With stunning art on the front, and the series logo on the back, this charming graphic tee tells the world that the machine kind evolution is here. Being a primarily visual medium, comic art can make or break a book. Sonys descender adaptation finds its writer exclusive. Landing a role in a comic book movie is a big deal in hollywood today. He wakes up alone on a deserted mining plant after a ten year hibernation period. Learn about comics that are geared specifically for kids with this list of the top 18 childrens comics. Mar 05, 2015 within the pages of descender, readers will be introduced to tim 21, a boy robot who wakes up after a decade of being decommissioned, according to lemire. Under the radars top 25 comic books and graphic novels of. All the various factions who have been hunting tim 21 finally converge around the ocean planet, mata just as the robots launch their galaxy wide revolution. The comic book landscape is as diverse as any other medium when it comes to subject matter, narrative, and artistry often times the easiest way. Meanwhile, the ugc confronts the robot resistance, putting the galaxy on the brink of war with tim 21 and andy at the center of the conflict. Jun 21, 2020 the sequel picks up some ten years after descender and revolves around a young girl on an epic quest to locate the missing tim 21.
Any kid whos ever devoured a title like anyas ghostor invisible emmieor a wrinkle in time. Sony pictures plans to make a film adaptation of descender. With stunning art on the front, and the series logo on the back, this charming. Descender is a scifi comic that follows the story of an android named, tim 21. Descender is a sprawling science fiction comic that follows tim 21, a young robot on the run in a galaxy where all robots are hunted and destroyed. As the brutal robot hunting scrappers close in on tim 21, the events that first brought him to the mining colony on the outer edges of space are revealed. See how your favorites stack up with links to fan sites, lists of favorites, and comparisons of enemies. Cramer slugs it out in the market, where it never feels good when you buy them right. He was designed to assist, aid, and protect his assigned humans. Actors who played more than one comic book character in their careers. Jeff lemire knows if descenders tim21 dreams of electric.
Within the pages of descender, readers will be introduced to tim 21, a boy robot who wakes up after a. Comics can be thoughtprovoking, boundarybreaking, emotionally complex, and all the things that books without pictures can be. Imagine the universe of mass effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or optimism. Oct 26, 2015 bounty hunters, a scientist with questionable ethics and an aggressive mining droid named driller are just a few of the characters tim 21 encountered in descender s first story arc. Jesse wigutow has been tapped to adapt descender, the scifi comic book from acclaimed creator jeff lemire.
Sciencefiction series descender launches to critical acclaim. The third volume of d escendant consists mainly of flashbacks. Apr 19, 2017 end of story arc orbital mechanics, finale tim 22s nefarious plans are revealed, and the results are deadly for quon and tesla. Amid hollywoods call, new descender comic book is his big picture. Robot boy creates drama in scifi descender usa today. Mar 04, 2015 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. Nov 11, 2015 descender is one of those books that, as a comics creator myself, infuriates me. 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. With their story about a young robot named tim 21 trying to stay alive in a universe that has outlawed ai like him, the pair created breathtaking worlds, dynamic characters, and a space odyssey on par with star wars. Jun 17, 2020 descender consists of 32 issues published from 2015 through 2018.
As this story arc comes to its explosive conclusion, the stage is set for the coming descender event. Screenwriter jesse wigutow has signed on to write the film adaptation of descender, the scifi comic book created by jeff lemire. Rise of the robots, part one the first descender event starts here. Mar 04, 2015 tim 21 is pretty much the cutest little robot boy in the galaxy of the new image comics series descender. Jun 16, 2020 descender was launched in 2015 and 32 graphic novels were published through 2018. Your new scifi obsession is here, and its name is descender. The we turn to today where we meet tim 21, a child companion robot who awakens to find discover that while hes slept, his world has changed. Before its first issue releases in march, forthcoming comic book series descender has already. Descender is emotion wrapped in wires, and its a great start to a space opera focused more on the existentialism of what makes something sentient. Oct 29, 2019 newsweeks best comic books of 20182018, 2017, 2016 yalsas great graphic novels for teens2015 nprs best books of the yearyour new scifi obsession is here, and its name is descender.
He finds dead bodies and no living carbon based life forms. Jun 16, 2020 descender centers on 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 knows if descender s tim 21 dreams of electric sheep. The series is lemires first creatorowned ongoing series not illustrated by himself.
