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Dead Space Paperback – February 5, 2013

by Antony Johnston (Author), Ben Templesmith (Illustrator)

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A distant human colony discover that they aren’t as alone as they first thought...

As the dead begin to rise as horrific monsters, can P-SEC Sgt. Abraham Neumann contain the threat? What role does the mysterious Church of Unitology have in all of this? And can any of them make it out alive...?

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192 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Titan Books
Publication date

February 5, 2013
Dimensions

6.64 x 0.36 x 10.15 inches
ISBN-10

1781165513
ISBN-13

978-1781165515
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This graphic novel serves as a comic prequel to the critically acclaimed video-game trilogy of the same name. Humans have inhabited space, and in their flight across the stars one colony has discovered the mysterious “marker,” a symbol of reverence and prophecy in the church of Unitology and source of controversy among the spaceship’s crew. As ghostly shades of dead colonists appear on the ship, the story takes a dark turn and writer Johnston (Wasteland) descends into the chilling corridors of comic horror. While the story is robust, the true flavor comes from the art of the talented Templesmith (30 Days of Night). From jarring splash pages to tightly cut action panels, his breadth and scope for the page are masterful; his character designs channel Jeff Lemire; while the deep blacks juxtaposed with bright reds recall Alex Maleev. Using a rich mythology to great advantage, the creators expand the possibilities of the space-horror genre. Maybe in space, everyone can hear you scream. --Ben Spanner

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"Writer Antony Johnston fashions a tense, thought-provoking story laced with bucketfuls of gore. Artist Ben Templesmith’s style – scratchy and chaotic with an almost unfinished feel, the direct antithesis to the hyper-realistic style of many of his peers – has never been my favorite, but it absolutely works here, adding to the hectic pace of the story. Dead Space is a totally engaging off-world adventure, and an excellent introduction to the series as a whole." –FearNet

“I would highly recommend that any Dead Space or comic book fan pick up a copy.” – Examnier

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Books; Illustrated edition (February 5, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781165513
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781165515
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.64 x 0.36 x 10.15 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #636,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,169 in Horror Graphic Novels (Books)
- #2,907 in Media Tie-In Graphic Novels
- #3,072 in Science Fiction Graphic Novels (Books)

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Antony Johnston is a New York Times bestselling writer. The Charlize Theron movie ATOMIC BLONDE is based on his graphic novel; his critically acclaimed BRIGITTE SHARP thrillers are in development for TV; and DEAD SPACE, his first videogame, redefined its genre. He recently returned to survival horror to write RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE, the Game of the Year-winning eighth instalment in the blockbuster franchise.

His productivity guide THE ORGANISED WRITER has helped authors all over the world take control of their workload, and he interviews fellow writers on his podcast WRITING AND BREATHING.

Antony's work includes THE EXPHORIA CODE, THE TEMPUS PROJECT, DAREDEVIL, SHANG-CHI, SHADOW OF MORDOR, the ALEX RIDER graphic novels, and more. He wrote and directed the film CROSSOVER POINT, made entirely in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.

Antony is joint vice chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, a member of the International Thriller Writers group, a Shore Scripts screenwriting judge, and formerly sat on the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s videogames committee. He lives and works in England.

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Altman be praised!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2011

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The comic book prequel to the hit EA video game Dead Space, whose name it shares, chronicles the story of Abraham Neumann and the discovery of a "marker" on a planet that is set to be destroyed for resources. Humanity is in the process of searching the stars for planets that can be utilized for resources and this was a mere routine "planetcrack" until the marker was found. Neumann and others notice depression and bouts of anger and rage in the miners that were exposed to the big rock and the Unitologists, a religious group obsessed with the marker, are making matters worse. It's not until the dig team experiences murders from the crazed miners that things get heated but the higher-ups decide to leave the marker where it is and continue exposing it to the people. Neumann and the resident techie Marla try to contact the orbiting ship, Ishimura, amidst the chaos of the religious committing suicide to become "one with their god" and the crazy going on killing sprees but learn that comms have been down since the leaders of the mission went ahead with their planetcrack. Neumann discovers an alien substance that spreads like a virus and Marla finds out that the aliens do in fact use a recombinator virus to infect others and continuously infect others and they do so but reanimating the dead. At this point, the ship is riddled with Necromorph monsters that are killing everyone in sight and using the dead bodies to turn more Necromorphs and Neumann and Marla, after realizing all the shuttles are destroyed, head to the comm tower to contact the Ishimura but there's no real hope left and Neumann resorts to making one final vidlog as a warning to those that decide to head down planet-side. He reminds them that they might not like what they find if they come looking for him.

So, this rare TPB is a prequel to the Dead Space game starring Isaac and basically shows how the marker brings forth an alien virus that infects everyone and quickly takes over. It doesn't really shed any light as to how the physical manifestations find their way onto the ship or how they grow so abnormally fast but it does show it from beginning to gory end. It was a great read and the art, although some don't like it, was very unique. The coloring was based on where the scene was taking place (so it was easy to spot scene transitions) and it was dark and, when in a chaotic setting, blurry just to make things more tense. The writing was very typical of a sci-fi movie but was decent nonetheless. Overall, I really enjoyed it and it's a really fun read if you've played Dead Space at all! I highly recommend it if you can find it under $100!

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Good but some errors

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 14, 2020

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Great story. I finally know the sequence of events that follow up to the game. Except the novel itself could've been better. Opening the first few pages and it would fall off. So that's one to be careful of.

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This Dead Space fan approves

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 3, 2013

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I am not a big comic reader but I am a big fan of Dead Space and on that front this delivers. This is the same story that the animated comics, released before the first Dead Space game, were derived from. It offers the full version of that story (some lines and panels were omitted from the animated comic) and the story is quite good. It even offers an extra story centered around the characters from Dead Space: Extraction as a bonus. All in all, this was well worth it and a good buy for any Dead Space fan.

