Before photographs, these illustrations helped convey some added degree of information. 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. Support indigenous pop culture right here by making this your one stop shop for native pop. Presenting a variant look into the culture we all love. Jul 15, 2014 once youve found the perfect comic to suit your reading style, you can always branch out beyond your comfort zone. Bitch planet vol 1, saga vol 5 and descender vol 1, all pretty nifty sciencefiction titles from image comics. Ascender is the notsocleverlytitled sequel to descender, jeff lemire and dustin nguyens criticallyacclaimed, eisner winning series. Green lantern books tend to vacillate between earthbound superherostyle storytelling and epic outer space adventures. I enjoyed how the book itself was structured, as the expository panels have little to no writing. Jeff lemire and dustin nguyen reimagine their scifi world from descender as a fantasy world in the new image comics series ascender. The mystery doesnt end with the core black hammer series though, as lemire expands his universe with spinoff titles sherlock frankenstein and the legion of evil, doctor star and the kingdom of lost tomorrows, and quantum age offering insightful takes on different eras and genres of realworld comic book history. Enormous robots appeared over several key planets one day, making no communications before unleashing devastating attacks.
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 every planet. Mark millar says that some of his biggest hits as a comicbook writer have come from the simplest of his ideas. One of the most popular filipino superheroes, she has appeared in many movies and several television. Presented through the experience of a small robot with the innocence and fear of a young child. There is perhaps nothing like this comic out in the medium right now and may have never been. Descender is a 2015 image, creatorowned comic book series from writer jeff lemire and artist dustin nguyen that follows a special, artificial, boy robot named tim21 in a science fiction future where humans and their alien allies are at war with an invading species of sentient machines called the harvesters.
Young robot boy tim21 and his companions struggle to stay ali. Jeff lemire explains descender comic book sequel ascender. The first time i ran across this collected edition of the series, i was intrigued by the cover art. Descender is a comic book that throws a lot at a reader in the first issue.
Hidden behind this tale of a lost and abandoned little robot are the underlying demons of our own society. I provided him with the owners name, address, phone number etc. 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. But before you dive into the entire xmen omnibus, start off with a good.
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Descender 2015 2018 from image comics league of comic geeks. 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. Dec 4, 2018 celebrating all things autumn from wearing scarves to jumping in a pile of leaves. Mar 04, 2015 descender is the best new comic book of 2015. A website devoted to bringing you the best in the world of conventions, comics and cosplay. One young robots struggle to stay alive in a universe where all. The world of film optioning is exciting and depressing at the same time. The 32page comic follows the film script and most of the characters are drawn to resemble their screen counterparts.
Descender is jeff lemires creatorowned projet, illustrated by dustin nguyen, and is another ongoing series that image comics can proudly talk about. 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. 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. They initially originated as illustration added to propaganda or political pieces, like editorials. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital 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. The story is just starting to get its hooks into you as the volume.
This let the art and the imagination of the reader do the work to bring it to life. Read 3 descender volumes and the acsender one in a single day. He has worked for dc comics and wildstorm since 2000. Writer jeff lemire on moving from image comics descender to ascender. The tax deduction rewards far outweigh having to sell the comic book collection yourself, and the proceeds benefit families in need across america. 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. See more ideas about superhero, comic character and comic books art. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on may 9, 1991.
This timeline shows the sheer scope of their scififantasy hybrid. Descender is a comic book series where humans perform an ethnic cleansing of robots. He is the author of titles including the essex county trilogy, sweet tooth, the nobody, and animal man. Some of them deal quite successfully with complex issues and moral dilemmas. And then we have microman, with stereotyped strawmen villains, a onesizefitsall array of policy solutions, and an worldview as twodimensional as the paper on which its printed. Jul 27, 2010 hey, i read comic books too graphic novels, if you prefer. Exposition is normally a confounding element in comics storytelling.
His work in the 2010s includes allnew hawkeye, extraordinary xmen, moon knight and old man logan. Descender comic read descender comic online in high quality. Under the radars top 25 comic books and graphic novels of. The 2015 comic book season kicked off with image comics publisher eric stephensons keynote address and tons of newly announced series. 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.
See more ideas about comics, comic strips and humor. Written by awardwinning creator, jeff lemire, descender is a riproaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey. Amid hollywoods call, new descender comic book is his. On one hand, when filmmakers grab the adaptation rights to books and comics. Find the value of the image comic descender volume 1.