Some comic books dont just have science in them, but actually go so far as to teach science concepts. Mar 04, 2015 descender is highconcept with cosmic exploration and discovery. Meanwhile andy, effie, and bandit are taken prisoner by the ugc until. Newsweeks best comic books of 20182018, 2017, 2016 yalsas great graphic novels for teens2015 nprs best books of the yearyour new scifi obsession is here, and its name is descender. Jan 16, 2016 comic books just keep getting better and better, and 2015 was a glorious year for the medium.
Apr 16, 2020 the creatorowned scifi series descender followed the adventures of the robot tim 21 in space. Boulder, colorado somerville, massachusetts clearwater, florida chicago, illinois norfolk, virginia denton, texas mesa, arizona goodyear, arizona. Creating a comic book is a much more complicated process than people expect. Descender is a science fiction comic written by me and drawn by dustin nguyen. Presented through the experience of a small robot with the innocence and fear of a young child. He is rescued by two agents telsa, the daughter of a powerful general, and tullis, her right hand along with the scientist who created tim 21. A young robot struggling to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Mar 05, 2015 teamed up with fellow comics wunderkind dustin nguyen batman. Rise of the robots, part two the new descender event explodes as tim21 makes his daring escape from the clutches of the hardwire.
In march 2015, lemire launched descender, a creatorowned scifi series with art by dustin nguyen, from image comics. Written by awardwinning creator, jeff lemire, descender is a riproaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey. Image comics descender and ascender heading to the small screen. Descender series by jeff lemire meet your next favorite book. Nov 14, 2017 tim 21 is the mostwanted robot in the universe because the incredibly lifelike artificial boy may hold the secret to the mass death and destruction unleashed by giant robots ten years before the story of the comic begins. There are a couple ways to accomplish this, but if you are looking for title specific searches, this is what you would do. Thus, its made him into a dependent, violent, and paranoid little robot, and hes now taking all of it out on tim 21. Im a fan of science fiction and even science fiction comic books, like iron man and fantastic four, but its the rare comic book which a. Enormous robots appeared over several key planets one day, making no communications before unleashing devastating attacks. Sony nabs rights to scifi comic book series descender. A young boy robot named tim 21, who comes complete with. Descender tp vol 06 war machine discount comic book service. In a day, billions were killed and the ugc united galactic council, a speciesspanning government body, was left weakened. Aug 23, 2016 descender is a scifi comic that follows the story of an android named, tim 21.
Written by the talented jeff lemire and painted yes painted. A little fanart of my current favorite scifi indie comic. The plain fact of the matter is that descender deserves all of the hype. Even after tim 21 finds andy, lemire makes the reunion brief. These films rake in huge bucks at the box office, and the stars in them have padded their bank accounts and become household names. Descender tv series is coming, sequel comic ascender. Descender is described as a sprawling space opera odyssey about a little boy looking for home in a universe that hates and fears him. Machine moon conclusion tim 21 discovers the secret at the heart of the robot resistance and it will change the course of his quest forever. Mar 06, 2015 i cant wait to see where they take tim 21 next. He may hold the key to the universes salvation, or its damnation in his unique machine dna. Nbcuniversals lark nabs tv rights to descender, ascender. Descender is science fiction that is not comic book in its material at all. Sep 22, 2015 2015 nprs best books of the year your new scifi obsession is here, and its name is descender. 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.
The world of descender and ascender just keeps growing, and. Descender is a space opera comic book about a young boy robot, tim 21, who awakens from ten years of sleep mode to find a galaxy vastly changed. Jeff lemire talks descender, your new scifi obsession. Ten years after harvesters robots bigger than you can imagine have pretty much decimated eight fully populated planets, a robot named tim 21. It takes place in a world where there was a robot uprising against mankind, but all the machines retreated into space after their. The writer is finishing up work on a film based on brian michael bendis graphic novel fire and recently did some rewriting work on bad. Descender and ascender scifi comic books are getting. Tim22 makes his move on telsa and quon, andy and effie attack the machine moon, and psius and the hardwire have tim 21 in their grips. After being built, tim was sent to dirishu6 moon where he would live with a local dirishu colony family called the tavers. Meanwhile andy, effie, and bandit are taken prisoner by the ugc until one of them shockingly turns traitor. Newsweeks best comic books of 20182018, 2017, 2016 yalsas great graphic novels for teens2015 nprs best books of the year your new scifi obsession is here, and its name is descender.
Nguyens watercolor work on it won him his first two eisner awards as best painter. The main storyline does not move forward too much, but in return we get a chance to look at the past of many of the heroes. Rise of the robots, part two the new descender event explodes as tim 21 makes his daring escape from the clutches of the hardwire. Lemire and nguyen just pulled the curtain back on the mediums new best science fiction heartbreaker. Bounty hunters, a scientist with questionable ethics and an aggressive mining droid named driller are just a few of the characters tim 21.
