Variety is reporting that the NBCUniversal-owned Lark Productions has snapped up the TV rights to the Image Comics graphic novel Descender and its sequel Ascender for a television adaptation. Created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dustin Nguyen, Descender launched in 2015 and “follows Tim-21, a companion robot who is thrust into a hostile cosmos […]
Image announces Descender follow-up Ascender
Image Comics has announced that creators Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen are set to launch an all-new series set in the Descender universe entitled Ascender. “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 […]
Image Comics unveils ten more 25th anniversary homage variants
Earlier this month Image Comics announced that it is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a series of homage variants, commemorating popular issues from its back catalogue. The announcement came with a look at the cover for Deadly Class #26, paying tribute to Cyber Force #1 [see here], and now we’ve got a further ten; check […]
Comic Book Review – Descender #13
Zeb Larson reviews Descender #13… “SINGULARITIES” continues as the mysteries of Telsa’s past are finally revealed. They may threaten not only Telsa, but the universe itself! As a reader, there’s a narrative device that I really detest: the stall. This is where you get to a point in a story where a major twist, revelation, […]
Comic Book Review – Descender #12
Zeb Larson reviews Descender #12… Critically-acclaimed, bestselling DESCENDER is back with “SINGULARITIES,” its next exciting arc. Learn the terrible secret origin of the vicious doppelgänger Tim-22 and what secrets shaped him into a monster. Descender is back with its twelfth issue and it feels…brief. It’s not that the issue is necessarily bad, but there really […]
Comic Book Review – Descender #11
Zeb Larson reviews Descender #11… “MACHINE MOON” Conclusion TIM-21 discovers the secret at the heart of the Robot Resistance and it will change the course of his quest forever. Descender #11 is an issue of betrayals and increasingly deep stakes for all of our characters. Lemire and Nguyen have spent a long time developing the […]
Sony’s Descender adaptation finds a screenwriter
Sony Pictures’ adaptation of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s comic book series Descender has found a screenwriter, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Jesse Wigutow has signed on to write the script. Wigutow has previously worked on the aborted Tron sequel, along with Relativity’s remake of The Crow, and is currently putting the finishing touches […]
Comic Book Review – Descender #4
Zeb Larson reviews Descender #4… Image’s red-hot new series continues as Tim-21 struggles to trust his new companions, the Scrappers move in, and factions from across the galaxy tighten their grip. In this issue of Descender, Dr. Quon and Telsa try to understand the significance of Tim’s “dream,” even as they’re being pursued by a […]
Comic Book Review – Descender #3
Zeb Larson reviews Descender #3… After the shocking conclusion of issue 2, Quon and Telsa arrive at the Colony, but they may be too late to save TIM-21’s memory. Meanwhile Driller continues his rampage and TIM’S AI has a strange encounter. This issue of Descender is an exploration of Tim’s consciousness and the extent to […]
Comic Book Review – Descender #2
Zeb Larson reviews Descender #2… As the brutal robot hunting Scrappers close in on TIM-21, the events that first brought him to the mining colony on the outer edges of space are revealed. Descender is back after its strong opening issue, and most of the focus is on Tim’s immediate survival as he flees a […]