The direct market is the dominant distribution and retail network for american comic books. Descender graphic novels, books, trade paperbacks and hardcovers published by image comics. Descender graphic novels d graphic novels reed comics. In march 2015, lemire launched descender, a creatorowned scifi series with art by dustin nguyen, from image comics. A constant series of clean jokes incited laughter and giggles for nearly two hours as one of the top indian comedian amused doha audience with his caricatures, tickling jokes and satirical commentary on social issues. If you happen to be a writer looking to hire an artist, or perhaps you are an artist whos been approached by someone looking to hire, its good to know what the sort of baseline is when you are deciding on how much to charge, or conversely, how much you can expect to.
With such constant calamity of late, tim21 and company were due for an issue off. Descender is jeff lemires creatorowned projet, illustrated by dustin nguyen. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. The concept of the direct market was created in the 1970s by phil seuling. One young robots struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet summary provided by publisher. Sony picks up jeff lemire comic descender exclusive january 30, 2015 3. The new descender event explodes as tim21 makes his daring escape from the clutches of the hardwire.
For my comics dollar, this book was firing on all cylinders and im eagerly awaiting more of this story. 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. But some lit critics argue comics have no place among serious literature. Enormous robots appeared over several key planets one day, making no communications before unleashing. Theres the same freedom, the same consistent quality, the same hint of snobbery from fans. Constant series article about constant series by the. Descender is a comic book series where humans perform an ethnic cleansing of robots. Jeff lemire continues to excel at writing his own stories marvel and dc characters, not so much.
After selfpublishing the xeric awardwinning comic book lost dogs in 2005 via his ashtray press. Comic books are commonly categorized into four major ages based on when they were published. Mar 04, 2015 descender is a comic book that throws a lot at a reader in the first issue. Jan 30, 2015 sony picks up jeff lemire comic descender exclusive january 30, 2015 3. Of course, a few more books as good as descender wouldnt hurt. Review of descender by jeff lemire and dustin nguyen. Jeff lemire born march 21, 1976 is a canadian cartoonist. I mean, we have the young animal books, wildstorm and its coming spinoffs, the hannabarbera books and now metal will be spawning less typical cape books. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The decade from 20102019 was a transformative one for comics. Recommendation whatre in your opinion the best non. 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. The robot resistance rises up and tightens its iron grip in the universe as the origins of the harvesters are finally revealed and the galaxy is thrown into allout war. Descender 2015 2018 from image comics league of comic geeks.
W jeff lemire aca dustin nguyen the oldest secret in the universe is revealed and descender will never be the same. In the letter p, it is the stem reaching down past the o in most fonts, descenders are reserved for lowercase characters. Enormous robots appeared over several key planets one day, making no communications before unleashing devastating attacks. If you happen to be a writer looking to hire an artist, or perhaps you are an artist whos been approached by someone looking to hire, its good to know what the sort of baseline is when you are deciding on how much to charge, or conversely, how much you can expect to pay. Constant series article about constant series by the free. Orbital mechanicsdescender continues to be my 2nd favorite scifi comic after saga, vol. It isnt totally comprehensive, but it includes just about. January 25, 2019 in the upcoming ascender, jeff lemire and dustin nguyen present the next chapter of the thrilling epic that began with descender. Descender graphic novel the seattle public library. And if youre interested in selling your comic books, knowing what age they fall in is vitally important for valuing your comic books.
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 is jeff lemires creatorowned projet, illustrated by dustin nguyen, and is another ongoing series that image comics can proudly talk about. This grading process details the exact condition and completeness of a comic, allowing the seller to get an idea of how much it is worth. 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. 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. Find the value of the image comic descender volume 1. Using the figure, how many comic books and cups of coffee will this consumer purchase. Grading process certified guaranty company, llc cgc comics. Writer jeff lemire and artist dustin nguyen present descender, a space epic that pits man against machine. He is the author of titles including the essex county trilogy, sweet tooth, the nobody, and animal man. And deep below the ocean planet of mata, the final fate of telsa is revealed. It currently consists of diamond comic distributors, which has monopolized such distribution having exclusive deals with major comic book publishers, and the majority of comics specialty stores, as well as other retailers of. Its not often you find a first issue that establishes a baseline then completely changes it, establishing a new baseline in the same issue.
