TNTM Trade of The Week: DESCENDER VOLUME THREE: SINGULARITIES
Written by JEFF LEMIRE(@jefflemire)
Illustrated by DUSTIN NGUYEN(@duss005)
Lettered and Designed by STEVE WANDS(@swands)
Copy Edited by BRENDAN H. WRIGHT
Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
Descender Created by
JEFF LEMIRE & DUSTIN NGUYEN
When
I ordered this book from Age Of Comics I didn't realize that I had
already read half of this book in issues. It took me a while to realize
that. By the time I did I didn't mind that much because it had been a
while so I had forgotten some of it. Then the rest of it was new to me.
Now, if you haven't read any Descender before, this series is about a
future where humanity is advanced to the point of space faring,
exploration, alliance with some aliens, and creation of robotic AI. One
day some giant robot gods show up and attack organics, then disappear.
Robots are outlawed, hunted, and feared. The united galactic counsel or
committee takes on a secret mission to find the origins and locations of
these giant robotic gods so nothing like the first attack can happen
again. The crew taking on this mission has made allies and enemies along
the way, both organic and robotic. This volume focuses on the back
stories of the robots and a few of the organics. Jeff Lemire is the
writer and Dustin Nguyen is the artist of the series.
As far
as story goes it starts with the backstory of a little robot boy. From
the beginning you see how he was treated badly by an old man that hated
robots and didn't want him. After the giant robot god attack he ends up
on the streets where humans are hunted robots down. You see how he
slowly became corrupted over time. The second chapter shows you how
Telsa, the daughter of the general of the UGC, earned the secret mission
that they are on. The next chapter begins from the point of view of a
little robot dog that looks more like a cube with wheels. The fourth
episode is about Andy and his girlfriends journey to becoming a
synthetic. The final part is about the driller bot. It shows how him and
his companion, a scooper bot were mistreated by the human that worked
with, supervised, and used them.
To me the final chapter was
the most compelling because I cared the most about Driller. It's odd
feeling for a robot especially one that is made for a specific job but
they managed to do it. I realize that the little boy bot had a tough
upbringing but I still didn't get why he's such an a-hole. Telsa's
demeanor made a lot more sense after getting her backstory. The pup bot
gave a little insight but still didn't do much. The chapter that needed
and gave the most was the one about Andy and his girlfriend. It was
pretty messed up. At the end of each chapter you see how it directly
correlates to the current storyline. Those were some of the most
powerful moments.
Dustin Nguyen has a water color approach to
this series. Each chapter has a visually lighter tone but all end dark.
Some are lighter, brighter, and more colorful than others at first. The
first chapter had a lot of white, the second with pink, red hues, the
third was mostly variations of blues, with the fourth being the most
colorful with an earthy color scheme, the final chapter consisted of
shades of grey and black. Nguyen does an impressive job of keeping the
same look and visual style while changing the color scheme and locales
to constantly keep it feeling fresh.
As a person who already
owned half of this book in issue I can tell you it was still worth it.
This volume may be mostly back story but it was much needed to
understand most of the characters. I cant wait to see the next volume. I
enjoyed this series far better in trade than issues despite how well
this volume lends itself to the issue by issue format. It was a strong,
compelling, interesting, and unique story, visually and script wise.
Grade: STRONG BUY!!!
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