The innovative team behind DESCENDER has one more hit on their hands, as ASCENDER #1 has offered out as well as is returning with a second printing.
The press release follows:
Media release — The all-new fantasy series ASCENDER—from new York Times bestselling writer Jeff Lemire (Gideon Falls, wonderful Tooth, The Underwater Welder, Black Hammer) as well as artist Dustin Nguyen (Batman: bit Gotham)—is instantly being rushed back to print to keep up with client demand.
This new experience from the powerhouse innovative team behind the bestselling, award-winning Descender, supplies visitors with the best jumping on point as well as needs no understanding of the previous Descender series.
Set ten years after the final thought of Descender, in Ascender the machines have gone away, as well as in their absence magic has reclaimed the universe. now one woman need to embark on an legendary quest to discover robotkind as well as its fabled kid messiah, TIM-21, before it’s as well late…
The Descender series introduced in 2015 to huge crucial acclaim. The series was acknowledged as an NPR “Best book of the Year” in 2015, was provided four years in a row by the American Booksellers’ Association’s young adult library services Association’s “Great graphic Novels for Teens” round-up, as well as made Newsweek’s “Best Comics books of 2018” round-up.
Ascender #1, second printing (Diamond Code JAN199358) will be offered in comic shops on Wednesday, may 22. The final buy cutoff deadline for comic shop merchants is Monday, April 29.
It is likewise offered to pre-order across lots of digital platforms, including the official picture Comics iOS app, Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, as well as Google Play.
Select praise for the Descender series:
“Your new sci-fi obsession is here, as well as its name is Descender.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Lemire (Essex County) smoothly doles out info while amping up the tension, as well as the innocent, friendly character of TIM-21 produces genuine heart in the midst of extreme violence. Nguyen’s watercolor artwork is marvelous, utilizing the medium’s transparency to produce fluid as well as subtly lustrous pages.” —Publishers regular (starred review)
“The art feels light as well as nearly whimsical. I like that. I likewise like the colors as well as the option to make specific areas (UGC) bright so the panels pop off the page, as well as others (mining colony, Gnish homeworld), much darker, grittier. all of it together appears like watercolors without brushstrokes. Overall, there’s a bit something for everybody right here in Descender.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An emotional, imaginative new universe, lavishly given life by the fantastic Dustin Nguyen.” —Brian K. Vaughan, Saga
“Gorgeous.” —Vulture/NY Magazine
“An legendary sci-fi tale with a big heart.” —Scott Snyder, Wytches
“It’s so beautiful.” —Kelly take legal action against DeConnick, Bitch Planet
“Deft as well as delightful, running from warmth to chilling, gentle to brutal.” —Greg Rucka, Lazarus
“Hauntingly gorgeous sci-fi that handles to be both legendary & powerfully intimate. Masterfully done.” —Jason Aaron, southern Bastards
“What a beautiful, gorgeous book. Descender is worth getting for the artwork alone, so it’s nearly a reward that it tells such a compelling story about the future of humanity in a world full of terrors.” —Charles Soule, The Oracle Year, Curse Words
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