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Metal Ecologist

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 15, 2017

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Great expansion of the Dead Space Mythology. Has a really good cast of characters that you will be rooting for. They should have really used this story line to make a new dead space game. My only real complaint is the fact that the binding of this book feels like its going to fall apart.

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Recommended for any BIG Dead Space fans

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 1, 2013

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I would definitely recommend this comic/book for any hardcore "Dead Space" franchise fans out there like myself. As a big fan of the Dead Space story, this comic/book was really interesting and exactly what I was looking for when I purchased it. I read some complaints about the animation not being fully done or "half-a55ed" but, in my opinion, it was done nicely and very brutal, leaving the reader a chance to imagine the horrors of the Necromorphs and being trapped in deep space.

Nice book, but still a copy.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2010

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Good book all around, but I had already seen it when I played/beat Dead Space: Extraction for the Wii. Held nothing new that really mattered. Also, in quite a few places, especially in the character biography section were glaring spelling mistakes that did not do the book justice.

Still, 4 out of 5. But I'm a sucker for Dead Space.

A Unique Masterpiece

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 12, 2009

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This book is first rate (both quality and content-wise); one of the most beautiful comics I've ever held in my hands. Anthony Johnston's story and Ben Templesmith's outstanding art style combined with the quality of representation (hard cover, vibrant colors, and fine contours) make this book a `must buy.' It is truly a rare gem in the jam-packed world of comics. I recommend this publication to anyone interested in comic books, sci-fi, horror, or those who simply liked the video game.

4 people found this helpful

Very unsatisfied!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 26, 2022

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Very unsatisfied!!! This book is not the easiest to find. cover was creased along with half the pages. The books seam is coming apart as well. Is readable but for how long before pages start falling out. Absolutely the worst condition you could receive a book. This was going to be a Christmas present.

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Dima

Great story but not pleased with book quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 20, 2022

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The story was great and i loved it, my problem is that as i was gently moving the pages some of the pages fell out. The glue is too weak, the actual quality and feel of the paper is great. I'm just displeased that the glue was extremely weak and allowed for pages to be so easily detached from the book. I hope mine was just a one off case and that other copies did not have this problem.

Bob Grist

An atmospheric little slice of SF Horror

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 12, 2009

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Dead Space the graphic novel is all part of the Dead Space phenomenon which includes the DVD Dead Space: Downfall and the Dead Space video game. The basic storyline is of the discovery of a mysterious artefact on a distant mining colony which begins to send the inhabitants mad and then brings forth the most hellish of creatures which leads, naturally, to a decent little bloodbath.

I've been playing the game for a long while now and, being a lover of graphic novels, was intrigued enough to find out more about the overall story arc. The order of the story goes as thus: graphic novel followed by DVD followed by game.

I was very pleased that the graphic novel itself is a fairly wonderful little slice of illustrated SF horror. The last 20% or so is the expected gore-fest that such an SF horror story is meant to offer (like a cross between the films Alien and The Thing), and it's enjoyable enough, but the first 80% or so is treated quite delicately and events build up with a depth of characterisation and plot that is intriguing and engrossing and, on the whole, most enjoyable to read.

I must admit, though, that the most pleasing aspect of this graphic novel for me is Ben Templesmith's artwork, which is kind of like a bowl of caviare, I suppose, in the sense that you either love it or hate it as it is incredibly stylised and not as obviously and clinically drawn as most comic fair. I was first introduced to Mr Templesmith's work in the excellent Fell: Feral City , and what I tend to love about his work is two definite things. Firstly, he is excellent at displaying a quite powerful atmosphere in his art, and, secondly, he uses colour to powerful effect.

Some people feel his artwork is a little 'scrappy', and I can see why they feel that way as my initial reaction was one of surprise and uncertainty, but I have been seduced by his artwork and find it refreshing, invigorating and quite affecting. He is also the artist on the incredibly successful 30 Days Of Night series of horror graphic novels, and that's going to be my next foray into the dark, disturbing and enveloping world of Mr Templesmith.

As for Dead Space itself, though, one doesn't necessarily need to either watch the DVD or play the game to enjoy it as it stands on its own merit, and if you are a lover of a good SF Horror yarn then you may well enjoy this immensely.

Oh, and as for the quality of the book itself...well, it's simply a lovely thing to hold. The pages are of a fine and moderately thick glossy paper and the hardback cover itself holds all imagery - as opposed to being the usual bland thing that sits beneath a slip-cover - and I think it is a most pleasing book to sit upon one's shelf.

23 people found this helpful

C Lunnon

Not disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 20, 2013

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I missed this when it was first published, and when I came to try to buy it later it was as rare as a truthful politician, and as expensive as a corrupt one.

Thankfully, it has now been reprinted by Titan, so I snapped it up.

I love all things Dead Space pretty much, having played all the games, watched the movies and even read some of the offerings. Couple that with the artwork of Ben Templesmith, of 30 Days of Night fame, and you have something special.

Templesmith was born to work on the horror of Dead Space and it's beautifully, chaotically rendered. Anthony Johnston's story is excellent and really builds in suspense and claustrophobia, as things go from bad to worse, and then some!

All, in all, first rate graphic novel, based on a top franchise. Brilliant.

5 people found this helpful

Matthew

This review is not about the story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 25, 2019

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Arrived in mint condition, however, as I flicked through the first 10 pages, each one was falling apart at the seem. I turned them less and less but it kept falling apart. Looks lovely but the binding needs reinforcing.

One person found this helpful

ben

Damaged product

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 16, 2021

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Product tirned up damaged and looked like it had been folded at some point

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