Spaceheadz (2010) – Book #1 Review

🛰️ The Day My Classmates Turned Out to Be Aliens With a Hamster Boss


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📖 Non-Spoiler Rundown

Michael K. is just trying to survive his first day at a new school. Normal stuff, right? Except his two new classmates, Bob and Jennifer, aren’t exactly… human. They’re aliens. And not just any aliens — they’ve learned everything they know about Earth from watching TV commercials. Their language is literally jingles and catchphrases.

Oh, and their commander? A bossy, loud hamster named Major Fluffy.

The aliens have a mission: recruit 3.14 million people to become “Spaceheadz.” If they fail, Earth gets shut off like a bad appliance. Suddenly, Michael’s “new kid problems” have been replaced with “save the world while babysitting lunatic aliens” problems.


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👥 Character Rundown

Michael K. – The reluctant straight man in all this chaos. Just a normal kid trying to make friends, and instead he’s stuck managing aliens.

Bob – Alien disguised as a kid, blurts out commercials like it’s normal conversation. Think “walking ad gone rogue.”

Jennifer – Another alien classmate, equally clueless about human behavior, equally obsessed with ads.

Major Fluffy – A hamster with delusions of grandeur. Shouts commands like a general and takes his “mission” way too seriously.



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🎨 Art Style

Illustrated by Shane Prigmore, the art is sharp, cartoony, and chaotic — perfect for the book’s bizarre humor. The doodle-like style leans into exaggeration: wide eyes, frantic expressions, and visual gags that elevate the already absurd text. It feels like Saturday morning cartoons collided with alien satire.

The doodles don’t just decorate — they enhance the comedy. The hamster’s manic little expressions, the aliens’ blank stares when they parrot ads — it’s all funnier in picture form.

💭 Final Thoughts

Book #1 of Spaceheadz nails its setup — wacky, fast-paced, and creative. The humor works for kids but has enough satire (ads, media obsession) to make adults laugh too. Michael’s deadpan frustration balances the aliens’ chaotic energy perfectly. And Major Fluffy? Comedy gold.

Final Rating: 10/10

Weird. Wacky. Wonderful. A strong, funny start to the trilogy.


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⚠️ Spoilers (Book #1)

Michael tries desperately to keep Bob, Jennifer, and Fluffy under control, but their obsession with commercials causes constant disasters at school. They confuse teachers, scare classmates, and nearly blow their alien cover multiple times.

One of the funniest ongoing bits: they repeat ad slogans like they’re normal English — “Bounty, the quicker picker upper!” — which makes blending in impossible.

By the end, Michael realizes they’re not just weird kids pretending — the alien threat is real. He’s reluctantly dragged into their mission: helping them recruit Spaceheadz and maybe, just maybe, saving Earth from being turned off.


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