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ASTRONAUTS
IN TROUBLE |
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Live
from the Moon |
by Larry Young, Charlie Adlard, & Matt Smith |
Paperback: 144 pages
AiT/Planet Lar
ISBN: 0967684714 |
$12.95

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Fifty years
after Armstrong's one small step, the world's richest man claims the moon
as his own personal property... and Channel Seven is there! This graphic
novel shows hat happens when absolute power corrupts absolutely, when The
Mob has nuclear first-strike capability, and when cows jump over the moon.
Witty banter, one-sixth gravity derring-do, and an explosive finale from
a tale that Sci-Fi Universe says has "a wide-eyed sense of wonder and a
clear appreciation for adventure-based science fiction." |
Tom Janulewicz,
Space.com
"...Young's grasp of space
science is above reproach..."
About the Author
Writer Larry Young has made
false teeth and retainers, has worked as an advertising manager and an
art director, as a pharmaceutical manufacturer in a Class 100 clean room,
and as supervisor of a gang saw granite-cutting crew.
While presently responsible
for marketing and promotions as the wise and terrible Minister of Propaganda
for the award-winning comic book store Comix Experience, he's also the
writer/publisher of AiT/Planet Lar.
Artist Charlie Adlard is
best known for his work on The X-Files comic book and Marvel Comics' X-Men:
Hellfire Club. |
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ASTRONAUTS
IN TROUBLE |
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Space:
1959 |
by Larry Young & Charlie Adlard |
Paperback: 72 pages
AiT/Planet Lar
ISBN: 0967684730 |
$7.95

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Kurt
(Astro City) Busiek
"If
there's a bigger picture here, it's about destiny...it's like nothing else
being offered in comics today."
A period adventure featuring
an earlier generation of the Channel Seven newshounds from "Astronauts
in Trouble: Live from the Moon", Space: 1959 has got film-noir murder,
the race to win the Cold War, the first man on the moon, and an elegant
and poignant finale from a story that SFX says "surpasses the excellence
of the original." |
In the Fifties,
when the space race was running. The USA and Communist Russia were making
secret plans. This graphic novel tells a tale of the people who became
entangled in the race almost by accident of being reporters at the dawn
of TV journalism.
The three part story ranges
from pulp detective thriller to Sci Fi B movie to a combination of illustrated
poetry and spy-thriller.
Investigating a murder takes
our Channel 7 crew and their company-appointed "minder" to a secret US
government project, and the inestimable Colonel Lloyd Macadam. He is not
about to let those meddling reporters, commie subversives or other hindrances
come in the way of the USA claiming the Moon.
You do not need to have read
"Astronauts in Trouble: Live from the Moon" (for which Space 1959 is a
prequel) but because of the exciting use of different styles of comic story-telling,
you might want to get to know that one first.
They both make a fitting
gift for a comics reader, a space fan, an adventure movie buff or anyone
who enjoys good stories. |
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ASTRONAUTS
IN TROUBLE |
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One
Shot, One Beer |
by Larry Young & Charlie Adlard |
Paperback: 72 pages
AiT/Planet Lar
ISBN: 0967684757 |
$7.95

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Late in 2029,
the lunar poineers and the claim jumpers, the ice rustlers and the jaded
locals all have one thing in common. If they want a pint of Guinness and
a quick shot of something neat, Cool Ed's is the only honky-tonk for 240,000
miles.
Belly up to the bar and hear
the story of what really happened the day the HayesCorp Subtropolis blew
up... listen to why a Fourth Century Korean king was the go-to guy at a
party... how not to rob a bank... and how Col. Macadam first got together
his Aerospace Intelligence Taskforce...
...all while a scuttlebot
bartender keeps your glass full. |
Warren Ellis
AiT is drunken barroom SF,
lurching between widescreen spectacle and intimate storytelling, and is
never less than completely compelling comics.
SFX
Larry Young clearly knows
what a reader wants. ... "Astronauts in Trouble" is hugely recommended.
"Astronauts in Trouble: One
Shot, One Beer" is the convergence of tales from "Astronauts in Trouble:
Live from the Moon" and "Astronauts in Trouble: Space 1959". Whether you're
just discovering the Astronauts or you've been following their adventures,
"One Shot, One Beer" will welcome you to the party.
It's like one of those films
where several stories are joined together by a theme and the manner of
their telling. In this case we are in a bar on the Moon. So we get a tall
tale of the first "public" landing on the Moon as seen in Astronauts in
Trouble: Live from the Moon (by the same author). And a laddish tale of
bar-room etiquette. And an ancient Eastern morality tale. Not at all what
you'd expect from a sci-fi action adventure ? Well think again. This is
an exercise in fine storytelling both by the characters and by the writer
and artist. Whether you like graphic storytelling or not this is a fine
starting point to find out what the medium of comics can do. That AiT/PlanetLar
name on the cover is a fine label of excellence for a graphic novel. |
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ASTRONAUTS
IN TROUBLE |
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The
Making of
Astronauts
in Trouble |
by Larry Young |
Paperback: 128 pages
AiT/Planet Lar
ISBN: 0967684706 |
$10.95

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Secrets of
the Comics Industry Revealed!
Ever wonder what goes on
behind the scenes in the making of a comic book series? "The Making of
Astronauts in Trouble" gives you a glimpse of a comic book production process
by collecting the scripts for the critically-acclaimed five-issue miniseries,
pre-production sketches, proposal notes, and even the mini-comics that
started the whole thing! |
Beginning with
the simple, "what if a news crew was on the scene of man's return to the
moon?" and through to the selection of Matt (Hellboy) Smith and charlie
(The X-Files, X-Men: Hellfire Club) Adlard as series artists, this 128-page
collection provides an in-depth look into the year's most compelling science-fiction
miniseries.
The Short: Buy it. It's good.
The Long: Larry Young's comic
book, ASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE: LIVE FROM THE MOON, has been called a Hollywood
action blockbuster in comic book form. It exploded onto the comic book
scene and helped launch the publishing empire that is AiT/PlaNET Lar. It's
since been collected as a TPB (also available on Amazon). It goes well
with both red and white wine. It's great.
The script collection, in
my humble opinion, is even better.
Not only is it an entertaining
read, it is a useful tool for writers of all forms. Larry explains not
only HOW he wrote the series, but also WHY (the reasons for the choices
he made, including publishing it himself). We are given an inimate look
at both the practical and creative processes that Larry went through to
get AiT: LFTM in the readers hands. As writers we learn from these experiences,
and as readers we are entertained.
So what's in it, I hear you
ask?
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An INTRODUCTION by Ed Brubaker
(of DEADENDERS fame)!
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The TEASER and the PROPOSAL
that started it all!
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5 ISSUES WORTH of script that
is a more entertaining read than anything by Tom Clancy!
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Back-up stories by Brian Wood
(CHANNEL ZERO, GENERATION X), Kieron Dwyer (LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR),
Steve Weissman (YIKES!), and Scott Johnson!
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The "mini that spawned
the whole thing"!
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ONE WHOLE PAGE of acknowledgements!
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TWO, count them, TWO photographs
of the author!
All in 128 pages? Where's my
wallet? I'm buying this AGAIN! Where's YOUR wallet? You can't beat VALUE
like that!
BUY THIS NOW (or the spaceman
gets it). |
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