Descender, Vol. 6: The Machine War
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Summary
A new， cataclysmic chapter of the Descender saga is here！ All the various factions who have been hunting Tim-21 finally converge around the ocean planet， Mata just as the robots launch their galaxy wide revolution！ But nothing can prepare the young android Tim， or the readers， for what happens next。 The Descender saga comes to a startling climax and sets the stage for the next， mind bending adventure。
A new chapter of the heartfelt Sci-Fi epic by superstar creators JEFF LEMIRE and DUSTIN NGUYEN begins here。
Collects issues 27 through 32。
A new chapter of the heartfelt Sci-Fi epic by superstar creators JEFF LEMIRE and DUSTIN NGUYEN begins here。
Collects issues 27 through 32。
Reviews
Blake shively
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This is one of the best aeries I have ever read。Buy the the whole series。 It's right up there with Saga and that's saying a lot。 Beautiful art and a beautiful story。 This is one of the best aeries I have ever read。Buy the the whole series。 It's right up there with Saga and that's saying a lot。 Beautiful art and a beautiful story。 。。。more
Wilga Vagabondgirl
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It's a。。。 disappointment I guess。 It started well， the drawings are beautiful， but。。。 it lacks consistency， depth。 I wish it didn't， because it's a book of potential。 But it's not focused。 It jumps over ideas， it opens plots and doesn't close them， it gives hints of emotions， but it doesn't make you feel them。 There's too many things and too little attention。 It's nice but。。。 Oh it could have been so much better。 And the ending。 There is no ending。 There's a "please buy the follow-up series， ple It's a。。。 disappointment I guess。 It started well， the drawings are beautiful， but。。。 it lacks consistency， depth。 I wish it didn't， because it's a book of potential。 But it's not focused。 It jumps over ideas， it opens plots and doesn't close them， it gives hints of emotions， but it doesn't make you feel them。 There's too many things and too little attention。 It's nice but。。。 Oh it could have been so much better。 And the ending。 There is no ending。 There's a "please buy the follow-up series， please。" I'm heartbroken to mark it with three stars， because I really think it could have been so much more。 。。。more
Jade Ratley
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8。57 on CAWPILE
Pablo Molina Cortés
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Si has llegado hasta el Volumen 6 de Descender， es porque definitivamente has desarrollado apego a la historia， a los personajes y sus destinos。 Así que en esta reseña no tendré reservas y habrá spoilers。En este volumen， nos topamos con un asombroso giro de la historia， donde conocemos el origen de los Descenders， que no son otra cosa más que máquinas ancestrales y superinteligentes que parecen ser los verdaderos dioses y creadores de la vida en el universo conocido。。。Tal parece que estas máquin Si has llegado hasta el Volumen 6 de Descender， es porque definitivamente has desarrollado apego a la historia， a los personajes y sus destinos。 Así que en esta reseña no tendré reservas y habrá spoilers。En este volumen， nos topamos con un asombroso giro de la historia， donde conocemos el origen de los Descenders， que no son otra cosa más que máquinas ancestrales y superinteligentes que parecen ser los verdaderos dioses y creadores de la vida en el universo conocido。。。Tal parece que estas máquinas no están contentas con los humanos por la relación egoísta， clasista y utilitaria que han desarrollado con la tecnología y los avances que una vez compartieron con un sabio científico， quien fue el que inició todo el desarrollo de las máquinas actuales。。。 así que estos seres super desarrollados deciden eliminar a la raza humana。Tim 21， el niño robot， es el enlace entre humanos y máquinas， e intenta evitar a toda costa el fin del universo， pero no puede， los Descenders están determinados a hacer una "limpia" total para luego perderse en un rincón secreto y nunca volver a aparecer。。。A menos que algo igual de poderoso y latente lo permita。。。 algo así como la magia！Es así como un nuevo capítulo se abre frente a nuestros ojos， algo así como una prenda de ropa reversible: allí donde alguna vez la razón， la ciencia y la tecnología reinaban el universo， ahora la magia pretende florecer pars continuar inspirando a los sobrevivientes del Apocalipsis。Así nace la nueva aventura: Ascender。 。。。more
Lorenzo
