Fifty years after Armstrong's one small step, the world's richest man claims the moon as his own personal property... and Channel Seven is there! This graphic novel shows what happens when absolute power corrupts absolutely, when The Mob has nuclear first-strike capability, and when cows jump over the moon. Witty banter, one-sixth gravity derring-do, and an explosive finale from a tale that Sci-Fi Universe says has "a wide-eyed sense of wonder and a clear appreciation for adventure-based science fiction." This book is like "Die Hard" meets 'Broadcast News" on the moon and was nominated for the American Library Association 2002 Popular Paperbacks. It has an introduction by Warren Ellis and a follow-up story by Larry Young and TRANSMETROPOLITAN artist Darick Robertson.
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"...Young's grasp of space science is above reproach..." -- Tom Janulewicz, Space.com
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Writer Larry Young has read comics since before he could actually read. He didn`t start writing them until 1999, though, with the script for the inaugural miniseries Astronauts In Trouble: Live From The Moon. This spawned a prequel, Astronauts In Trouble: Space 1959, and a sequel, Astronauts In Trouble: One Shot, One Beer, as well as the script collection, The Making Of Astronauts In Trouble. He has written scripts and the series bible for the Image/Motown series Casual Heroes as well as the scripts for "The Bod" and "Trust in Me" for the Image series, Double Image,. He lives in San Francisco and is the publisher of AiT/Planet Lar.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid pacing and characterization,
By Dave Thomer (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Astronauts in Trouble : Live from the Moon (Paperback)
The strength of this book is the writing. Larry Young takes the wonder that naturally is (and should be) associated with space travel and a crisp action-adventure plot and uses them to frame some very well-done character studies. This is a fun book, and a thoughtful book, and one that makes me hope against hope that broadcasting live from the moon won't always be just the stuff of fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Testimonial...,
By Mike Sims (Writer of THE KNACK), (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Astronauts in Trouble : Live from the Moon (Paperback)
Let me tell you a story...This book haunted me when it came out. And all because of the one-man promotional juggernaut that is Larry Young. Wherever I looked online, he was there telling me to read this book. I'd go to sleep at night and dream of Larry Young berating me for not reading it. I'd even see secret messages hidden in my telephone bills from Larry telling me to read the book. So I did. And you know what? It's really good. It's a movie as a book. The pacing of it puts it into the realm of the summer action movie blockbuster, except it's not a movie. And the best thing about it is that you barely realize that - the writing and art mesh that well. It's got all sorts of 'bits' in it and defies attempts to pin it down to only one genre. It's in space? Must be science fiction. It makes you laugh out loud in public places? Must be comedy. It makes you want the two main characters to end up together? Must be romance. Things go BOOM? Must be action. It's about the world's richest man and where he goes when he already owns the world. It's about TV, the moon, and cows. It's about astronauts... and they're in trouble.
5.0 out of 5 stars
POW! Right to da moon!,
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This review is from: Astronauts in Trouble : Live from the Moon (Paperback)
Let me start by saying that I love comics. One thing I love even better than reading great comics is giving a comic to someone who maybe never read a graphic novel before, or thinks that comics nowadays pretty much begin and ends with the letter X. I love to give these people something choice, something exceptional, something that breaks the rules and proves what a fantastic medium for storytelling and pure entertainment comics really are.Astronauts In Trouble: Live From The Moon is one of these kinds of comics. It's story sports a perfect balance between action, humor, suspence and...wonder. The very human cast of characters are put through their paces and drag the reader right along with them. From the floor of the ocean to the moon itself, Live From The Moon is a thrill ride-a summer blockbuster with a brain. And lest I forget, the art is top notch to. Very easy to read without sacrificing any depth. AiT: LFTM is the graphic novel, NO, the story that all others should aspire to-delivering first rate entertainmen that's sure to be a hit, with comics reading veterans and new recruits alike. Buy it. You won't ne sorry.
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