Descender: The Deluxe Edition Volume 1 - Hardcover

Lemire, Jeff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1534303464 ISBN 13: 9781534303461

Publisher: Image Comics, 2017

Synopsis

Newsweek's Best Comic Books of 2018
2018, 2017, 2016 YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens
2015 NPR's Best Books of the Year

"Your new sci-fi obsession is here, and its name is Descender." -Entertainment Weekly

Young Robot boy TIM-21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Written by award-winning creator, Jeff Lemire, Descender is a rip-roaring and heart-felt cosmic odyssey. Lemire pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling epic.

Collects Descender issues #1-16 of the critically acclaimed, bestselling science fiction series into deluxe oversized hardcover format (7.25" x 10.875") and features extensive never-before-seen bonus material.

About this title

About the Author:

Dan Abnett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent. After graduating from Oxford, he worked for a while as an editor of comics and children's books before turning to writing full time. In the dozen or so years since then, he has written for such a diverse range of characters--including Scooby-Doo, Thunderbirds, Conan the Barbarian, the X-Men, Johnny Bravo, Batman, Rupert the Bear, Doctor Who, Mr. Men, the Terminator and Postman Pat--that he is now clinically bewildered. He created the popular series Sinister Dexter, which he continues to write, along with other strips, for 2000 AD, and is currently writing AQUAMAN for DC as part of DC Universe: Rebirth.

Review:

"The art feels light and almost whimsical. I love that. I also love the colors and the choice to make certain areas (UGC) bright so the panels pop off the page, and others (mining colony, Gnish homeworld), much darker, grittier. All of it together looks like watercolors without brushstrokes. Overall, there’s a little something for everyone here in Descender." ―Kirkus Reviews


“Gorgeous.” ―Vulture/NY Magazine


“Between Lemire's penchant for building sweeping yet personal stories and Nguyen's gorgeous, painterly art, the book is stunning to behold.” ―Comic Book Resources



“A beautiful cosmic opera and nuanced think piece, balancing the fear of the unknown with the spirit of adventure. Driven by the gorgeous visuals of artist Dustin Nguyen, Descender is a book on the rise.” ―IGN


“Remarkable... a journey that’s so gripping, you’ll be begging for more.” ―Bleeding Cool


“An epic sci fi tale with a huge heart.” ―Scott Snyder, Wytches

About this edition

• Publisher: Image Comics
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1534303464
• ISBN 13: 9781534303461
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400