Plot

Earth has become inhabitable in the future of 2071, and with a soaring crime rate, across the universe, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) deploy “a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters [known as ‘Cowboys’] hunt and capture criminals for a cash reward.” On the spaceship Bebop are stationed three Cowboys — Spike Spiegal, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine. In the Curtain Casino on Thursis, Mars, Faye, Spike and Jet are pursuit of their target, Melville. Melville causes quite a commotion at the casino and escapes all three. The three return back to base on the Bebop, but Spike decides to continue pursuing Melville. We find out there’s more to Melville than meets the eye, and Vicious, Spike’s rival, is now in pursuit as well.

Review

A fast-moving and entertaining comic indeed. Without the introduction on the first page, the story may have been a bit hard to follow. Overall, this comic is very entertaining and relatively concise.

Verdict (Out of 10)

Fringe Fiction gives this comic a 6.9 out of 10. Decent and entertaining introduction to the world of Cowboy Bebop.