Heavy Liquid

Häftad, Engelska, 201915+ år

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Celebrate the 20th anniversary of PAUL POPE's (Battling Boy, Batman: Year 100) Eisner-nominated sci-fi/cyberpunk classic with this new edition. Time Magazine listed HEAVY LIQUID among the 100 most important science fiction graphic novels of the decade when it originally debuted in the 2000s, and its relevance and influence has only increased since it was first published.In a future where New York has evolved into a sci-fi metropolis, a man named S becomes entwined in a mystery that's littered with love and drugs-and in particular, an addictive substance called heavy liquid that's both a drug and an art form. In his search for the one artist skilled enough to render heavy liquid into a perfect sculpture, S finds himself battling deadly psychopathic foes as well as the inner demons of addiction. If he can survive these physical and mental trials, S just might discover the shocking secret behind heavy liquid, and a love he thought lost forever.Collects HEAVY LIQUID #1-5

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-06-25
Mått152 x 254 x 20 mm
Vikt635 g
Ålder15+
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Läsålder15+
Antal sidor264
FörlagImage Comics
MedarbetarePaul Pope
ISBN9781534314047

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PAUL POPE (b.1970) is an American artist/designer living and working in New York City. He has been working primarily in comics and screenprinting since the early '90s, but has also done a number of projects with Italian fashion label Diesel Industries and, in the US, with DKNY. HIs recent collaboration with Errolson Hugh/Acronym for Nike’s AF1 debuted spring 2017. His media clients include LucasArts, NBC, Disney, Cartoon Network, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Conde-Naste, Kodansha (Japan), Sapporo (Japan), Dargaud Editions (France), EMI Canada, The Grateful Dead Estate, and The British Film Institute. His iconic Batman: Year 100, a science fiction take on the classic Batman origin tale, appears frequently on many Top 10 Batman story lists. In 2010 Pope was recognized as a Master Artist by the American Council Of The Arts. His short science fiction comic strip Strange Adventures (DC Comics)--an homage to the Flash Gordon serials of the '30s-- won the coveted National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award for Best Comic Book of the year. He has won 5 Eisners to date. His latest book, Battling Boy, debuted at #1 on the New York Times best-seller list, his third book to hit the NYT Top 10. He is currently working on Battling Boy 2, the second book in the epic science fiction/fantasy series for First Second/MacMillan, featuring a young superhero, and also finishing Psychenaut, a book of visual essays about Jungian dream analysis, for Dargaud Editions.

LIBRARY JOURNAL -- This masterpiecefrom ingenious artist Pope (Escapo) returns to print 20 years after itsinitial release in an updated edition featuring revised colors, page design, andoriginal illustrations. The Stooge, better known as S, is a former policeman whospecializes in dealing Heavy Liquid, a mysterious and volatile substance thatdoubles as a powerful narcotic when specially prepared. Reeling from a deal goneawry, S agrees to help a fabulously wealthy art collector track down a reclusiveartist he hopes to commission to create the world's first sculpture cast inHeavy Liquid. Before long, S is caught between a gang of murderous teenage girlsand a trio of vicious masked criminals, face-to-face with a little girl whodresses like a pirate and controls an army of powerful robots, and on acollision course with more than one figure from his own shadowypast.VERDICT Drawing inspiration from noirfilms, cyberpunk, manga, and the world of high fashion, this work has ainfluenced an entire generation of cartoonists but remarkably still feels freshtoday