Descender, and its sequel ascender, are the creatorowned scifi comic book series by artist dustin nguyen and writer jeff lemire. 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 ill say is that the main crux is that black bolt is stuck in a very surreal, very otherworldly prison that has some very weird ideas about how to torture its prisoners. Acroyear, space glider, biotron and their allies are back, on the run from the evil baron karza, and blasting through a universe where magic and science vie for control. Dec 16, 2015 you know by now that the art in descender is fantastic, but the writing in this issue was a little slow for me. Apr 27, 2016 he has also written for other various comicsrelated publications and websites, covered comic conventions, and appeared in video commentaries. Hawkeye and the defenders try to stop an attack on atlantic city by attuma and end up captured by attuma and the red ghost. There are concerns with the comic that are not seen in the picture.
One young robots struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. 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. Only very minute printing and bindery defects or the most barely noticeable handling defects present. In march 2015, lemire launched descender, a creatorowned scifi series with art by. The new voyages issue comic online in high quality master thief of kaliklak, bug joined commander rann and the micronauts in order to fight baron karza, dreadful ruler of his universe.
D y n a m i t e page 8 books graphic novels comics. Marvel mini comic book keychain, collectors size, full length edition. One of those comic book adventures you hope never gets translated to screen, for fear of losing something in that translation. When the supernatural world spins out of control, when the police cant handle what goes bump in the night, when monsters come screaming out of nightmares and into the mean streets, theres just one man to call. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Find the value of the marvel comic micronauts volume 1. In the field of comic books, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues.
The series was written by peter gillis and featured earlycareer artwork by kelley jones. Descender deluxe edition hardcover volume 2 image comics. With no prior research or formal script, headcanon presents topics. Before its first issue releases in march, forthcoming comic book series descender has already. The best possible existing condition of that comic book. He has also been nominated for 8 eisner awards, 7 harvey awards and 8 shuster awards. In comic books, the microverse is a parallel universe that can be reached by shrinking down to subatomic size. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic book s name. It is very rare, especially in older vintage comic books, to discover a comic in these grades as they are virtually nonexistent. Descender is a comic you should read if you like mass effect.
Red sonja 1, first edition abebooks shop for books, art. Harry dresden, the only professional wizard in the chicago phone book. Both of these reasons may explain why youll find a million independent comics naked and barcodefree. Descender comic read descender comic online in high quality. You know by now that the art in descender is fantastic, but the writing in this issue was a little slow for me. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Micronauts is a 2016 reboot of the micronauts comics, based on the original toyline by mego, and now owned by hasbro. In the united kingdom and europe the term small press comic is equivalent with minicomic, reserved for those publications measuring a6 105 mm. Overall, though, still a fairly good comic, and i still have very high hopes for issue 9, to be expected january, 2016. This timeline shows the sheer scope of their scififantasy hybrid.
Sony pictures plans to make a film adaptation of descender. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. The first title was published by marvel comics in 1979, with both original characters and characters based on the toys. Tim21 and his companions are taken to the mind bending home world of the robot resistance while a long lost figure from tims past emerges but will he be friend or foe. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet.
Life is pretty good for humans and machines alike, and then kirbysized machines called harvesters show up and ruin everyones party. As such, each page takes longer to create, and he rarely does full art for a comic, usually sticking to covers or concept art. 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 micronauts are comic books featuring a group of characters based on the mego micronauts toy line. Your comic needs an isbn number and a barcode if you want to sell the book on or if you want a retailer to sell your book in their store. Imagine the universe of mass effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or optimism. Hes not a penciler, as is normal for comic artists. Comic book artist and writer jeff lemire came to our local library to talk about essex county and all the things hes working on. Mar 04, 2015 descender is a comic book that throws a lot at a reader in the first issue. Related and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
See how he has changed in the journey to television. Jeff lemire and dustin nguyens scifi epic makes its way onto our shelves in a deluxe format. Marvels the punisher adapts one of frank castles only notable supporting cast members in micro. After selfpublishing the xeric awardwinning comic book lost dogs in 2005 via his. Surely, a comic book this good couldnt have escaped the eyes of hollywood. Unboxing our weekly shipment of comic books and other merchandise on sale wednesday january, 2015. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. A minicomic is a creatorpublished comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. His work in the 2010s includes allnew hawkeye, extraordinary xmen, moon knight and old man logan for marvel, descender and plutona for image comics. Supply the definitions you use to grade your comic books for consideration and possible incorporation into the definitions to appear at this site and you will be considered a charter contributor and receive a free email or web link on this site once the final definitions are published. The picture is a stock photo used for reference only.
Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. An enthralling space odyssey with lots of heart and. Micronauts the new voyages vfnm bagboard marvel comic micronauts. 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. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community. Unlike his previous big two work, dustin nguyen became a oneman art team for descender by sketching, painting and coloring it all himself. I dont recall ever reading a comic book done in this type of water color style before.
Find the value of the image comic descender volume 1. Sep 16, 2015 headcanon is a show wherein we brainstorm ideas and theories about our favorite comic book characters, stories, and worlds. The storytelling has quite a few original ideas which id like to name, but i feel like anything could be a spoiler. A miniseries is a short series of comic books with a definite plot, storyline, starting and ending point. Descender is a comic book series where humans perform an ethnic cleansing of robots. Occasionally, hes been known to interview creative professionals including comic writers and artists, actors, and musicians. They came in a plastic sleeve with a keychain attached and a card with the title of the mini comic. 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. He is the author of titles including the essex county trilogy, sweet tooth, the nobody, and animal man. Its not often you find a first issue that establishes a baseline then completely changes it, establishing a new baseline in the same issue.
January 25, 2019 in the upcoming ascender, jeff lemire and dustin nguyen present the next chapter of the thrilling epic that began with descender. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined before production, and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues. Comic book artist dustin nguyen talks batman tales. Bestselling creators jeff lemire and dustin nguyen launch their scifi epic into bold new territory. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. Unlike a regular series, which may last for years depending on the sales or. Marvel published two micronauts series, mostly written by bill mantlo, until.
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