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Cemetery Beach (Single Issues) #2
Cemetery Beach #2
Mike Blackburn and Grace Moody are trying to get out of the middle of a secret colony on an unknown exoplanet while trying not to make any noise. It’s not working out like that. And the Outerfamilies of Second Stage are waiting for them. Utopia is kind of murdery.
- GenresComicsScience Fiction
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 17, 2018
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About the author
Warren Ellis
1,971 books5,768 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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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
October 13, 2018
Lots of Action; Still Building the World
This is the second issue in this series and we spend most of our time escaping, hiding, getting the layout of Cemetery Beach, and being clued in by our hero's new rebel/assassin/freedom-fighter sidekick/guide. This is one of those deals where you really want to start with Issue #1 in order to get into the setup on the ground floor
The world building here is clever and intriguing and there are lots of hints that the story and plot are going to get deeper, more complex, and more satisfying as the series progresses. The hero has a nice macho/sardonic vibe and the tough-girl rebel has a nice balance of humor, impatience, and edge.
The drawing is energetic, although a lot of the scenes are dark, (literally). This world is supposed to have a grey, post-Stalinist, vaguely Nazi, 1984-ish feel, and that generally works and stays true. The action sequences are a little fantastic, (doesn't anyone ever at least twist an ankle falling three stories?), but who cares about that?
The upshot is that this is just the second piece in what feels like a much larger puzzle, but the series certainly seems like it's going to continue going to interesting places.
(Please note that I had a chance to read a free ecopy of this comic without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
This is the second issue in this series and we spend most of our time escaping, hiding, getting the layout of Cemetery Beach, and being clued in by our hero's new rebel/assassin/freedom-fighter sidekick/guide. This is one of those deals where you really want to start with Issue #1 in order to get into the setup on the ground floor
The world building here is clever and intriguing and there are lots of hints that the story and plot are going to get deeper, more complex, and more satisfying as the series progresses. The hero has a nice macho/sardonic vibe and the tough-girl rebel has a nice balance of humor, impatience, and edge.
The drawing is energetic, although a lot of the scenes are dark, (literally). This world is supposed to have a grey, post-Stalinist, vaguely Nazi, 1984-ish feel, and that generally works and stays true. The action sequences are a little fantastic, (doesn't anyone ever at least twist an ankle falling three stories?), but who cares about that?
The upshot is that this is just the second piece in what feels like a much larger puzzle, but the series certainly seems like it's going to continue going to interesting places.
(Please note that I had a chance to read a free ecopy of this comic without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
October 23, 2018
Oh yeah. This series is a winner. The art by Howard is a perfect compliment to Ellis's writing style. Loved it in Trees, love it here. The page in this issue where they're crawling through the tunnels. Geez. That was just wonderful.
November 2, 2018
Had to re-read the first three pages to tie the story together but still seems like fun!
December 5, 2018
Weird but intriguing
April 17, 2021
CEMETERY BEACH, by Warren Ellis, etc
Utopia is Murdering. Sci-fi + Apocalyptic + Steam Punk + Mad Max + a hint of ‘Big Trouble in Little China’.
#2 – “Why don’t any of you go back to Earth?”
Utopia is Murdering. Sci-fi + Apocalyptic + Steam Punk + Mad Max + a hint of ‘Big Trouble in Little China’.
#2 – “Why don’t any of you go back to Earth?”
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews