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Book SynopsisNewsweek's Best Comic Books of 20182018, 2017, 2016 YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens2015 NPR's Best Books of the Year"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.
Trade Review“Your new sci-fi obsession is here, and its name is Descender...a gorgeous, moody story.” —
Entertainment Weekly“Exciting.” —
The Los Angeles Times' HeroComplex“Beautiful.” —
Nerdist“Remarkable... a journey that’s so gripping, you’ll be begging for more.” —
Bleeding Cool"Lemire (Essex County) smoothly doles out information while amping up the tension, and the innocent, friendly character of TIM-21 creates real heart in the midst of extreme violence. Nguyen's watercolor artwork is marvelous, using the medium's transparency to create fluid and subtly lustrous pages." —
Publishers Weekly, (starred review)“An epic sci fi tale with a huge heart.” —
Scott Snyder, Wytches
