New today - DESCENDER 16 by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen
“SINGULARITIES” comes to its shocking conclusion. The secret sins of one of our main cast members are revealed, and the effects will shatter allegiances and change the world of Descender forever!
Check out the comiXology booth at SDCC for Comic Book All Stars cards!
ComiXology Announces “Comic Book All Stars” Collectible Trading Cards for San Diego Comic-Con
Comic-Con International San Diego, CA
July 20th - 24th
Booth #2547
July 6, 2016 – New York, NY – ComiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comic shopping & reading platform, announced today its exclusive 2016 Comic Con International promotion giveaway: “Comic Book All Stars” collectible trading cards. Each of the 26 cards will spotlight a photo or self-portrait by fan-favorite comic book creators like The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Love & Rockets cartoonists Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, acclaimed Ms. Marvel writer G. Willow Wilson, and the national ambassador for young people’s literature, cartoonist Gene Yang. Each card includes a redemption code for a free title on comixology.com that has been handpicked by the spotlighted creator.
“These collectible trading cards are a fun way to pay tribute to the amazing writers and artists whose creativity inspires and excites us all,” said comiXology Co-founder and CEO, David Steinberger. “Whether you love superheroes, indies, graphic novels, all-ages adventures, manga, or all of the above like me, there’s never been a better time to discover new comics – and fall in love with the creators.”
The “Comic Book All Stars” collectible trading card set features the following creators:
Brian Azzarello, writer: American Monster (AfterShock Comics)
Brian Michael Bendis, writer: Powers (Marvel Comics)
Marguerite Bennett, writer: Insexts (AfterShock Comics)
Amanda Conner, artist: Painkiller Jane (PaperFilms)
Katie Cook, writer/artist: My Little Pony (IDW Publishing)
Kelly Sue DeConnick, writer: Bitch Planet (Image Comics)
Matt Fraction, writer: Sex Criminals (Image Comics)
Kieron Gillen, writer: The Wicked + The Divine (Image Comics)
Simon Hanselmann, writer/artist: Megahex (Fantagraphics Books)
Gilbert Hernandez, writer/artist: Love And Rockets (Fantagraphics Books)
Jaime Hernandez, writer/artist: Love And Rockets (Fantagraphics Books)
Jody Houser, writer: Faith (Valiant Entertainment)
Robert Kirkman, writer: Outcast (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment)
Hope Larson, writer: Goldie Vance (BOOM! Studios)
Tula Lotay, artist: Supreme Blue Rose (Image Comics)
Jeff Lemire, writer: Descender (Image Comics)
Shawn Martinbrough, artist: Thief Of Thieves (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment)
Jamie McKelvie, artist: The Wicked + The Divine (Image Comics)
Mike Mignola, writer/artist: Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics)
Dustin Nguyen, artist: Descender (Image Comics)
Tsutomu Nihei, writer/artist: Knights Of Sidonia (Kodansha Comics)
Stan Sakai, writer/artist: Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse Comics)
Scott Snyder, writer: Batman (DC Comics)
Babs Tarr, artist: Batgirl (DC Comics)
G. Willow Wilson, writer: Ms. Marvel (Marvel Comics)
Gene Yang,
writer/artist: The New Superman (DC
Comics)
Descender #1 is FREE this weekend!
One young robot’s struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. A rip-roaring and heart-felt 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. Extra-sized first issue!
A comiXologist Recommends…
Mike Isenberg recommends:
Descender #1
You know what we don’t get nearly enough of in comics these days? Old fashioned space opera; with robots and aliens and galactic intrigue and the whole nine yards. You know what else we need more of? Gorgeous watercolor illustrations.
If you find yourself agreeing with these statements, then please let me direct your attention to Descender #1, by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen. And with its compelling story set in a well-fleshed-out far-future sci-fi setting illustrated with beautiful watercolors, Descender is definitely worthy of your attention.
Ten years in the past, gigantic robots appeared in the sky above each of the nine homeworlds of the United Galactic Council, unleashing a devastating attack on the galaxy’s population before mysteriously vanishing without a trace. Now, on a derelict mining colony on the edge of the galaxy, a young android boy has awoken confused from a decade-long sleep, to find a world that is more than a little hostile towards all things robotic.
Lemire and Nguyen have done a wonderful job in issue #1 of introducing the setting and the characters, while still making room for a good number of character moments and plenty of mood-building and suspense. There’s a tense mystery at play here (what exactly is android Tim-21’s connection to the giant death robots?) but also a lot of heart. And Nguyen’s painted illustrations are not to be missed.
This is definitely a series to keep an eye on. Can’t wait to see where it’ll be going from here.
[Read Descender #1 on comiXology]
Mike Isenberg is an Associate Production Coordinator at comiXology, and the co-writer of First Law Of Mad Science. He lives in Harlem with his cats, Tesla and Edison.
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