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I'll start to say that this serie as a whole was interesting， but I was highly disappointed by the open -and downer- end。I've been binging on these books for a few days， and I've been highly disappointed to reach the end in those conditions while I hoped for a neat conclusion。 That said the characters are interesting， and I have to admit that the serie did take me off guard a couple of times with its twists。I think though it was a bad choice to implement also magic in the setting as it held no r I'll start to say that this serie as a whole was interesting， but I was highly disappointed by the open -and downer- end。I've been binging on these books for a few days， and I've been highly disappointed to reach the end in those conditions while I hoped for a neat conclusion。 That said the characters are interesting， and I have to admit that the serie did take me off guard a couple of times with its twists。I think though it was a bad choice to implement also magic in the setting as it held no real relevance in any place of the story。 It might be an element in the next story for what I know， but I'm not sure if I will follow the next serie Ascender。I guess I might look into it after it'll be completed。 。。。more
Jipi Perreault
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An epic climax to the greatest sci-fi comic of the last decade。
Patrick
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Outstanding conclusion！I picked a fantastic series to binge tonight。 Anyone reading this already knows how good the series is because they read the first five volumes。 If you're reading this before the book itself， you won't be disappointed。 I sincerely hope we get to revisit some of these character in Ascender。 Outstanding conclusion！I picked a fantastic series to binge tonight。 Anyone reading this already knows how good the series is because they read the first five volumes。 If you're reading this before the book itself， you won't be disappointed。 I sincerely hope we get to revisit some of these character in Ascender。 。。。more
Rach
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I will always be fascinated by stories that place robots and how we treat them into moral dilemmas and focuses。 I feel very similarly that how you treat （future） machines will be a good test of character similar to how we use how people treat service workers today。 That the lack of respect shows signs of a more negative character。 It’s interesting to me！ I wonder if I’ll live to a future that’s even remotely like the one in this series， if robots will become commonplace。Moving on from literally I will always be fascinated by stories that place robots and how we treat them into moral dilemmas and focuses。 I feel very similarly that how you treat （future） machines will be a good test of character similar to how we use how people treat service workers today。 That the lack of respect shows signs of a more negative character。 It’s interesting to me！ I wonder if I’ll live to a future that’s even remotely like the one in this series， if robots will become commonplace。Moving on from literally the main theme of this series， lol。。。。Learning why this series is called Descender messed with my head and the layers of complexity were great！ The reunion I begged for was both the best thing ever and also ripped my heart to itty bitty shreds。It’s fabulous how with this story’s ending， if you’ve had your fill you can stop and be totally satisfied。 Or you can continue on to Ascender！ I definitely plan to continue on， but perhaps after I’ve let this series ruminate for a little while。This has solidly become one of my favorite comic series not just because it fills my space， robot， science fiction loving heart but also because of how clearly it’s a passion-filled project。 I want to find more comics like this， original and funky and beautiful in all the best ways。 。。。more
Leah
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Now that was my kind of ending to a series。
Anthony Wilson
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In my opinion。。。 This book and this series is nothing short of phenomenal！！！
PizzaCaviar
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Amazing Space Opera grounded in a rich and diverse universe populated with well rounded characters。 The end is a bit of a let down but left me looking forward to what's next in Ascenders。The aquarelle coloring is stunning。 Amazing Space Opera grounded in a rich and diverse universe populated with well rounded characters。 The end is a bit of a let down but left me looking forward to what's next in Ascenders。The aquarelle coloring is stunning。 。。。more
Lauren
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I’m torn between 4 and 5 stars。 I mean， it’s that was AMAZING， but that ending。。。Also， I can’t decide if I want to read Ascender。 I suppose I might as well， but do I really want to dedicate any time to a whole other series？
Hailey Edge
