Ascender, a new comic book series is coming this April, by the Eisner-award winning team of Jeff Lemire (Gideon Falls, Sweet Tooth, The Underwater Welder, Black Hammer) and artist Dustin Nguyen (Batman: Little Gotham, Descender). This will a new adventure of fantasy and science fiction set connected to the previous Descender series, but provide as a fresh jumping on point for new readers.
Set ten years after the conclusion of Descender, in Ascender the machines have gone away, and in their absence magic has reclaimed the universe. Now one girl must embark on an epic quest to find robotkind and its fabled boy messiah, TIM-21, before it’s too late…
“Dustin and I love the world of Descender and we’re re-energized by this new direction, which has opened all sorts of new storytelling possibilities for us,” said Lemire. “Ascender will feel like a continuation of the Descender saga and like a brand new book all in one.”
Nguyen added: “Plus, it’ll be fantastic to switch from drawing machines and metal all day, to all flesh and fantasy for a while!”
Ascender #1 will be available in comic shops, and popular digital comic apps on Wednesday, April 24.
Here is a 4-page preview…
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Huge thanks to Image Comics for providing the preview pages. For more Image Comics info, visit imagecomics.com.
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