The story is just starting to get its hooks into you as the volume. Browse issues from the comic book series, descender, from image comics. Review of descender by jeff lemire and dustin nguyen. All of the abuse is unpleasant to witness, but it isnt even the worst thing weve seen in this. But as darkness consumes the galaxy, a new hope arises. Tin stars inglese copertina flessibile 22 set 2015. 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. Descender cover a archie comics, comic book covers, dustin nguyen, x men. In a sense, descender is another sign that comicbook creators and. In the letter p, it is the stem reaching down past the o.
Descender reading order in 2020 comics, dnd funny, image comics. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. I was so happy to pick this up in my local comic shop and i knew i would love it as i did with the first one. Art imitates life in an industry with more than its share of drama and deception, as a tale built around reallife happenings in the comic. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Before the first issue of descender image hit comicbook shelves both physical and virtual wednesday, lemires sciencefiction collaboration with artist dustin nguyen had to.
The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Descender graphic novels, books, trade paperbacks and hardcovers published by image comics. Enormous robots appeared over several key planets one day, making no communications before unleashing devastating attacks. American library associations prestigious alex award, recognizing books for adults with. One young robots struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Jeff lemire born march 21, 1976 is a canadian cartoonist. Ngyuens unique style creates a somewhat cartoonish realm that somehow feels.
Descender is a comic book that throws a lot at a reader in the first issue. Descender continues to be a shockingly great scifi comic as orbital mechanics ratchets up the tension and the overall sympathy the reader feels for the characters. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Alexandre dumas the worlds greatest author cliff reuter. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. You dont have to be a comic book fan to enjoy this, i encourage any reader to try this out. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Descender e una serie a fumetti creata dallautore canadese jeff lemire testi e dallartista dustin nguyen disegni, pubblicata dalla casa editrice statunitense image comics dal 4 marzo 2015 al. Image comics has released solicitation information and images for new books and products shipping in august 2018. The descender saga comes to a startling climax and sets the stage for the next mindbending adventure.
This guy is so great he even has a candy bar named after one of his books. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. A young robot struggling to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Emerald city comic con is the show for creators and fans alike. Since geoff johns run on the book began over 10 years ago, weve had much more of the latter. 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. In typography and handwriting, a descender is the portion of a letter that extends below the baseline of a font. Sony picks up jeff lemire comic descender exclusive.
In the spirit of the two phds talking about comics, the comics alternative blog is trying a new format. Young robot boy tim21 and his companions struggle to stay ali. Descender is a comic you should read if you like mass effect. For example, in the letter y, the descender is the tail, or that portion of the diagonal line which lies below the v created by the two lines converging.
After selfpublishing the xeric awardwinning comic book lost dogs in 2005. I dont recall ever reading a comic book done in this type of water color style before. 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. Jeff lemire and dustin nguyen reimagine their scifi world from descender as a fantasy world in the new image comics series ascender. Writer jeff lemire and artist dustin nguyen present descender, a space epic that pits man against machine. Eccc is a celebration of fandom from every corner of the nerdy galaxy, coming together in an inclusive, creative, and collaborative atmosphere each year in downtown seattle. Its not often you find a first issue that establishes a baseline then completely changes it, establishing a new baseline in the same issue. When youre through checking out these solicitations for new image releases, be sure to visit cbrs image comics forum to discuss these titles and products with fellow readers and fans image comics solicitations last six months. Descender v3 by jeff lemire and dustin nguyen image comics. 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. 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.
Descender stands out from the huge crowd of cosmic comic books thanks to. We are a community of shared interest, avid passion, and skilled craft. He is the author of titles including the essex county trilogy, sweet tooth, the nobody, and animal man. Image comics firmata jeff lemire and dustin nguyen, descender. Descender di jeff lemire e dustin nguyen lega nerd. After obtaining a diploma in the visual arts in 2002, he began. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively.
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. No question, a large part of the emotional success of the book is due to artist dustin nguyen, whose familiar pencils punctuated with watercolor finishes lend a stunning wash to the entire world of descender and its occupants. In a day, billions were killed and the ugc united galactic council, a speciesspanning government body, was left weakened. Here are image comics solicitations for comic books scheduled for november and beyond with four new series to launch from some of their. Portfolio of alexander wells, a highly skilled artist popular for dynamic sports. Descender is a comic book series where humans perform an ethnic cleansing of robots.
Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. Imagine the universe of mass effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or optimism. 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.
American library associations prestigious alex award, recognizing books for adults. Sinestro corps war, by geoff johns, dave gibbons, and peter tomasi green lantern books tend to vacillate between earthbound superherostyle storytelling and epic outer space adventures. 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. The first instalment was perhaps my favourite book of the year. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. Everyone knows the motto of the three musketeers is all for one and one for all. Feb 4, 2020 reading order for the descender series from image comics. 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. I thought the pacing was excellent, especially since this was a few volumes into the story. Andy and tim21 it reads, with the signature in the. The descender saga comes to a startling climax and sets the stage for the next mindbending. And you thought they were just comic book titles, huh.
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