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Series Review by Volume:Volume 1: Tin StarsVolume 2: Machine MoonVolume 3: SingularitiesVolume 4: Orbital MechanicsVolume 5: Rise of the RobotsVolume 6: The Machine WarAfter reading five volumes of one of the best graphic novel series I have ever read， I was almost hesitant to read the sixth volume。 The cliffhanger at the end of volume five was almost too climactic， and I was not sure how a single volume could wrap all of the loose ends up。 This volume is an absolute whirlwind， and has considera Series Review by Volume:Volume 1: Tin StarsVolume 2: Machine MoonVolume 3: SingularitiesVolume 4: Orbital MechanicsVolume 5: Rise of the RobotsVolume 6: The Machine WarAfter reading five volumes of one of the best graphic novel series I have ever read， I was almost hesitant to read the sixth volume。 The cliffhanger at the end of volume five was almost too climactic， and I was not sure how a single volume could wrap all of the loose ends up。 This volume is an absolute whirlwind， and has considerably more text than any of the other volumes， but I am pleased to say it wraps up the entire series nicely with some air of mystery。The Machine War weaves stories from across time and space （literally） into a neat little web that explains four thousand years of history without missing a beat。 Although this general plot and "twist" has been done time and time again in the sci-fi genre， Descender does an amazing job explaining without gripping your hand too tightly。 This story allows you to take your own outside knowledge of other sci-fi stories and apply it to its own narrative， leaving a bit of room for interprtation while also explaining everything that is nessecary to explain。 Personally I let the plot of Battlestar Galactica inform my understanding of the grand narrative here， but I am sure everyone will find their own Battlestar Galactica to help fill in the blanks。The way the story for each character wraps up is poetry， I really couldn't imagine a more fitting fate for each of these characters。 Although the outcome of this story is quite cliche I found something unique in the way each of the character's destinys fit their arc。 I think the most true tell of how invested I was in each character's outcome is the fact that I found myself sobbing as each character's arc wrapped up。 I didn't conduct a proper cry count throughout this volume， but I can guess it was at least six。What an amazing series， I have never read anything like it and honestly I hope I never do read anything else like it。 This is a very special series and I will remember it for a long time coming。 I am excited to read the sequel Ascender however I am glad that it is relatively short。Question: （view spoiler）[Why is Andy's daughter named Mila， the same name as the wife of the man who left on the first space mission to find the Descenders？ I've looked this up but am afraid of spoiling anything for myself in Ascender。 I assume it is a riff on "this has all happened before and it will all happen again" but I just don't know！！ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
James
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In conclusion but not the conclusion。
Emily
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This series was fantastic！ Dark and a bit gritty。 It really explores the idea of humanity。。。 what makes us human， what makes us good， who is worth saving and why， etc。 Highly recommend。
Karly Glauser
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This did not end the way I thought it would but I am excited for the hint that we will get to see more of this story unfold in a new series。 Tim-21 is one of my favorite characters so I'm also glad to see he will probably be in this next series too。 I have really enjoyed The Descender series， the art is really nice and the story has been compelling。 We know the battle between man and machine was never going to end well but who knew it was possible to have a soft spot for some of the machine char This did not end the way I thought it would but I am excited for the hint that we will get to see more of this story unfold in a new series。 Tim-21 is one of my favorite characters so I'm also glad to see he will probably be in this next series too。 I have really enjoyed The Descender series， the art is really nice and the story has been compelling。 We know the battle between man and machine was never going to end well but who knew it was possible to have a soft spot for some of the machine characters in the book？ I highly recommend this series for sci-fi/robot fans。 。。。more
Boyschool
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Didn’t know this was the final volume。 Great ending！ Can’t wait to start the next series， Ascender。
Alex Henderson
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Brilliant series。
