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Title: Orbiter by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1401200567 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Bloody Brilliant!!!
Comment: I have anticipated this book for a long time.
It was worth the wait. It absorbed me as I devoured it in under an hour.
If you've ever gazed at the night sky with longing... If you cried when Columbia exploded... If you've ever dreamed of what might be out there, then this book belongs on your shelf.
Colleen Doran's artwork forms a gritty, 'waking up from history' world around Warren Ellis' well-researched, sharp-witted words. If you are a fan of either Doran or Ellis, "Orbiter" will not disappoint you.
I'd say more, but I wouldn't want to spoil this story for anyone. You just have to read it for yourself.
Rating: 5
Summary: Awe and Wonder... Encore!
Comment: Having read the specialty April 23rd release edition, I can say ORBITER was a joy!
The fluid and informed writing worked hand in hand with the subtle and dramatic art to bring the story to enthralling life, by turns mysterious (where did that shuttle go, and for 10 years?), horrific (what happens when it does return, and the strange bio technology), and awe inspiring (finding out what happened in those 10 years, and oh that ending!).
As the pages turned, it became ever clearer that this is a work of passion for these creators, that they loved the subject matter, and it shone through the interesting ensemble of characters as they peeled away the layers on enigma and faced the big ideas revealed. This is a dream of the future reclaimed. I strongly recommend ORBITER, especially to space enthusiasts and fans of mysteries and sense-of-wonder stories.
My only complaint, like with all good stories, is it leaves you wanting more. I hope to see author Warren Ellis and artist Colleen Doran working together again and exploring even further into a speculative future!
Rating: 5
Summary: Mystery from space
Comment: Warren Ellis's story presents the reader with an intriguing mystery, while at the same time showing how the space shuttle Venture's return to Earth literally restores the lives of the three scientists tasked with explaining its decade-long absence. These three, having seen their dreams shattered ten years ago, now stand on the brink of the greatest discovery in history; one which will change their lives - and the world - forever. There are echoes of Ray Bradbury and Arthur C Clarke here, and some will see elements of 50s British sci-fi serial Quatermass, but that is all to the good. This is a multi-layered tale that combines the best elements of its influences, creating a unified whole which is positive and uplifting.
While a few extra pages wouldn't have gone amiss, the three leads are strong characters fully-realised by the narrative. We see something of their past, and we come to know their dreams. We like these people because they are not superhuman. They're normal, down-to-earth types whose heads just happen to be in the stars - just like us. The story is aimed at the dreamers who look up at the night sky in wonder; who shed a tear at the Challenger and Columbia disasters; and those who look at the face of the full moon and see themselves reflected...
A graphic novel does not exist with words alone, and in Colleen Doran's art we find perhaps the book's greatest strength. Colleen uses a style which is largely experimental for her, full of stark contrasts, and while it is not totally successful it does suit the story extremely well. The story-telling is exceptional, and the characters are brought to life with graceful body language that is unique in every case. You can tell who the characters are just by the way they hold themselves within the panels (restless dreamer Terry Marx, introverted loner Anna Bracken), and that is a rarity in comics. We are treated to stunning full-page renditions of some of the wonders the Venture experienced on its travels, and the double-page spread of the shuttle's violent return to Earth is superb.
A word of praise too must go to Dave Stewart's subtle colouring which really brings the world imagined by Warren and Colleen to life - a brighter palette would have destroyed the illusion. It is a perfect compliment to the muted watercolours of Colleen's painted cover: an image which conveys in a single illustration the full sweep of human endeavour in space.
In his introduction Warren expresses his frustrations over the slow progress of mankind in space. ORBITER is his answer to those who would prefer that the exploration stop; who would cut funding; who would give machines tasks that ought to be done by people. We - mankind- have a restless thirst for knowledge, and a need to seek answers from what we see around us. Warren and Colleen believe that we will find the ultimate answers in space, and so that is where we must go.
After reading this book, you'll know they're right.
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Title: Transmetropolitan: Dirge, Vol. 8 by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563899531 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Switchblade Honey by Warren Ellis, Brandon McKinney ISBN: 1932051139 Publisher: AIT-PLANET LAR Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Sandman: Endless Nights (The Sandman, 11) by Neil Gaiman ISBN: 1401200893 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 17 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Transmetropolitan: Spider's Thrash by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1563898942 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Supreme: The Story of the Year by Alan Moore, Joe Bennett, Rick Veitch, Alan Ross ISBN: 0971024952 Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group Pub. Date: 15 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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