The announcement of DSTLRY — a brand-new independent comic book publisher — made some waves earlier this year. The lineup of writers and artists involved with the publisher features a who’s who of talent in the industry. The inaugural series from DSTLRY, Gone, is from the visionary mind of Eisner award-winning creator Jock. Gone #1, written and illustrated by Jock with colors by Jock and Lee Loughridge and letters by Andworld Design, takes readers from life on an impoverished planet to an adventure on a luxury space-liner.DSTLRY is putting a major emphasis on the collectible and prestige element of comics. As such, Gone is an oversized 48-page perfect bound book. The story makes solid use of its size, presenting a clear picture of the world its characters inhabit before rocketing off into space. Readers are introduced to Abi, a 13-year-old living on an impoverished planet where people scrape by refueling starships. There’s a sharp contrast between the populace on the planet’s surface and those making up the ships they’re resupplying. Through a series of tumultuous events, Abi ends up as a stowaway on one of the luxury space-liners heading off-planet. She quickly finds herself embroiled in a conflict larger than she could’ve guessed and further away from home than she could’ve imagined.That feeling of immense, astronomical scale shines through in the art. Jock creates stunning expanses both planet side and in the stars. The ship design of the space-liner that Abi boards is packed with detail and features a striking silhouette. It looks like there’s an entire world contained within because there is. Jock’s visual storytelling is as strong as ever. There are multiple sequences that play out with incredible emotion and little to no dialogue. In press for the series, Jock has spoken about the artistic freedom afforded by DSTLRY — being able to create this entire world exactly as he envisioned it — and the result is stunning.
The announcement of DSTLRY — a brand-new independent comic book publisher — made some waves earlier this year. The lineup of writers and artists involved with the publisher features a who’s who of talent in the industry. The inaugural series from DSTLRY, Gone, is from the visionary mind of Eisner award-winning creator Jock. Gone #1, written and illustrated by Jock with colors by Jock and Lee Loughridge and letters by Andworld Design, takes readers from life on an impoverished planet to an adventure on a luxury space-liner.
DSTLRY is putting a major emphasis on the collectible and prestige element of comics. As such, Gone is an oversized 48-page perfect bound book. The story makes solid use of its size, presenting a clear picture of the world its characters inhabit before rocketing off into space. Readers are introduced to Abi, a 13-year-old living on an impoverished planet where people scrape by refueling starships. There’s a sharp contrast between the populace on the planet’s surface and those making up the ships they’re resupplying. Through a series of tumultuous events, Abi ends up as a stowaway on one of the luxury space-liners heading off-planet. She quickly finds herself embroiled in a conflict larger than she could’ve guessed and further away from home than she could’ve imagined.
That feeling of immense, astronomical scale shines through in the art. Jock creates stunning expanses both planet side and in the stars. The ship design of the space-liner that Abi boards is packed with detail and features a striking silhouette. It looks like there’s an entire world contained within because there is. Jock’s visual storytelling is as strong as ever. There are multiple sequences that play out with incredible emotion and little to no dialogue. In press for the series, Jock has spoken about the artistic freedom afforded by DSTLRY — being able to create this entire world exactly as he envisioned it — and the result is stunning.
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