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Trees (Single Issues)
Trees #6
Blindhail Station is a research post on Svalbard, in the Arctic Ocean, where observers have been watching a Tree since it landed ten years earlier. Out here, out of sight of the world, something is changing. And it's going to change everything.
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2014
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About the author
Warren Ellis
1,971 books5,765 followersWarren Ellis is the award-winning writer of graphic novels like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, FELL, MINISTRY OF SPACE and PLANETARY, and the author of the NYT-bestselling GUN MACHINE and the “underground classic” novel CROOKED LITTLE VEIN, as well as the digital short-story single DEAD PIG COLLECTOR. His newest book is the novella NORMAL, from FSG Originals, listed as one of Amazon’s Best 100 Books Of 2016.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He is currently developing his graphic novel sequence with Jason Howard, TREES, for television, in concert with HardySonBaker and NBCU, and continues to work as a screenwriter and producer in film and television, represented by Angela Cheng Caplan and Cheng Caplan Company. He is the creator, writer and co-producer of the Netflix series CASTLEVANIA, recently renewed for its third season, and of the recently-announced Netflix series HEAVEN’S FOREST.
He’s written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters, and given keynote speeches and lectures at events like dConstruct, ThingsCon, Improving Reality, SxSW, How The Light Gets In, Haunted Machines and Cognitive Cities.
Warren Ellis has recently developed and curated the revival of the Wildstorm creative library for DC Entertainment with the series THE WILD STORM, and is currently working on the serialising of new graphic novel works TREES: THREE FATES and INJECTION at Image Comics, and the serialised graphic novel THE BATMAN’S GRAVE for DC Comics, while working as a Consulting Producer on another television series.
A documentary about his work, CAPTURED GHOSTS, was released in 2012.
Recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the EAGLE AWARDS Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
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October 21, 2014
I’d thought the series was getting more action-oriented after the last issue but Warren Ellis has chosen to settle back into the human drama of his characters than pursue any kind of plot to bring down the alien “trees”. Which isn’t bad to be honest and keeps readers guessing as to where all of this is heading.
Most of the issue takes place in the cultural city around the Chinese tree. Chenglei, the artistic young man and new arrival, has hooked up with Zhen and discovered she’s a transgender and that he’s deeply in love with her. In Cefalu, Eligia discovers the secret behind her scummy boyfriend’s protection racket and moves to scupper it.
Trees #6 is a comic that revolves around, and explores, the complexities of love, in particular homosexual love. This odd direction that Ellis has taken the series, purportedly about alien invasion, makes me smile because it’s so unexpected and I like being surprised with any comic that dares to do things differently.
That said, there’s large scale sinister stuff happening in the background: the Chinese army have appeared in the cultural city and look menacing, their drones buzzing about everywhere, and there’s a quick look back in the Arctic Circle as the black flowers look like they’re creating a kind of zombie in one of the infected scientists!
Trees #6, like the other issues, feels like a piece cut out of a larger narrative instead of a self-contained comic, and will probably read better in the trade. For that reason alone, it’s not a great issue though it’s got some good moments here and there. Who knows where it’s all heading though and whether or not any of the various threads will tie together? At any rate, I’m still interested to find out!
Most of the issue takes place in the cultural city around the Chinese tree. Chenglei, the artistic young man and new arrival, has hooked up with Zhen and discovered she’s a transgender and that he’s deeply in love with her. In Cefalu, Eligia discovers the secret behind her scummy boyfriend’s protection racket and moves to scupper it.
Trees #6 is a comic that revolves around, and explores, the complexities of love, in particular homosexual love. This odd direction that Ellis has taken the series, purportedly about alien invasion, makes me smile because it’s so unexpected and I like being surprised with any comic that dares to do things differently.
That said, there’s large scale sinister stuff happening in the background: the Chinese army have appeared in the cultural city and look menacing, their drones buzzing about everywhere, and there’s a quick look back in the Arctic Circle as the black flowers look like they’re creating a kind of zombie in one of the infected scientists!
Trees #6, like the other issues, feels like a piece cut out of a larger narrative instead of a self-contained comic, and will probably read better in the trade. For that reason alone, it’s not a great issue though it’s got some good moments here and there. Who knows where it’s all heading though and whether or not any of the various threads will tie together? At any rate, I’m still interested to find out!
October 27, 2014
Really 3.5/4. Liked the story, but really wanted to know about the black flowers.
Hopefully with the next issue.
Hopefully with the next issue.
February 2, 2017
The last issue leaves us at with the mystery of the flowers and the shortest tree. Expected this one to reveal more about the trees but it instead goes back to Chenglei and Eligia.
Eligia gets some insight on her boyfriend and Chenglei is quite confused about his moving to Shu. Uncle's talk with Cheglei is quite comforting and shows the human aspects the tree has let the city of Shu live on, this makes this issue a really good read.
Finally, we see Marsh and all the excitement left by the black flowers comes back again.
Eligia gets some insight on her boyfriend and Chenglei is quite confused about his moving to Shu. Uncle's talk with Cheglei is quite comforting and shows the human aspects the tree has let the city of Shu live on, this makes this issue a really good read.
Finally, we see Marsh and all the excitement left by the black flowers comes back again.
January 11, 2015
I read all eight of the comics in one sitting. Partly as I have not read a comic for far too long but also because the story is interesting. Now I am excited in which direction this will go. I have to admit that this can go awry in a number of ways. But so far I enjoyed everything by Ellis very much. I have confidence.
April 24, 2016
Why is no one I know talking about this comic series?! EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THESE COMICS!!
By far the best one so far! Can't wait for more!!
By far the best one so far! Can't wait for more!!
August 2, 2015
Excellent pro transgender and bisexual episode of Trees.
October 30, 2015
I bought single issues of this series, #4-7, at the same time, so you can find my full review over at issue 7 which is my impression of the 4 comic books together.
December 10, 2014
Para ser nueva
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