Recommendation whatre in your opinion the best non. The past few issues have nothing but a stall job, the equivalent of a guy who comes out during the climax of a murder scene in a play and tap dances on stage. Hey, guys, professor bill of comic book university and by my name, you can probably tell that i kind of like comic books. Titan comics is pleased to announce the upcoming release of an all new comic series based on the new york times best selling lost fleet novels written by bestselling author jack campbell, with art by andre siregar sevara penciller andre christian m. Orbital mechanics comes out june 21 jeff lemire astounded comics readers with his breakout work in essex county, making a serious literature comic that was widely embraced by all kinds of comics readers. Jeff lemire and dustin nguyen reimagine their scifi world from descender as a fantasy world in the new image comics series ascender. You may also recognize him from the recent live streaming game at nerdarchys. To the contrary, i think its all to the book s credit. The new series, set 10 years after the conclusion of descender, wont launch until 2019 the final issue of descender is released digitally and in comic book stores wednesday but heat vision talked to writer lemire about the decision to continue. A riproaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and the world against world, to create a sprawling space opera from the creators of trillium, sweet tooth, and little gotham. 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.
The new series, set 10 years after the conclusion of descender, wont launch until 2019 the final issue of descender is released digitally and in comic book. I enjoyed how the book itself was structured, as the expository panels have little to no writing. A comic nerd is a person who is obsessed with comic books and going to comic conventions. Orbital mechanicsdescender continues to be my 2nd favorite scifi comic after saga, vol. Jeff lemire animal man, sweet tooth is a talent of many facets. The medium reads quickly and prioritizes images over text. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. It tells the story of a robot who wakes up 10 years after a group of planetsized robots, the. Descender volume 1 tin stars graphic novels reed comics.
Imagine the universe of mass effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or optimism. He is the writer of allnew hawkeye, extraordinary xmen, and old man logan for marvel, descender and plutona for image comics, black hammer for. Mar 04, 2015 descender is the best new comic book of 2015. We also meet telsas father, general nagoki in the past before things on the machine this entire descender series is great. Jeff lemire explains descender comic book sequel ascender. Descender is a comic book series where humans perform an ethnic cleansing of robots. The descender movie is coming, so read the comics now inverse. A young robot struggling to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Mar 04, 2015 descender is a comic book that throws a lot at a reader in the first issue. Recommendation whatre in your opinion the best nonsuperhero comic books. He has worked for dc comics and wildstorm since 2000. Similar to humes problem of induction, goodman undermines our ability to make certain predictions about the future from our observations of the past. Offers accepted one per catalog number listed today. Comic book artist dustin nguyen talks batman tales.
Enormous robots appeared over several key planets one day, making no communications before unleashing. Comic book artist and illustrator dustin nguyens newest book is batman tales. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Nerdz comics and more inc flagler beach, florida 326 rated 4. News and media for adaptations based on comic books are welcome. I love drillers new friend mizerd and am scared for tesla and scared shitless of tim22. Being a primarily visual medium, comic art can make or break a book. Newsweeks best comic books of 2018 2018, 2017, 2016 yalsas great graphic novels for teens 2015. Descender is a comic you should read if you like mass effect. After selfpublishing the xeric awardwinning comic book lost dogs in 2005 via his ashtray press. Everything related to print comics comic books, graphic novels, and strips and web comics.
Potentially stops at 7 who might be able to ragdoll, but defeats 8 about half the time. Its been back story weve already known about, stretched out far longer than i. 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. It was renamed because of the thenupcoming film, the matrix.
Your are bidding on this 2016 issue of this series. Descender, by jeff lemire and dustin nguyen a great exercise in worldbuilding, descender takes place in the aftermath of the collapse of a great and shining human civilization. I have ros ben around rots anakin and rotj luke, with luke. Once the shields were down, antman attacked doctor nemesis and defeated him using his greater sizechanging experience. Browse issues from the comic book series, descender, from image comics.
His work in the 2010s includes allnew hawkeye, extraordinary xmen, moon knight and old man logan for marvel, descender and plutona for image comics. Along with rick remender and brian k vaughn, jeff lemire is now a part of my mustread comic book. This page lists all characters categorized with a template in the descender universe. Doctor nemesis begins to seek his revenge by infiltrating wasps mansion where she was throwing a party. Jan 30, 2015 in a competitive bidding war, sony has picked up the movie rights to descender, an upcoming scifi comic written by jeff lemire and drawn by dustin nguyen josh bratman will produce the film with. These type of people have no problem with cosplay when going to a convention. The story is just starting to get its hooks into you as the volume. Jan 11, 2017 15 comic book villains who became heroes. Jeff lemire born march 21, 1976 is a canadian cartoonist. Nightwing is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. He is currently the artist on his and jeff lemires creatorowned image comics series, descender, for which he won the 2016 eisner award for best paintermultimedia artist. Worldwide comics is very happy to have acquired this collection and bring it out to the comic collecting community, it is the most exciting group of comics we have acquired in the past 5 years.
