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Feb 26, 2014Vilka rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I docked one star for the sloppy art, but had to give it back for leaving me emotionally crippled. I admit I was bawling through the last quarter (which hasn't happened in a LONG time), even though I knew how it would end. The story of the Cold War space race, focusing on three characters: the gulag prisoner turned head designer for Sputnik, the stray dog who became the first living being in orbit, and the lab technician in charge of the research dogs. Though the art quality is indifferent at best, the story itself is a troubling and ultimately tragic look at Cold War politics, duty, trust and ethics (in both politics and research).