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Ignition City
Comic Summary: (W) Warren Ellis (A) Gianluca Pagliarani Where did the space heroes go to die? A major new series by Warren Ellis, the writer who reinvented science fiction in comics, in the alternate-world style of the award-winning Ministry Of Space and Aetheric Mechanics, a retro-punk 'future of the past' where spaceships still belched smoke and arguments were still settled with laser pistols. Grounded space pilot Mary Raven has come to the interzone settlement in the middle of Ignition City, Earth's last spaceport, to recover the effects of her dead father - or so people think. Mary really wants to know how he died, and who did it. And if she finds that out, she's going to spoil the rackets of a great many people, and maybe uncover a deadly secret that's worth ray-gunning her down to protect! Ignition City is an on-going color epic told in five issue series featuring the art of Aetheric Mechanics' Gianluca Pagliarani and launching with a Regular and Wraparound cover by Pagliarani, a painted cover by Felipe Massafera and a rare Design Sketch cover by Pagliarani!
Codes: 82002300384602011 82002300386002031 82002300385302021 82002300387702041 82002300388402051 MAR094097 MAR094098 MAR094099 MAR094100 JUN090732
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| Artist: | Gianluca Pagliarani |
| Author: | Warren Ellis |
| Cover Artist: | Gianluca Pagliarani |
| Cover Artist: | Felipe Massafera |
| Release Date: | May 27, 2009 |
| In Stock? | Yes! |
| Contains content intended for mature readers | |
| Lists: | Not on any lists. Start your own! |
Customer Reviews
Warren Ellis is doing a fine job following up on the first issue of Ignition City. Whereas, the previous issue introduced us more to the city than the characters that occupy it, this book starts to bring some key members of the city to life.
Particularly those who have some sort of direct connection to the death of Mary Raven’s father, Rock Raven.
We get to know even more about Mary through not only her dialogue, but also her actions within the city. It would seem that Ms. Raven is quite an accomplished and educated person. Definitely not a woman you want to cross.
Ellis also fleshes out more story behind the former heroes forced to make Ignition City their place of residence. It is really sort of sad to see how these once great explorers and pioneers–praised by their governments and idolized by the people–have become some of the most despicable humans.
Ignition City #2 reveals more details about Rock’s death to the reader, but not enough to give you a full understanding of what caused his death. At least, not yet anyway.
Gianluca Pagliarani’s art is fantastic! The detail given in each panel is simply superb. Pagliarani pulls the reader into the story without ever distracting them from what is happening. Gianluca does a great job of creating ambiance and moving the story within every panel. You will feel like you are standing inside of each frame, surrounded by the stink of the city, and stifled by the filth of its residents.
Ellis has done a great job with the pacing and character development within this issue. The story flows nicely and each scene smoothly transitions to the next. The tension seems to build increasingly higher through each panel of the book. By the end you will be eager to see the action that is brewing and learning more of the truth.
1 pts.
A fair bit slower than I would have liked.
Fine, issue 1 is set up … but in issue 2, I’d be expecting some action (fist fights, laser battles, spaceship combat, something!), and there’s not much.
I think, tho, that having set up the world in issue #1, he’s just setting up the lead characters in issue #2.
I’m still quite optimistic about the series!
1 pts.