Borrowed Time Volume 1: Flight 19 (v. 1) [Paperback]

Neal Shaffer (Author), Joe Infurnari (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2006

Taylor Devlin's life is the picture of perfect urban living. He has a great apartment with great furnishings. He is young, handsome and successful. He has a beautiful girlfriend who has just given him a wonderful watch for his birthday. Everything is perfect. But when he agreed to go to the Bermuda Triangle for a writing assignment, he never knew what he would be leaving behind. Borrowed Time is the tale of a man returning from a mysterious accident at sea, only to face a bigger challenge of understanding exactly how and why his world has changed. It is a story about Taylor being out-of-synch with the physical world and his quest to return to the life he once knew and the woman he still loves.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Comicon:

"It's the humanity found within Borrowed Time that makes this such an enjoyable book."

"Shaffer imbues his narrative with a richness that can often be lacking in a science fiction milieu and keeps readers anxious for what will happen next."

"The artwork from Joe Infurnari, a winner of Oni's 2005 talent search, perfectly complements the story set forth by Shaffer. His style hearkens back to masters of the medium like John Romita Sr. and Curt Swan"

Read About Comics:

"You get a real sense for just what he's going through, and how his confusion and frustration are very real emotions that he's experiencing."

"[Joe] Infurnari's art comes across as very textured and full of detail, keeping a careful eye on not only what people wear and what they should look like, but their surroundings as well. I was also impressed with some of the subtle storytelling details that Infurnari slips into the book and which reward people who pay attention."

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Oni Press (May 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932664424
• ISBN-13: 978-1932664423
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #850,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars great stuff!, August 28, 2006

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Moe Hong (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borrowed Time Volume 1: Flight 19 (v. 1) (Paperback)

I hadn't read "comic books" or graphic novels or whatever they are called now since I was a kid. Superheros don't really do anything for me, and the few graphic treatments of literature I'd read seemed forced.

But then a friend recommended this slim volume, and I bought it here on Amazon.

I was very surprised - the expressive b&w art and the very original story are seamlessly complementary, and I was glued to it all the way through. It's a slightly surreal - but also, at the same time, very realistic - story, and while I don't want to give anything away, if you're a fan of LOST or unexplained natural phenomena or things like that I think you'll get a kick out of it.

I am anxiously awaiting the next issue!