{"product_id":"descender-compendium","title":"Descender Compendium","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe complete Eisner Award-winning epic science fiction series from writer JEFF LEMIRE (Sweet Tooth, GIDEON FALLS) and artist DUSTIN NGUYEN (DESCENDER, LITTLE MONSTERS) is collected in a softcover compendium!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung 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 creators, Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e is a rip-roaring and heart-felt cosmic odyssey pitting humanity against machines, and world against world, in a sprawling epic across the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Collects \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e issues #1-32 of the critically acclaimed, bestselling science fiction series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSelect praise for the \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eseries: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lemire (\u003ci\u003eEssex County\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The art feels light and almost whimsical. I love that. I also love the colors and the choice to make certain areas (UGC) bright so the panels pop off the page, and others (mining colony, Gnish homeworld), much darker, grittier. All of it together looks like watercolors without brushstrokes. Overall, there's a little something for everyone here in \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Your new sci-fi obsession is here, and its name is \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e...a gorgeous, moody story.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An emotional, imaginative new universe, lavishly brought to life by the great Dustin Nguyen.\" --\u003cb\u003eBrian K. Vaughan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaga\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gorgeous.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVulture\/NY Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An epic sci fi tale with a huge heart.\" --\u003cb\u003eScott Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWytches\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remarkable... a journey that's so gripping, you'll be begging for more.\" --\u003ci\u003eBleeding Cool\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNerdist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exciting.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Los Angeles Times' HeroComplex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You should be reading this book.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKotaku\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Incredible.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Village Voice's Topless Robot\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's so beautiful.\" --\u003cb\u003eKelly Sue DeConnick\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bitch Planet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deft and delightful, running from warmth to chilling, gentle to brutal.\" --\u003cb\u003eGreg Rucka\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLazarus \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hauntingly beautiful sci-fi that manages to be both epic \u0026amp; powerfully intimate. Masterfully done.\" --\u003cb\u003eJason Aaron\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Southern Bastards\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What a beautiful, beautiful book. Descender is worth buying for the artwork alone, so it's almost a bonus that it tells such a compelling story about the future of humanity in a universe filled with terrors.\" --\u003cb\u003eCharles Soule\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oracle Year, Letter 44, Curse Words\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lemire and Nguyen just pulled the curtain back on the medium's new best science fiction heartbreaker.\" --\u003cb\u003eMatt Kindt\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMind Mgmt \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A beautiful cosmic opera and nuanced think piece, balancing the fear of the unknown with the spirit of adventure. Driven by the gorgeous visuals of artist Dustin Nguyen, \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e is a book on the rise.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIGN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I love Jeff Lemire. I love Dustin Nguyen...This is a 5 star book!\" --\u003cb\u003eMark Millar\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Hit-Girl\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bloody hell, Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's \u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e looks fantastic... \" --\u003cb\u003eDeclan Shalvey\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInjection\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Between Lemire's penchant for building sweeping yet personal stories and Nguyen's gorgeous, painterly art, the book is stunning to behold.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eComic Book Resources\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDescender\u003c\/i\u003e is darn good comic-book storytelling.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBLASTR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nothing short of beautiful.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\r","brand":"Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44455367246060,"sku":"9781534397736","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781534397736.jpg?v=1709489641","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/descender-compendium","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}