7.71 on CAWPILE.

Jeff Lemire's writing really shines when he's writing his own stuff. And Dustin Nguyen's art fits perfectly with the style of this book. Continuing the adventures of Tim-21 and his supporting cast, Tim-21 is captured by the robot insurgency while a new bounty hunter is on the hunt for them. Probably Jeff Lemire's best work of his career.

4.5 stars!

4.5 Stars This second volume is just as fantastic as the first in the series. The story is a good balance of action and character development. The writers continue the world building in this volume to provide the readers with a better understanding of this futuristic universe. The watercolour artwork continues to impress me. I found myself stopping on several pages just to admire the panels.

Jeff Lemire can do no wrong. Honestly we're two volumes in and I feel like this could go so much further, so I don't even want to talk about the story. But I will say a few things. This is a high concept, but still deeply personal story. Much like Trillium, but unlike Trillium, this is working for me. Maybe that's because there's no time travel happening (at least not yet).Please don't throw time travel in Jeff. Please god don't do it.But Lemire right? Is it any surprise that he hired on an arti...

These are the further adventures of little robot Tim-21 and his two robot friends and three human companions. Only Tim-21 isn't the only one of his kind left. Yup, there's two now.And yes, they are different in character. Figures. It's a (not too subtle) metaphor for children of the same family growing up to be completely different depending on their surroundings as genetics isn't everything.After the good doctor revealed to be nothing more than a copy-cat who tempered with tech he didn't unders...

3.5 stars

Even better than the first one. And I rated that five stars already.Lemire adds some humor to the mix by giving us a new main player,giving him a partnerand then establishing a nice buddy dynamic between the two.He's also expanding on the universe he created. This starts to feel more akin to Star Wars.He only needs to add a truly evil villain. Actually, he might have introduced one here. But we'll see if I'm right about that.Even though the tone changed a bit, there were still some heartbreaking...

Wow.Was NOT expecting that ending. That's a pretty big cliffhanger (which I don't mind because it just makes me want to read the next book even more.)Also, why you gotta do this to me?(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]I just thought of something that's kind of different ... I kind of want a novel based on this story. I know that doesn't happen often but I would love to see this world fleshed out even more.I'm in love with the artwork though so I don't want this series to go away anytime...

Like the first volume, the setup is great and here is MORE setup. There's a whole machine revolution coming and all the flesh-types, human or alien, are ramping-up an overwhelming response, but I tend to enjoy the storyline of Tim's big bro being on the hunt for his little robot brother.It's pretty good. I wouldn't call it fantastic. Still, it's enjoyable and has a solidly developing storyline. The art style is interesting and the story is moving down some predictable lines. It's also not quite

I was so happy to pick this up in my local comic shop and I knew I would love it as I did with the first one. This one I felt was even better with not only artwork that's stunning but also a beautifully developing story line which is really starting to make a bit more sense now. I love the emotional connection we have with Tim-21 and his plight and with the introduction of our new scavenger character I think this has the potential to just get more emotional.This is a series I would highly recomm...

I am sold. "Descender" definitely deserves more love. Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen have created a spectacular series that could be showy in every means but yet they have chosen to take a minimalist approach. And it's in the simplicity that makes this sci-fi series so unique.Echoing my review for Volume 1, "Descender" has so much emotional depth that shines through the watercolour illustrations and underdog characters. Volume 2 expands the field of vision just a little more to give it a Star War...

Uninspired, derivative. Dull and soulless.

First Read-> 06-04-15:4.75 StarsSecond Read-> 01-01-16 4.5 Stars I still love this series as much as before and I can't help but adore the different races, worlds and the overall feeling of this story. Tim-22 is the worst though.Original Review:This is quickly becoming my favorite ongoing series. I can't explain why this story appeals so much to me, how charming, how fantastic, how sweet and sad, how engaging it is to me. Everything from the artwork, to the designs, to the characters, the writi...

After an action packed first volume, Descender slows it down to flesh out the ever-expanding universe whilst introducing some more characters that will no doubt cross paths with Tim-21 soon enough.The introduction of these characters does mean that the story crawls along in these five issues; there's not a lot of progression for anyone involved, mostly because three issues are devoted to exploring a new character, and the other two are about Tim-21 and his captors. It's nice to see dedication to...

The story keep getting better. In Vol 2, in the aftermath of Dr. Quon's admission, Tim-21 and Tim-22 are working with the Hardwire and Capt. Telsa to find out the connection with the Harvesters. That is the primary story here-more than that I shall not spoil.The scope of the story keeps expanding in this issue. We find out about the Hardwire -a group of Robots that rescue other robots and take them to a safe haven. It seems Andy is not only alive but a bounty hunter who is a Scrapper (a robot hu...

The continuation of the space opera/sci fi series by Lemire and Nguyen, issues #7-11, and the action begins to ramp up. A bit. Hardwire, a rebel robot collective takes TIM-21, Telsa, and Dr. Quon into their custody. And we meet Tim-22, who of course looks just like Tim-21! And on another plane we meet Andy, TIM-21’s human brother, who suddenly finds out Tim-21 is still alive. There's also the multi-eyed Blugger, comic relief against the brooding Andy, and Driller-the-Killer, who help us see this...

Love the series so far. The story is strong, the art is gorgeous, only one complaint; reading it in volumes, some of the spine gets in the way of the art since its down the middle of the book. In issues it might look better, but in vols, you lose a little of it. Which is a shame because some of the way the art flows and falls is amazing and I wish I could see the artist pages for it.

Descender goes to a even darker place as multiple characters begin to shift around. While Tim is taken by his new robot family and held up in high regards as the savior, we focus our viewpoint on a scrapper. What's that? Basically a guy who takes jobs to murder robots around the world. It's both sad and horrifying. On top of that we have our new Robot buddy Tim 22, who is a lot like Tim 21, but maybe not? Oh and we learn a bit more about the Harvesters and maybe the secret of their creation? Ple...

I just really like this series a lot. There is a depth to the story that can be explored in so many different avenues. The art is just perfect in my opinion and adds so much to the overall presentation. There is a mystery aspect that I find really intriguing that makes me want to keep on reading to discover the secrets this world has waiting. It is mature but it isn't trying to be edgy in any way that is annoying. I would love to read a novel set in this universe. I thought this one was just as