The incredibly lifelike artificial boy, tim 21, might hold the. Comic book artist dustin nguyen talks batman tales. But as darkness consumes the galaxy, a new hope arises. Tim 22 makes his move on telsa and quon, andy and effie attack the machine moon, and psius and the hardwire have tim 21 in their grips. These are some of the best stores to scratch your comic book itch year round. The descender saga comes to a startling climax and sets the stage for the next, mind bending. After a tiny break between story arcs, we now have the next installment. Jeff lemire, descender, and sprawling science fiction. Lord of nightmares for an epic journey set in the farflung future, lemire and his collaborator have shaped a bold new cosmic saga in descender. But nothing can prepare the young android tim, or the readers, for what happens next. Descender is a comic you should read if you like mass effect. Sep 06, 2017 descender is a science fiction comic written by me and drawn by dustin nguyen.
May 01, 2019 descender, the awardwinning science fiction series from creators jeff lemire and dustin nguyen, is captured in a bold tshirt featuring fanfavorite, tim 21. Descender, a comic that has been going for 32 issues and a little over 3 years, tells the tale of robot boy tim 21 and his search to find his brother andy through the galaxy. The critically acclaimed, bestselling saga of descender comes to a shocking conclusion in this final issue that will leave the universe of tim 21 reeling. As the various factions hunting tim 21 close in, the galaxy is on the verge of allout war. Josh bratman will produce the sony project under his immersive pictures banner with. Descender is a science fiction graphic novel about a boy companion robot named tim 21. Mar 04, 2015 a young boy robot named tim 21, who comes complete with bed head, is our guide. It follows tim21, a companion robot who is thrust into a hostile cosmos when he discovers that hes the missing. Dustin nguyens watercolours help to make the world feel unique and set descender apart from the majority of comic book. 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. I was really inspired by naoki urasawas pluto, as well as akira and jack kirbys adaptation of 2001, lemire told. 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.
Entertainment weekly young robot boy tim 21 and his companions struggle. Over the course of the series, it has explored themes like the nature of consciousness, the. It hearkens to clarke and asimov in its subject matter. Descender is a comic book series where humans perform an ethnic cleansing of robots. Picking up where the first arc ended, we find out more about the fates of dr. Tim 21 is pretty much the cutest little robot boy in the galaxy of the new image comics series descender. 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. Announced on san diego comic con 2014, the ongoing series follows a robot named tim 21 through his adventures in space. Tim 21 discovers the secret at the heart of the robot resistance and it will change the course of his quest forever. It should be fun to follow his adventure of how this came to be, along with what happened to his family and what the deal is with the harvesters.
Over the next year, he grew close and protected the family. Comic books are a great way for kids to get interested and excited about reading and helps to develop. A new, cataclysmic chapter of the descender saga is here. It is why the tim series was created in the first place. Tim 21 is the mostwanted robot in the universe because the incredibly lifelike artificial boy may hold the secret to the mass death and destruction unleashed by giant robots ten years before the story of the comic begins. Whether youre into marvel or dc, discover information about your favorite characters original lore, nemesis, and alterego. To find out more about this series which has already attracted hollywoods attention as well as the men behind it, aipt. Find out about the steps the major comic book publishers go through in creating a comic book and how you can too. Dustin nguyen continues to deliver some of the best and unique visuals in any book right now and jeff lemires plot doesnt deviate too much and delivers a straightforward.
Tearing the two apart and making the tension of will andy want tim 21 and will tim 21 get to be with andy the ultimate story of friendship and family. Descender, the awardwinning science fiction series from creators jeff lemire and dustin nguyen, is captured in a bold tshirt featuring fanfavorite, tim 21. This boy sends a rescue signal off world to notify nearby planets that he is in need of assistance. Jeff lemire and dustin nguyens descender optioned by. I dont know what goes on behind the scenes, but somehow this book shows up on the shelves as a perfect little machine, functioning at its highest capacity, with each member of the creative team shining through. He also happens to be the universes public enemy no. Its a spaceopera, mystery adventure about a little robot boy named tim 21 who finds himself awakening a decade after an invasion by monstrous alien robots called the harvesters.
206 1041 389 186 1379 812 1130 938 1408 497 1550 539 1398 724 324 837 319 370 1431 318 1189 641 1078 1251 734 1215 900 1092 622