If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Writer jeff lemire and artist dustin nguyen present descender, a space epic that pits man against machine. 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. Given superhuman abilities, nemesis tracks down goratti, the mobster responsible for both his own death and that of the grim reaper. W jeff lemire aca dustin nguyen rise of the robots, conclusion the falls big descender event concludes in explosive fashion as the ugc and the hardwire converge, and tim and. January 25, 2019 in the upcoming ascender, jeff lemire and dustin nguyen present the next chapter of the thrilling epic that began with descender.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The watercolor artwork is beautiful as always and the story is fun. The descenders are here, and only tim can save the universe from their apocalyptic judgement. A writer who follows up something the scale of descender with a near opposite point of view is clearly someone whos earned the grace to tell his stories his way.
Descender comic read descender comic online in high quality. Of course, a few more books as good as descender wouldnt hurt. The feats performed by superheroes inside of comic books seem fantastic and unbelievable, but super powers are often grounded in realworld science. Read 3 descender volumes and the acsender one in a single day. This is a comic book series that will leave you dreaming and imagining yourself in this created world. 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. Singularities, the cover kind of gives away the sinister side of tim22 and effy and andy lose lots of friends. 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. 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. Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. In early promotional materials prior to the release of the first title, the imprint was called matrix instead of helix.
Nelson goodman drowns his sorrows existential comics. He is the author of titles including the essex county trilogy, sweet tooth, the nobody, and animal man. Along with rick remender and brian k vaughn, jeff lemire is now a part of my mustread comic book creators triplet. Sony picks up jeff lemire comic descender exclusive. Find the value of the image comic descender volume 1. Nelson goodmans concept of grue was introduced in his book the new riddle of induction. The penultimate issue of descender is filled with shocks, twists, and goodbyes. Newsweeks best comic books of 2018 2018, 2017, 2016 yalsas great graphic novels for teens 2015 nprs best books of the year your new scifi obsession is here, and its name is descender. His work in the 2010s includes allnew hawkeye, extraordinary xmen, moon knight and old man logan for marvel, descender and plutona for image comics, and bloodshot reborn for valiant. Young robot boy tim21 and his companions struggle to stay ali.
In march 2015, lemire launched descender, a creatorowned scifi series with art by dustin nguyen, from image comics. In addition to his mildmannered position as a nerdarchy staff writer, william c. Sweet tooth, and trillium, as well as the mainstream comic book series green arrow, animal man, justice league, and moon knight. 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. Crime doesnt always pay, it seems, because these 15 comic book supervillains decided to switch sides and become heroes instead. Exposition is normally a confounding element in comics storytelling.
One young robots struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. It feels relevant to the overall story, its story is interesting if a bit tedious in the beginning, we finally learn what exactly a descender is, and it features dustin nguyens stellar art. Welcome to multiversity comics, a web site written by people who love comics for people who love comics. Doctor nemesis then had antman lower the shields around the mansion. This let the art and the imagination of the reader do the work to bring it to life. 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. All comics come with board and bag to keep it protected. Jeff lemire and dustin nguyen are true masters of storytelling, and boy oh boy, isnt the artwork just stellar. The character has appeared in various incarnations, with the nightwing identity most prominently being adopted by dick grayson when he reinvented himself from his role as batmans vigilante partner robin. Reprints from acgs 1950s comics nemesis and adventures into the unknown. Please see the diamond shipping lists for current information. 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.
Drawn with just enough abstract to allow your mind to fill in the gaps. Writer jeff lemire on moving from image comics descender to ascender. In a day, billions were killed and the ugc united galactic council, a speciesspanning government. Newsweeks best comic books of 20182018, 2017, 2016 yalsas great graphic novels for teens2015 nprs best books of the yearyour new scifi obsession is here, and its name is descender. 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.
Entertainment weekly young robot boy tim21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on. This timeline shows the sheer scope of their scififantasy hybrid. Providing a large dump of information can wreck the flow of a story. Helix was a shortlived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of dc comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. 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. Imagine the universe of mass effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. I dont know much on grading but to me it is nm condition. The creatorowned scifi series descender followed the. They often like to wear comic tshirts such as fantastic four hulk spiderman and doctor who. Giant robots called harvesters suddenly appear, taking over many of the essential functions of empire and leaving humanity struggling to find its place in a system in which automatons rule in all but name. Its not often you find a first issue that establishes a baseline then completely changes it, establishing a new baseline in the same issue. All comics are shipped between cardboard pieces and in a bubbled envelope. The film adaptation of jeff lemire and dustin nguyens image comics series descender now has a screenwriter on board, jesse wigutow.
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