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887 reviews for:
Descender: Estrelas De Lata - Volume 1
Dustin Nguyen, Fernando Scheibe, Jeff Lemire
4.06 AVERAGE
887 reviews for:
Descender: Estrelas De Lata - Volume 1
Dustin Nguyen, Fernando Scheibe, Jeff Lemire
4.06 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
'Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars' by Jeff Lemire with gorgeous art by Dustin Nguyen has a lot going on, but it's deftly handled and feels very coherent.
Giant Robots appear in the sky over a bunch of inhabited planets and attempt to eradicate organic beings. The organic beings don't particularly like this and start a war against the robots in their lives. Years later a young robot boy named Tim-21 wakes up on a remote mining planet with his robot dog Bandit. He's trying to find the family that he's been assigned to, but before he can figure that out, he is the target of scavengers who find worth in his salvage. It's possible that he holds more, but will he be destroyed before anyone can find out?
Like I said, there is a lot going on here and a lot gets set up, but it's handled pretty well. There are certainly things the reader doesn't find out in this first volume, but they feel like complete ideas and not just scattered things that may or may not connect. The art by Dustin Nguyen is just amazing. it's got a sort of watercolor quality that I really admired. It's a good start, and I'd be happy to keep reading more in this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Giant Robots appear in the sky over a bunch of inhabited planets and attempt to eradicate organic beings. The organic beings don't particularly like this and start a war against the robots in their lives. Years later a young robot boy named Tim-21 wakes up on a remote mining planet with his robot dog Bandit. He's trying to find the family that he's been assigned to, but before he can figure that out, he is the target of scavengers who find worth in his salvage. It's possible that he holds more, but will he be destroyed before anyone can find out?
Like I said, there is a lot going on here and a lot gets set up, but it's handled pretty well. There are certainly things the reader doesn't find out in this first volume, but they feel like complete ideas and not just scattered things that may or may not connect. The art by Dustin Nguyen is just amazing. it's got a sort of watercolor quality that I really admired. It's a good start, and I'd be happy to keep reading more in this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love it when a first volume expresses the story so well and leaves me with a million questions. Itching to read the next volume now!
A bit more disturbing than I expected, (especially issue 5) but overall it was a great read! Lemire has done it again! Now to binge read Vol 2,3 and 4!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Phenomenal. One of the best graphic novels I’ve ever read.
I really liked the premise of this book, specially because I love AI stories, and I love stories with child protagonists in a wide, dangerous world. However, I was mostly bored with this. Much of the focus is on the futuristic, interplanetary politics, with the characters, their feelings and relationships left in the dust.
While I do think politics can be interesting, it’s only insofar as it helps develops the characters and their story, which was not the case here, or at least not in a very satisfactory manner for me. And so, the characters felt more like tools to keep the plot going, rather than the beating hearts of it. Most of science and tech stuff was throwing incomprehensible jargon in my face, too, and I quickly lost interest in it.
One positive point is the art: it’s all done in watercolors, and the juxtaposition of the traditional art style and futuristic, sci fi scenarios was interesting, not to talk of how gorgeous the paintings were. But that’s about the only good thing I can think about, that and Driller. I will definitely not be continuing with this series.
While I do think politics can be interesting, it’s only insofar as it helps develops the characters and their story, which was not the case here, or at least not in a very satisfactory manner for me. And so, the characters felt more like tools to keep the plot going, rather than the beating hearts of it. Most of science and tech stuff was throwing incomprehensible jargon in my face, too, and I quickly lost interest in it.
One positive point is the art: it’s all done in watercolors, and the juxtaposition of the traditional art style and futuristic, sci fi scenarios was interesting, not to talk of how gorgeous the paintings were. But that’s about the only good thing I can think about, that and Driller. I will definitely not be continuing with this series.