Newsweeks best comic books of 2018 2018, 2017, 2016 yalsas great graphic novels for teens 2015. Taking place ten years after the riproaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey that was descender, ascender centers on a young girl, mila, stuck on the planet sampson, the former center of the united galactic council which is now cut off from the. Get started in descender comic books spiral comics. After all of the books were at the store including a donald duck atom bomb wheatie, they sent an email to him stating such. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. Of course, a few more books as good as descender wouldnt hurt. 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.
If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. It hearkens to clarke and asimov in its subject matter. Mar 04, 2015 descender is a comic book that throws a lot at a reader in the first issue. Donate comic books from the platinum age, golden age, silver age, bronze age, or modern age to charity and take back some closet space. Browse issues from the comic book series, descender, from image comics. The descender movie is coming, so read the comics now inverse. 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. Rise of the robots, conclusion the falls big descender event concludes in explosive fashion as the ugc. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. Jeff lemire born march 21, 1976 is a canadian cartoonist. The film adaptation of jeff lemire and dustin nguyens image comics series descender now has a screenwriter on board, jesse wigutow. January 25, 2019 in the upcoming ascender, jeff lemire and dustin nguyen present the next chapter of the thrilling epic that began with descender.
Some deviations are found, such as having professor dent trying to shoot james bond before getting killed, and dr. Superstar writer grant morrison joins legendary artist jim lee on earth10 for one of the most dynamic, actionpacked issues of this entire worldshattering series the multiversity. It was written by doug murray and later by don lomax and illustrated by michael golden. Descender is science fiction that is not comic book in its material at all. From trades hard or paperback editions that typically collect five or six issues of an ongoing series to original graphic novels to single monthly issues, the year was rife with magnificent, deep, multilayered storytelling that offered something to virtually everyone. Along with rick remender and brian k vaughn, jeff lemire is now a part of my mustread comic book creators triplet. Created by jeff lemire sweet tooth, trillium and dustin nguyens little gotham critically acclaimed, bestselling new science fiction series. Many consider this the year that comic books finally achieved some decent literary respect and mainstream acceptance primarily generated from the buzz of watchmen, the dark knight returns, and maus. 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. Imagine the universe of mass effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or optimism. Personally i donated my comics in march of 20, and just got my tax refund in february of 2014. Please see the diamond shipping lists for current information. Three men and a comic book is the twentyfirst episode of the simpsons second season. Jeff lemire and dustin nguyen are true masters of storytelling, and boy oh boy, isnt the artwork just stellar.
Being a primarily visual medium, comic art can make or break a book. While knowledge of descender will give you some background to the story. 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. You wont have anything to show for it, for quite a while depending on when you donated your comics.
Darna is a superhero from philippine comic books, created in 1950 for pilipino komiks by writer mars ravelo and illustrator nestor redondo. I would send the rest of the books i owed him to a long time comic book store, whom also has a couple thousand feedback on ebay. Comics4kids accepts donations of both comic books and money. Imagine a world where the nazis not only won world war ii but went on to direct world culture for the next 60 years with the help of an orphaned, alien superweapon known as overman. Sun girl starred in a namesake threeissue series coverdated august to december 1948. 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. One of those comic book adventures you hope never gets translated to screen, for fear of losing something in that translation. The first sun girl was created by artist ken bald and an unidentified writer. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. 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 comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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. Image comics is known to set loose some very potential comic series. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The haunted galaxy, part three of five andy, his feisty daughter mila, and his faithful companion bandit flee the deadly militia and the tranquil life they tried to forge after the events of descender dodging froxes, giants, and.
Add video to comic books, set your pictures to music, or blend original art with sound effects to make actionpacked comics. Descender, and its sequel ascender, are the creatorowned scifi comic book series by artist dustin nguyen and writer jeff lemire. Descender is a comic you should read if you like mass effect. Published september 24th 2015 by image comics first published march 4th 2015. We are a current irs 501 c 3 authorized not for profit organization, therefore all contributions are 100% tax deductible to the fullest extent to of the law, and a receipt will be issued on our letterhead. An ideal tool for creative people comic book creator 2. Lemire pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling epic.
Comic book artist dustin nguyen talks batman tales. When developing a story about a young robot boy in space, jeff lemire expected the writing process for his next creatorowned project to take him to t. In the episode, bart sees the rare first issue of radioactive man for sale at a comic book convention. Writer jeff lemire and artist dustin nguyen present descender, a space epic that pits man against machine. The medium reads quickly and prioritizes images over text. 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. Please check with your accountant for specific valuationdonation parameters. The series, which has already got hollywoods eye in spite of almost nobody having read it yet. 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.
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