SarahKat
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What a wonderful ending！ Heartbreaking but such a good story！（view spoiler）[The Descenders had given the people information on them thousands of years ago and they misused it and mistreated the machinekind。 Now they're back to harvest because the people screwed up big time。 Tim-21 tries to stop them but the Gnish king screws everything up when he shows up and scraps like all of the hardwire。 Lots of people die。 Tim-21 goes with the descenders though he doesn't want to。 Driller saves Andy and Eff What a wonderful ending！ Heartbreaking but such a good story！（view spoiler）[The Descenders had given the people information on them thousands of years ago and they misused it and mistreated the machinekind。 Now they're back to harvest because the people screwed up big time。 Tim-21 tries to stop them but the Gnish king screws everything up when he shows up and scraps like all of the hardwire。 Lots of people die。 Tim-21 goes with the descenders though he doesn't want to。 Driller saves Andy and Effie。 It looks like they have a daughter at the end who will be the main character of the next series。Really looking forward to it。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Marek Michalak
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Lemire i Nguyen dają nam zakończenie swojej kosmicznej sagi， które zgrabnie łączy wszystkie wątki rozpoczęte w poprzednich zeszytach， jednocześnie dając też "backstory" dla całej historii。 To niesamowite， jak efektywny jest scenariusz tej opowieści。 Na bardzo małej w sumie ilości stron Lemire sprawnie tworzy wielki finał swojej opowieści， jednocześnie dając podwaliny pod jej dalszy ciąg。 Sztuka Nguyena jest， po raz kolejny， niesamowita i absolutnie na rynku komiksowym wyjątkowa。 Na brawa zasługu Lemire i Nguyen dają nam zakończenie swojej kosmicznej sagi， które zgrabnie łączy wszystkie wątki rozpoczęte w poprzednich zeszytach， jednocześnie dając też "backstory" dla całej historii。 To niesamowite， jak efektywny jest scenariusz tej opowieści。 Na bardzo małej w sumie ilości stron Lemire sprawnie tworzy wielki finał swojej opowieści， jednocześnie dając podwaliny pod jej dalszy ciąg。 Sztuka Nguyena jest， po raz kolejny， niesamowita i absolutnie na rynku komiksowym wyjątkowa。 Na brawa zasługuje również doskonałe tłumaczenie， jak zwykle w wydaniach Mucha Comics。 Już nie mogę doczekać się "Ascendera"！ 。。。more
Tia
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Tons of backstory。 Beautiful artwork。 Characters I love。 But I’m just not 100% satisfied with this conclusion。
Dominic
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Great series。 Beautiful artwork。 Well plotted story。 Recommended for sci-fi fans。 Can't wait to read Ascender。 Great series。 Beautiful artwork。 Well plotted story。 Recommended for sci-fi fans。 Can't wait to read Ascender。 。。。more
Ben Keneally-Smith
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This is a 5 star series for me！！ The art is sublime， the story gripping， the art。。。 I can't get enough of the art。For fan of Mass Effect， A。I。， anything sci-fi or space based and all the rest。 This is a 5 star series for me！！ The art is sublime， the story gripping， the art。。。 I can't get enough of the art。For fan of Mass Effect， A。I。， anything sci-fi or space based and all the rest。 。。。more
Suzanne Rooyen
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Not where I thought the story would go but still a most fitting ending。 Can't wait to start the Ascender series now。 Not where I thought the story would go but still a most fitting ending。 Can't wait to start the Ascender series now。 。。。more
Evelyn
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I was right， the first two chapters of this one was a history lesson that explained who the Harvesters were， where they came from， and why they're back。And while all that is going on， the robots are killing the humanoids， the humanoids are bringing in their secret weapon to kill the robots （which ironically is a giant robot）， and everyone is looking for Tim-21。（view spoiler）[People are forced to pick sides in lose-lose situations; the descenders return for their final judgment; and then the Gnis I was right， the first two chapters of this one was a history lesson that explained who the Harvesters were， where they came from， and why they're back。And while all that is going on， the robots are killing the humanoids， the humanoids are bringing in their secret weapon to kill the robots （which ironically is a giant robot）， and everyone is looking for Tim-21。（view spoiler）[People are forced to pick sides in lose-lose situations; the descenders return for their final judgment; and then the Gnish come in and fuck it all up with the final nudge into destruction。 The last chapter is a recap of the end of the series told by Andy's daughter， one of the now significantly fewer humanoids in the universe。 （hide spoiler）]The series wraps up very nicely and leaves plenty of room for it's continuation， which is advertised in this volume。 Ascender， Vol。 1: The Haunted GalaxyThis series had 6 volumes。 。。。more
