Gear School

Teresa Gottlieb is a student at Gear School, where students learn to pilot Mecha against alien invaders who are fighting a war that is seemingly endless. Even though she isn't the best in her class, Teresa has all the other normal school things to deal with, in addition to learning piloting and keeping her ears open to learn real news about the war.

But when her first day to pilot an actual gear looms, the school is attacked by an alien mech. To save her friend, who is stuck in another Gear and paralyzed by a panic attack, Teresa must take on the alien mech with no actual weapons, just her piloting ability and courage. Can she stay alive and manage to save her friend as well?

This is a very short comic. It may be based on manga, but it is drawn in the American style and paginated in the American fashion. Most of the book is taken up with Teresa's school problems: liking a boy who doesn't seem to notice her, being the class screw-up and so on, but manages to redeem herself with her actions against the alien mech.

There is no sign that this volume is the first of a series. There may be a number on the spine, but I got this copy from the library, so I can't tell because part of the spine is covered. From the indications inside, this is part of a series and will continue. However, it's extremely slim for a first volume. Nonetheless, it's packed with story. As for me, I'll have to see more of the series before I would advocate buying it.

So, the final verdict? Good, but I want to see more before comitting my money.