Imagine the universe of mass effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or optimism. In volume 3, he has told the backstories of several of the main characters. One young robots struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. This timeline shows the sheer scope of their scififantasy hybrid. Enormous robots appeared over several key planets one day, making no communications before unleashing. There is perhaps nothing like this comic out in the medium right now and may have never been. Nov 11, 2015 descender is one of those books that, as a comics creator myself, infuriates me. He is the writer of allnew hawkeye, extraordinary xmen, and old man logan for marvel, descender and plutona for image comics. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read descender. Marvel dc various collector starter set comic books, pack of 25 3.
Todd left marvel to start up comic images as an independent comic book publisher, in particular the spawn comic book which was his own creation. The collection consists of around 2000 comics, of which 70% are marvels, 20% dcs and the rest mostly misc. Huge comic book lot 25 marvel dc indy superman batman xmen no duplicates hot choice. This third collection of the bestselling series by jeff lemire and 2016 eisner award winning artist dustin nguyen dives deep into the secret histories of each cast member with revelations that will propel young robot tim21s scifi adventure into dangerous. Read over 75,000 comics and over 700 free comics available from publishers such as marvel, dc, image, boom, idw, top shelf, and oni press on your iphone, ipad, kindle fire, android. Comic age comic type monthly issue annual special giant size king size prestige format hard cover gn soft cover gn trade paperback published month select month january february. New york times bestselling author jeff lemire is an awardwinning writer and artist of the acclaimed literary graphic novelsessex county, the underwater. I dont know what goes on behind the scenes, but somehow this book shows up on the shelves as a perfect little machine, functioning at its highest capacity, with each member of the creative team shining through. Descender stands out from the huge crowd of cosmic comic books thanks to the story that lemire and nguyen are bringing to life. Descender graphic novels d graphic novels graphic novels. That comic is descender and the reason is that its quite an obscenely blatant masterpiece. Tin stars and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle.
Descender comic read descender comic online in high quality. Dec 22, 2016 there are 4 volumes left, so figure about 20 issues more. January 25, 2019 in the upcoming ascender, jeff lemire and dustin nguyen present the next chapter of the thrilling epic that began with descender. Mar 04, 2015 descender is a comic book that throws a lot at a reader in the first issue. It has an intriguing universe already and combined with great writing and aweinspiring artwork, this is a comic you owe it to yourself to try. Written by awardwinning creator, jeff lemire, descender is a riproaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey. I dont recall ever reading a comic book done in this type of water color style before.
May 18, 2017 green lantern books tend to vacillate between earthbound superherostyle storytelling and epic outer space adventures. Descender is a space opera comic book about a young boy robot, tim21, who awakens from ten years of sleep mode to find a galaxy vastly changed. Mar 04, 2015 sara i would say this is a 11th12th grade comic series. One of the other big players in the action figure world is, of course, mcfarlanes toys which is own by spawn creator todd mcfarlane who used to be an artist on the spiderman comic with marvel. In a world where all androids have been outlawed, one young robot fights for his life as bounty hunters pursue him relentlessly one planet at a time. Descender is one of those books that, as a comics creator myself, infuriates me. Descender graphic novels d graphic novels reed comics.
Descender is a comic you should read if you like mass effect. Outside of the new 52, and the earth one series super hero comics, havent really gelled all that much with me, so whatre are some nonsuperhero comic books that you would recommend. Descender graphic novels, books, trade paperbacks and hardcovers published by image comics. One young robots struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been. Criticallyacclaimed, bestselling descender is back with singularities, its next exciting arc.
Lemire did some incredible world building in the first volume and he introduced a number of characters. Lemire pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling epic. Figure 8 descenders rescue figure 8s are designed with ears to keep the rope from sliding up the device and girth hitching around the device which can strand a climber midline until they can unweight the device. Descender, allnew hawkeye, and more features jeff lemire talks to us about descender, focusing on creator owned projects, and what hes bringing to marvels. I dont know what goes on behind the scenes, but somehow this book shows up on the shelves. Jeff lemire born march 21, 1976 is a canadian cartoonist. Since geoff johns run on the book began over 10 years ago, weve had much more of the latter, and the popularity of this multipart saga is a big reason why.
