes place on a lunar colony in the year 1997. The American and Soviet rivalry continues on the moon. Drugs and organized crime is seething in the underground. Something bigger is at play and Schwinn has stepping right into a big pile of bad blood. Missing on the Moon takes us deep into the cyberpunk noir world of an alternate reality on the Moon!
- Written by Cory Crater
- Art by Damian Couciero
- Colors by Patricio Delpeche
- Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- Published by Mad Cave Studios
Missing on the Moon Sets the Stage for More
In a alternate timeline, the year is 1997. America and the Soviet Union have colonized the moon. People live in a world of cyberpunk domes with an underworld of drugs, crime, and poverty. Daniel Schwinn is introduced to us bribing a “Blueskin” with a drug called Nova for information before being called off to something more important.
A Long Cold Winter from Mad Cave Studios is here!
Schwinn arrives at neon dance club to talk with his employer about a new case. A little girl from a wealthy family is missing and her ballet shoe has been found by some miners out on the open surface of the moon. It’s revealed that Schwinn has a past with family trauma, but takes the case for double his pay. Following the clues, he has a near death experience. He ends up with a robotic social worker for a partner and walks right into a trap while chasing a suspect. A vague ending leaves a big clue as something much bigger going on.
Characters and Worlds Established in Missing on the Moon
Written by Corey Crater, known for The Codex, the story and character development in this issue is really good. Daniel Scwinn as the main character is fleshed out well in this issue. We learn what lengths he’s willing to go to do his job. He’s hard around the edges to protect something terrible that happened to him in the past.
The world building is fantastic. The opening pages of the book gives a map of the moons colonies so that we can see the scale of this world. Specific terms like “Blueskin” and “Heavy” add depth to the world.
A Neon Cyberpunk Artistic World in Missing on the Moon
The artwork for Missing on the Moon does a great job of adding to the world building. It compliments the story so well. The cyberpunk element keeps things of kilter in a dangerous noir tale. Damien Couciero weaves a world of humans and technology together on a new lunar setting. It’s done well enough that you forget they’re on the Moon at times. It’s a wonderful mesh of bright neon colors and dark shadows that help create the neo-noir style.
Everything points to 8.5/10
What a cool set up for the story to come. Characters are established, a deep world’s foundation is built, and the story is set in motion with more to come. I absolutely love the look of everything and the story idea as a whole. I’m a sucker for noir and cyberpunk, so this book is for me. A hard boiled detective in over his head, plus a neon futuristic world, and set it in the 90’s on the Moon? That’s worthy of read.