Descender comic read descender comic online in high quality. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Its either anxiety or infatuation but the heart rate elevates when reading. In typography and handwriting, a descender is the portion of a letter that extends below the baseline of a font 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. Having said all that, the sequences are all paced out extremely well, and lemires dialogue is as natural and fluid as always, betraying the characters emotion with simplicity. Jeff lemire explains descender comic book sequel ascender. We are now five volumes into this space story that involves a conflict between robots and humanoids over nine different worlds. Young robot boy tim21 and his companions struggle to stay ali.
View market values for books, store your collection, and meet. The first time i ran across this collected edition of the series, i was intrigued by the cover art. 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. 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. We also hope this data will encourage more professionals not to accept work that pays below certain standards. The deluxe edition volume 1 by jeff lemire goodreads. Rise of the robots, conclusion the falls big descender event concludes in explosive fashion as the ugc. Mar 04, 2015 descender is the best new comic book of 2015. 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. Twicemonthly shipping doesnt keep readers buying dc comics.
A new chapter of the scifi epic begins here by superstar creators jeff lemire and dustin nguyen. And if youre interested in selling your comic books, knowing what age they fall in is vitally important for valuing your comic books here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. Dec 14, 2011 this is a useful article for both artists, and people looking to commissionbuy art, specifically in the realm of comics. Is the average age of comic book readers increasing. I thought the pacing was excellent, especially since this was a few volumes into the story. Mar 02, 2016 comic books are commonly categorized into four major ages based on when they were published. This is a useful article for both artists, and people looking to commissionbuy art, specifically in the realm of comics. The watercolor artwork is beautiful as always and the story is fun.
Descender is a comic book that throws a lot at a reader in the first issue. 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. 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. Books are carefully handled and tracked through the grading process, and always fully insured while on our premises.
Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Published september 24th 2015 by image comics first published march 4th 2015. Sony picks up jeff lemire comic descender exclusive. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. Imagine the universe of mass effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or optimism. As the various factions hunting tim21 close in, the galaxy is on the verge of allout war. Written by awardwinning creator, jeff lemire, descender is a riproaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey. The resulting list of more than 250 titles was voted on and all books with more. In a day, billions were killed and the ugc united galactic council, a speciesspanning government body, was left weakened. Browse issues from the comic book series, descender, from image comics.
Well yeah, action comics post rebirth ships at double the rate the prerebirth one did, so normally it would bleed twice the amount but like i showed in my comparison, compared to the prerebirth its actually holding up pretty well bleeding at worst, 500 units per issue compared to the 2k an issue the prerebirth book did. 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. Geek fandom has long advocated that comic booksespecially graphic novels like watchmenshould be considered literature. A constant series of clean jokes incited laughter and giggles for nearly two hours as one of the top indian comedian amused doha audience with his caricatures, tickling jokes. So i was invested in the story and its characters while at the same time i was constantly in awe of the truly gorgeous art.
Courtesy of image comics lemire is writing the comic with dustin nguyen doing the art. Recommendation whatre in your opinion the best nonsuperhero comic books. A young robot struggling to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Tim22 makes his move on telsa and quon, andy and effie attack the machine moon, and psius and the hardwire have tim21 in their grips. A three comic books and two cups of coffee b two comic books and three cups of coffee c 2. Image comics is known to set loose some very potential comic series. Meanwhile andy, effie, and bandit are taken prisoner by the ugc until one of them shockingly turns traitor.
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. Lemires script shows meticulous planning and plotting with a steady pace that leaves. The market value of comic books is partly determined by a grading process. Writer jeff lemire on moving from image comics descender to ascender.
Descender volume 5 rise of the robots graphic novels. 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. His work in the 2010s includes allnew hawkeye, extraordinary xmen, moon knight and old man logan for marvel, descender and plutona for image comics. Jan, 2016 with such constant calamity of late, tim21 and company were due for an issue off. Descender is a comic you should read if you like mass effect. Its not a perfect system with every niche title you could want, but its better than a bloated market dooming many of its own titles. I love drillers new friend mizerd and am scared for tesla and scared shitless of tim22.
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