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Jumper: Jumpscars - The Official Prequel to the Film
For centuries Jumpers have lived among us—special individuals with the ability to teleport or "jump" nearly anywhere in the world. For almost as long, the Paladins, a secret and powerful order, have protected us from these dangerous and unpredictable individuals, sacrificing everything to keep humanity safe!
104 pages, Paperback
First published February 18, 2008
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Nunzio DeFilippis
204 books96 followersNunzio DeFilippis is married to Christina Weir; together they have written a large number of graphic novels. They have written superhero comics but also created original comics and graphic novels of many genres, from YA fantasy to sports to horror to crime drama.
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December 2, 2019
The premise of this graphic novel is that there is a small number of humans that are capable of teleportation. They are called jumpers and considered pariahs, there is a powerful police force, the members are called Paladins, dedicated to eradicated them. Members of the force are licensed to use deadly force against them at any time. This is necessary, as they can easily escape by simply “jumping” from their current location. This power tends to manifest itself at an early age, so members of the force must be hardened so that they do not hesitate to kill jumpers that are children.
“Jessica” is a young female Paladin and with her mentor she is on the trail of a jumper that appears to live in an apartment building. To maintain her cover, she rents an apartment from the attractive building manager that is an aspiring artist. He fills the role of building manager in order to make ends meet.
Keeping a close eye in order to spot anything unusual, Jessica begins to suspect a young boy that has a single parent father and somehow manages to acquire unusual toys that ordinarily would require a trip to a foreign country. As things move along, there is a budding romance between Jessica and the apartment manager.
Never losing sight of what her mission is, Jessica must subvert her feelings and uncertainty in tracking down the true jumper. One fundamental problem is that the paladins are given great flexibility in their work, collateral deaths are not considered a major failure in the quest to terminate a jumper.
This is a great graphic novel, because Jessica struggles with her feelings as she tries to carry out the duties her society has assigned her. The consensus is that all jumpers must be killed as quickly as possible using whatever means that are necessary. This requires the paladin to suppress all normal human feelings towards the human jumpers, not at easy thing to do because the jumpers are otherwise human in all other respects.
“Jessica” is a young female Paladin and with her mentor she is on the trail of a jumper that appears to live in an apartment building. To maintain her cover, she rents an apartment from the attractive building manager that is an aspiring artist. He fills the role of building manager in order to make ends meet.
Keeping a close eye in order to spot anything unusual, Jessica begins to suspect a young boy that has a single parent father and somehow manages to acquire unusual toys that ordinarily would require a trip to a foreign country. As things move along, there is a budding romance between Jessica and the apartment manager.
Never losing sight of what her mission is, Jessica must subvert her feelings and uncertainty in tracking down the true jumper. One fundamental problem is that the paladins are given great flexibility in their work, collateral deaths are not considered a major failure in the quest to terminate a jumper.
This is a great graphic novel, because Jessica struggles with her feelings as she tries to carry out the duties her society has assigned her. The consensus is that all jumpers must be killed as quickly as possible using whatever means that are necessary. This requires the paladin to suppress all normal human feelings towards the human jumpers, not at easy thing to do because the jumpers are otherwise human in all other respects.
January 28, 2013
A prequel story to the film Jumper (not the book), although I recommend watching the movie first - this graphic story contains no spoilers, but some things will only be clear to those who've watched it.
It's darker than the movie and told from a Paladin's perspective. The graphic style is OK, and dark coloring really adds some drama to the story, although the story would have been more impressive in the usual comic-book size, but the book is smaller, about the size of a manga.
It's darker than the movie and told from a Paladin's perspective. The graphic style is OK, and dark coloring really adds some drama to the story, although the story would have been more impressive in the usual comic-book size, but the book is smaller, about the size of a manga.
May 9, 2012
My 2nd graphic novel, not sure what to make of them really. I do like that they're such quick reads. This one was a bit racy in some parts which was bizarre to see in comic form.
It was nice to see this prequel, although it was a bit disturbing and did not endear me to the Paladin in any way. I wish they'd make the 2nd movie-would love to see more of this story on the big screen.
It was nice to see this prequel, although it was a bit disturbing and did not endear me to the Paladin in any way. I wish they'd make the 2nd movie-would love to see more of this story on the big screen.
November 2, 2009
Interesting prequel. Wish it had been longer, but also wish the adult content had been implied rather than actual. I know, that stuff was in the source material, but still...I guess I'm conservative when it comes to graphic novels.
April 8, 2009
The graphic novel of the backstory of David's mom from the movie. Neat but way too short. I want a meal of these stories, not a bite. Can't wait to start book 3 soon!
October 28, 2011
Way too short! However, more about David's mother from the movie....
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