Owen
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Wow！ Now that was an ending。 Though not really， I suppose。 It leads directly into Ascender。 Which I shall pick up ASAP。
✮Octjillery✮
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I feel mostly content with the ending。 I liked a lot of what was presented in this volume， like what happened on Ostrakon 4000 years in the past and the "origin" stuff。I feel like the whole "warning" thing was。。。off？ The Harvester attacks were a warning to humanoids but they never actually TOLD them that， so here we are 10 years later because the warning （that they didn't know about） wasn't heeded。 I dunno， man。 I'm gonna have to get Ascender for sure， though。 I feel mostly content with the ending。 I liked a lot of what was presented in this volume， like what happened on Ostrakon 4000 years in the past and the "origin" stuff。I feel like the whole "warning" thing was。。。off？ The Harvester attacks were a warning to humanoids but they never actually TOLD them that， so here we are 10 years later because the warning （that they didn't know about） wasn't heeded。 I dunno， man。 I'm gonna have to get Ascender for sure， though。 。。。more
William DiGena
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Before I review， I want to acknowledge that these stories are very difficult to make and draw。 I can see the amount of time and work that went into it and I wish I could write a story this good。 I'm just calling it as I see it。This is a review on the entire series:By far， I think the strongest two things that Descender does are its characters and its art。 The art goes without saying。 The watercolor panels are what sucked me into the series and I think that without them， the story would lose a g Before I review， I want to acknowledge that these stories are very difficult to make and draw。 I can see the amount of time and work that went into it and I wish I could write a story this good。 I'm just calling it as I see it。This is a review on the entire series:By far， I think the strongest two things that Descender does are its characters and its art。 The art goes without saying。 The watercolor panels are what sucked me into the series and I think that without them， the story would lose a good chunk of its charm。The other charm to this series are its characters。 I love Dr。 Quon， which I'm sure is baffling to some people， but I just love how much of a snake he is。 He owns his cowardice and it's incredible。 I also really like the irony that （view spoiler）[he slowly becomes more robotic as the story goes on。 （hide spoiler）] Driller is also the best！ I liked him from the start but I loved him once you get into his story。 Ironically enough， he feels like the most human character in the story who goes through the most growth。 Those are my two favorites but Telsa is great as well as Tim-21 and 22 （and Bandit of course）。 And Effie and Andy are okay （their romance wasn't my favorite）。Unfortunately， the narrative is the weakest part of Descenders， which sucks because it had a lot of potential。 I feel that if the series could have a few extra volumes to flesh out the worlds and give the story some time to breath， it would be solid。 The problem is that the world is huge and we quickly skip from one event to the next and before we can fully grasp the world that is laid out， the story is over。 It's like most bags of chips， the bag is bigger than the contents inside with a lot of wasted space。 The story also crescendos so quickly。 I'm all for good fast pacing but it goes too fast: discover the mystery behind Tim-21 - （view spoiler）[BAM the hardwire base is discovered - BAM there's an all out war between the hardwire and the UGC - BAM the world gets destroyed。 （hide spoiler）]。 Also we meet Effie's group the Between （who， being cyborgs， have awesome potential for great characters and theme） and （view spoiler）[BAM they all die。。。 （hide spoiler）]Other than that it was a good read。 The origin of the robots was a great new take on the robot vs human narrative beat。 I couldn't help but feel like this was a bit of a set up for the sequel series Ascender （the magic part is just chucked in at the end with no explanation）。 If anything， I would recommend it for the really cool watercolor art。 。。。more
Victor Hugo
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Mind blowing， beautiful， beautiful。 One of the best reads of this crazy 2020。
Sarah Sammis
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