Descender Vol. 2: Machine Moon – A Thrilling Orbit

Earlier this year, I reviewed volume one of Descender, the opening installment of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s sci-fi comic book spacefaring romp...and I loved it. Now, I’m picking up where I left off and diving into Descender: Volume 2: Machine Moon.  Tin Stars ended with a reveal that seismically changed the trajectory of the…

Descender Vol. 1: Tin Stars – Up Up and Away

Nearly three years ago, I read Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s Descender Volume 1 Descender, starting with a reread of Tin Stars. The bad news: it’s not quite as polished as 2018-me remembers. The good news: Descender still stands out as an excellent sci-fi story. Tin Stars opens with a panoramic shot of a far-future society…