Sony nabs rights to scifi comic book series descender. Sony pictures said today that it has picked up feature film rights to descender, which debuts march 4 from image comics. Descender is a comic book series where humans perform an ethnic cleansing of robots. Recommendation whatre in your opinion the best non. Hidden behind this tale of a lost and abandoned little robot are the underlying demons of our own society. The nobody, sweet tooth, and trillium, as well as the mainstream comic book series green arrow, animal man, justice league, and moon knight. It shows a lot of promise for the future with a great setup to what could be an epic, thrilling, and emotional scifi tale. To readmore i would say this is a 11th12th grade comic series. There is some cursing, drug use, bloody violence, and one adult scene no bits are shown.
The film adaptation of jeff lemire and dustin nguyens image comics series descender now has a screenwriter on board, jesse wigutow. The descender movie is coming, so read the comics now. Its not often you find a first issue that establishes a baseline then completely changes it, establishing a new baseline in the same issue. Acceptable condition, unused copy, binding starting to seperate from book, pages held intact and in good shape. May 2019 comic book sales to comics shops comichron. Tim21s adventure continues as a mysterious figure from his past emerges and sends shockwaves through the galaxy. That comic is descender and the reason is that its quite an. There are 4 volumes left, so figure about 20 issues more. Jeff lemire is a new york times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels sweet tooth, essex county, the underwater welder, trillium, plutona, black hammer, descender. Descender, a space opera comic released by image, is so damn good that sony bought the rights to adapt it to film based on the first issue alone. Comic age comic type monthly issue annual special giant size king size prestige format hard cover gn soft cover gn trade paperback published month select month january february march april may june july august september october november december winter spring summer fall. See more ideas about dustin nguyen, image comics and comics. The comic book is beautiful to look at and if the story can continue to engage and surprise then this will be a big hit. Descender by jeff lemire came into being amid huge fanfare and critical acclaim and it is well deserved.
Lil gotham creators educate dcs young heroes in secret hero society. Tin stars is a new sciencefiction comic on image by jeff lemire and dustin nguyen the artist, not the karate guy from 21 jump street. A riproaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling space opera from the creators of trillium, sweet tooth, and little gotham. Descender is top of the reading pile, that first ish was tremendous and the creative team is a perfect fusion of story and visual by 2 talents at the top of their game. Review of descender by jeff lemire and dustin nguyen.
He is the author of titles including the essex county trilogy, sweet tooth, the nobody, and animal man. His work in the 2010s includes allnew hawkeye, extraordinary xmen, moon knight and old man logan for marvel, descender and plutona for image comics. Mar 04, 2015 descender stands out from the huge crowd of cosmic comic books thanks to the story that lemire and nguyen are bringing to life. Sony buys movie rights to upcoming scifi comic book series descender. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Comic book champions marvel limited silver surfer pewter. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Dustin nguyens watercolours help to make the world feel unique and set descender apart from the majority of comic book. A riproaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling space opera from the creators of trillium. Looks like its going to be an amazing week for comics. This week we get saga, rat queens, birthright, descender, five ghosts and savior. Dustin nguyens watercolours help to make the world feel unique and set descender apart from the majority of comic book art, however at times it can seem more like concept sketches than the finished art. Recommendation whatre in your opinion the best nonsuperhero comic books. Marvel dc various collector starter set comic books, pack.
Outside of the new 52, and the earth one series super hero comics, havent really gelled all that much with me, so whatre are some nonsuperhero comic books. Marvel shipped 118 new comic books to market, an increase of 26 comics over may 2018 and a figure higher than any since diamond. Amid hollywoods call, new descender comic book is his big picture for new comic descender, lemire sets his sights on what he says is important. In a world where all androids have been outlawed, one young robot. Feb 04, 2016 descender, a space opera comic released by image, is so damn good that sony bought the rights to adapt it to film based on the first issue alone. It tells the story of a robot who wakes up 10 years after a group of planetsized robots, the harvesters, have rampaged through the galaxy.
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