Dustin Nguyen's illustrations swim through frequencies, and Jeff Lemire writes characters that will make your heart fold in on itself. "Descender" is an epic, gut wrenching saga for the ages. It is stunning.
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"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 #1-6 of the critically acclaimed, bestselling science fiction series into trade paperback.
About the Author
Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
Dustin Nguyen has worked in the comic industry since 2000, providing concept art and character design in addition to being a talented sequential artist in his own right. His projects include Descender and Ascender with Jeff Lemire.
Praise For…
“Remarkable... a journey that’s so gripping, you’ll be begging for more.” —Bleeding Cool