She is mainly inspired, as Warren Ellis revealed in his blog, by Magdalene Veen, singer and belly dancer of the band Abney Park. The protagonist is Mary Raven, a former astronaut who visits Ignition City in order to discover who killed his father, a former war hero space pilot, and have his revenge. Many buildings are composed of old rusted rockets and many particulars are reminiscent of 1950s sci-fi movies, if covered by a layer of decay.įor example, the “World’s End” bar is situated inside an old fuel tank and sometimes giant robots can be found abandoned across the city. Gianluca Pagliarani’s illustrations detail the city very well. What we see in Ignition City are dying heroes, worn away by alcohol and pill foods, whose past glories cast no light on their present misfortune. Thematically, it’s rooted in old TV shows like Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and King of the Rocketmen, but don’t think it’s about the glorious and memorable events of space exploration. With Ignition City, he creates a comic with a strong dieselpunk or atomicpunk aesthetic. This is the context of Warren Ellis’ Ignition City science-fiction comic book.Įllis is a famous and acclaimed author of comics, novels and TV shows, whose works cover many genres and themes. Spaceports are being closed down and the only place from which rockets take off is Ignition City, a metropolis located on an artificial island on the equator.

The present is the year 1956, when no one cares about alien worlds and the final frontier anymore. As a consequences of those events, humanity starts exploring its Solar System and heroic astronauts contact alien species and have incredible adventures. Fifteen years later, World War II is interrupted by a Martian invasion. Tyson Hesse's (Amazing World of Gumball, Bravest Warriors) visually stunning graphic novel examines the importance of family, responsibility, and heroism, all set in a grand, new world! Includes the first 4 issues of Tyson Hesse's Diesel comic series, as well as over 80 pages of new, original content.In 1930, three bold astronauts reach space. Her greatest challenge will be to look beyond her family legacy and create a destiny of her own choosing. With only her broken-down robot companion and a mysterious flying engine to help her, Dee is sent on a sky-bound journey that will take her from the darkest wastelands below the clouds to the brightest capital of her world. When a long-lost army suddenly appears from beneath the clouds, one impulsive decision made by Dee will change her destiny forever. The first-ever original graphic novel spawning out of Tyson Hesse's Diesel, Hesse's popular 'punk motif'-inspired, coming-of-age story about Diandra 'Dee' Diesel, her mysterious flying engine, and the airship colony she lives on, Peacetowne.

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