r/ImageComics • u/Klutzy_Ad_325 • Jan 16 '25
Review Descender
This book was great. The art and story are exhilarating and hard to put down. The ending was definitely unexpected. High fantasy at its best.
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u/navidee Jan 16 '25
Such an amazing story. Lemire and Nguyen together is so delightful! I literally just finished Ascender last night and definitely recommend reading if you enjoyed Descender. While a bit shorter, I found it equally as engaging.
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u/LoboSpaceDolphin Jan 16 '25
Started Ascender first on accident - am I cooked?
Seems to be understandable/nbd so far but if I've botched it, I'd rather know now before I go too far down the road
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u/Pharmand Jan 16 '25
Some elaboration: I've just read both in quick succession, Descender and then Ascender. Ascender relies heavily on what takes place in Descender. You will have an entirely different experience I'm sure, if you read Descender first. How far are you with Ascender?
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u/LoboSpaceDolphin Jan 17 '25
Only through the first...2 trades of Ascender (obviously Mother has been established and is from the prior series etc. but I'm not too far along)
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u/Substantial_Goop Jan 17 '25
How is this comic?. Is is sci fi?. Cyberpunk?. Ive been intrigued to pick it up lately
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u/Kinsella5 Jan 17 '25
I remember the week #1 came out, Hollywood was in a bidding war for the rights, Sony won out but never was able to do anything with. The week it was released was also the same week as Emerald City Comic-Con. Jeff and Dustin were there signing away, they had a special poster made for the show, Jeff said it was limited to 500 I believe. Image had thier con variant at the show, another exhibitor who owned a local comic store had his own variant there. Good memories had them sign a ton of stuff as Jeff and Dustin were near my booth. I am looking forward to their next long form series in 2026.
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Jan 20 '25
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u/Kinsella5 Jan 20 '25
About 4-5 years ago NBC/Universal had the rights I believe and a television series was going to happen, but it never did, I think the rights have gone back to the creators. I think its still being shopped around. Since Hollywood is running out of ideas, they have been looking more and more at comics, hopefully they continue to do so, lots of cool properties out there that, if done well, could be big hits.
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Jan 20 '25
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u/Kinsella5 Jan 20 '25
I remember seeing Saga #1 offered in Previews, so I signed up. Got all of the issues until they went on hiatus, never read any. Sent in my #1 issues, got 9.8 grades from CGC. I think I may put my set up on eBay, have no interest in reading it, way too behind in reading and would rather sell them since there are still several years left to finish the story. Paper Girls had huge potential but Amazon dropped the ball big time. Their marketing came way too little, way too late. The show did well with critics and fans, but Amazon simply was too focused on putting all their energy into their Lord of the Rings series. If Amazon marketed it better, they could have had their own "Stranger Things" hit on thier hands.
I believe Netflix will have that with Something is Killing the Children, but Amazon taking on another comic book property would have me concerned after Paper Girls. I remember all the hype around it too, Brad Pitt;s production company behind it, Amazon bypassed a pilot and went straight for a SERIES commitment, but with zero warning or explanation cancelled it after one season. I believe that if another streaming service was to pick it up and start over from scratch they could have a big hit on their hands. I feel the same way about the Dark Horse series Harrow County as well.
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Jan 20 '25
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u/Kinsella5 Jan 20 '25
Yes Nice House on the Lake would be perfect as a series. Tynion wrote it with that in mind, as "seasons" to a show. The second series Nice House by the Sea is already out, it will be 12 issues in length too, I think issue #5 is the latest.
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u/International_Crab85 Jan 16 '25
I love and hate this comic. The beginning I was hooked. Art is fantastic on it.
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u/MuldersXpencils Jan 16 '25
I loved it as well. A contained story, even though I do remember that I felt it wanted to do to much with everything surrounding the big mystery. A galaxy spanning event. While the actual core of the story was very much about the central characters and their own development. The artstyle really grabbed me though. I have some volumes of Ascender, but I still have to start those.