Infinity 8 Vol. 3

Infinity 8 #3

by Lewis Trondheim

The third arc in the eight-part space opera introduces Marshal Emma O'Mara, an independent peace officer who also dedicates her life to the teachings of the Tholmanist space-church. When the Infinity 8 cruise ship is stopped by the mysterious floating barricade of debris, she sees an opportunity to retrieve a fabled, sacred artifact and uses her network of contacts in the criminal mercenary underworld to negotiate a plan to find it. But when you gather mercenaries with different agendas, things rarely go your way . . . there is no honor among thieves. Mix in a deadly bodyguard robot locked on its last set of unclear commands and the stakes reach a real life-or-death level . . . Written by series co-creator Lewis Trondheim and award-winning writer Fabian Vehlmann (Beautiful Darkness, Last Days of an Immortal), and illustrated by celebrated artist Olivier Balez, this sci-fi treasure hunt pits antihero vs antihero vs logic-driven robot in a caper that could unveil a secret so big, the universe itself could teeter on the brink of chaos!

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Bande Dessinée

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 15, 2017

About the author

The phenomenal Lewis Trondheim is never where you next expect him. As an artist and writer, Trondheim has earned an international following as one of the most inventive, versatile, and prolific graphic authors. From autobiography to adventure, from bestselling fantasy and children's books to visual essays, Trondheim's unique, seminal imagination consistently dazzles. His work has won numerous awards, including the Angoulême prize for best series with McConey and he also co-created the titanic fantasy epic Dungeon with Joann Sfar.

He is one of the founding members of the alternative publishing house L'Association, a proving ground for many of the greatest talents in European comics working today. He is also the editorial director of a new imprint called Shampooing, dedicated to comics for all ages.

Lewis lives in the South of France with his wife, Brigitte Findakly, and two children.

Reviews

[Bill Coffin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Infinity 8 is best thought of not by a volume-by-volume basis, but when viewing the series as a whole. One can read all eight volumes in a sitting and a half, and really most of the volumes stand so poorly on their own that they really have to be judged collectively to be judged at all. Even by this completionist standard, Infinity 8 is a curious and underwhelming thing. It feels a bit like Valerian (if Valerian languished on the reject pile of Metal Hurlant) and trades on the concept of a luxurious, city-sized space ark that comes across a massive necropolis in interstellar space. The ship's captain is a strange alien that can "reboot time" by eight hours, eight times, so each volume of the series is more or less the same: a sexy female operative is summoned by the captain, endures sleazy come-ons by the executive officer, and is sent out to investigate the necropolis. Mayhem ensues, the ship is usually under dire peril, and eventually it all comes down to the captain rebooting things. The writers and artists tend to switch up by volume (Olivier Vatine has an especially good turn on the artwork in Volume 2, even if the writing in that one is, frankly, stupid and offensive), so the quality tends to vary a little. But the real problem here is that none of this really grabs us at all until the last volume when we finally understand what's going on. Expecting us to gut it out for seven volumes before finally getting to the real story is asking a but much, even if the eventual payoff is pretty interesting.

[Francis Thibeault · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apres un premier tome réussi et un deuxième désastreux, je suis soulagé d'avoir apprécié aussi ce troisième tome de la série. Cela porte beaucoup à réfléchir, et, bien que la fin m'ait paru précipitée, j'ai vraiment aimé la tournure qu'a pris le récit. Les personnages sont fascinants, le tracé rappelle les vieilles bandes dessinées. J'ai hâte de lire la suite!

[Sebastien · Rating 2 out of 5]

Une histoire manquait de cohérence, Difficile de comprendre les personnages , j'ai creer aucun lien avec les personnages, l'idée du reboot était intéressante au début.mais il faudrait que découvre un peu plus au sujet de la necropolis . faudra voir pour la suite .

[Komuniststar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Iako me ne oduševljava itekako me zabavlja i vec se veselim sljedecem nastavku.

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

World building, brilliant, fast-paced and full of action! :D

[Ferenc · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 - Graphic Novels
3/5 - Science Fiction
4/5 - Story
2/5 - Characters

3/5 - Rating

[Nicolas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cette série est toujours aussi intriguante dans son scénario.
Dans ce troisième tome, Emma monte un plan complexe pour récupérer un mystérieux artefact.
C'est toujours bien conçu, et le dessin cette fois-ci un peu "brouillon" amplifie bien le flou dans lequel navigue les différents personnages.