Concrete Park. Volume 1, You send me

Format:

Book

Title:

Concrete Park. Volume 1, You send me

Other title(s):

You send me

Author:

Puryear, Tony author artist

ISBN:

9781616555306

Publication:

Milwaukie, Oregon : Dark Horse Books, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 27 cm

General Note:

Originally published in Dark Horse Presents #7 through #9 and #14 through #17, published in 2011 and 2012, and has been revised and expanded for this collection.

Summary:

Earth's outcasts, exiled to a distant desert planet and forgotten, will either destroy each other with gang violence or find a path to redemption that will create something entirely new. Concrete Park, a dark, sexy sci-fi saga by Tony Puryear (screenwriter of Eraser) and Erika Alexander, is filled with unforgettable protagonists, a colorful supporting cast, redemption, romance, and nonstop action.

Subject(s):

At-risk youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Outcasts -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Gangs -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Self-preservation -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Inner cities -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Violence -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Life on other planets -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Adventure stories -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.

comic strips.

comic books.

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels

Science fiction comics

Graphic novels.

Added Author:

Alexander, Erika

Holds:

Available:*

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Summary

Earth's outcasts, exiled to a distant planet and forgotten about, face a choice: slowly wipe each other out with the attritional gang violence that ravages their planet, or find a path to redemption that will create something entirely new. Tony Puryear, writer of the hit film Eraser (Warner Bros., 1996) and Erika Alexander (star of Living Single and The Cosby Show) bring a dark, sexy sci-fi epic with unforgettable characters and non-stop action, all presented in a vibrant, unmistakable style.

Author Notes

Tony Puryear, originally a New Yorker, graduated with a bachelor's degree in art from Brown University. During that time, he also worked as a gourmet chef. At his early film career, he wrote commercials, but didn't reach mainstream success until the 1996 debut of Eraser starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In recent work, he draws and co-writes the graphic novel Concrete Park with his wife Erika Alexander which is published by Dark Horse Comics. Concrete Par k was selected as one of the Best American Comics, 2013. He and Erika were married in 1997. His 2008 national campaign poster for Hillary Clinton has been added to the collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The author lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Reviews (2)

Booklist Review

Isaac's done a lot of killing, and his past just caught up with his little sister. Luca's shaking her own past, but she's snared in a frame-up and running for her life. Monkfish is a shapeshifter who can't get enough of being other people. They've all been sentenced to exile in Scare City, a desert planet converted into an urban war zone. With its strong characters, gritty street-level action, and graphic sex all pulsing to life in a big, swaggering, graffiti-inspired graphic style, Concrete Park is a unique piece of work. Filled completely with a minority cast and featuring a powerful woman at its center, it's already staking out its own territory, and it is also geared toward a readership that is seldom so richly or bracingly depicted in comics. Though this is pitched to an adult audience, older teens not just the fans of Grand Theft Auto or the ones who like the voluptuous woman on the cover won't be able to keep their hands off it.--Karp, Jesse Copyright 2015 Booklist

Library Journal Review

In the near future, the New Earth Council exiles the young and poor to a secret off-world colony to toil away in ice mines. The lucky ones escape to Scare City, an outpost divided among 100 gangs. The first volume of Concrete Park, by Puryear (Eraser) and Alexander (Living Single), follows Isaac, a new arrival from Los Angeles, and Luca, who is an established player in Scare City's underworld. While Isaac gives the reader insight into the conditions on Earth, Luca shows what it takes to survive in Scare City-a vivacious and violent existence. The final page leaves readers wondering what happens next, and the bonus material indicates a strong sense of worldbuilding. Verdict Brutal, sexy, and visually engaging, Concrete Park takes a unique and mature twist on the "prison planet" trope.-Terry Bosky, Madison, WI (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.