Spill Zone Book 1 Contributor(s): Westerfeld, Scott (Author), Puvilland, Alex (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1250158729 ISBN-13: 9781250158727 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Science Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016945565 |
Lexile Measure: 300 |
Series: Spill Zone |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.6" W x 10" (1.30 lbs) 240 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 189547 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Do you dare enter the Spill Zone? The first volume of this dystopian graphic novel duology by science fiction visionary Scott Westerfeld and artist Alex Puvilland is now in paperback Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. The Spill claimed Addison's parents and scarred her little sister, Lexa, who hasn't spoken since. Addison provides for her sister by photographing the Zone's twisted attractions on illicit midnight rides. Art collectors pay top dollar for these bizarre images, but getting close enough for the perfect shot can mean death--or worse. When an eccentric collector makes a million-dollar offer, Addison breaks her own hard-learned rules of survival and ventures farther than she has ever dared. Within the Spill Zone, Hell awaits--and it seems to be calling Addison's name. Find out what happens in Spill Zone. And don't miss the sequel, Spill Zone: The Broken Vow. Praise for Spill Zone "Addison is particularly complex: though she is sympathetic, her decisions are intentionally presented as morally questionable. Harsh profanity and violence make this a more appropriate choice for mature readers. This unnerving, gripping title--Westerfeld's first original graphic novel--is bound to entice older comics fans, especially those interested in darker sci-fi and nuanced characterization. . . . A must-have for teen and graphic novel collections." --Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating and hard to forget." --Publishers Weekly "Amazing." --io9 "Expect some stunning sci-fi spectacle when Addison ventures into the Spill Zone." --A.V. Club "Puvilland, an animator for DreamWorks, has a rough, kinetic style that brings to life the rough, kinetic world of Spill Zone. . . . Westerfeld does not overburden the story with unnecessary dialogue or narration. He deftly joins the ranks of other established YA authors like M. T. Anderson and Marissa Meyer who, as of late, have taken a break from prose to produce comics." --The New York Review of Books "If Katniss Everdeen's your gal, you're going to want to meet Addison Merrit, another teen trying to make the best of her dystopic surroundings." --Entertainment Weekly "Spill Zone is an absolute must read. It's a brilliant work of art that is easily one of this year's best comics. Engaging, exciting, and mysterious, this comic will consume you." --Nerdist "YA superstar Scott 'Uglies' Westerfeld and artist Alex Puvilland tell the spooky, action-packed tale of Addison, one of the few survivors of the mysterious events that destroyed Poughkeepsie, New York, turning it into a spooky, Night-Vale-ish place where mutant animals, floating living corpses, and people trapped in two-dimensional planes live amid strange permanent winds that create funnels of old electronics and medical waste." --Boing Boing |
Contributor Bio(s): Westerfeld, Scott: - Scott Westerfeld is a software designer, a composer of music for modern dance, and the author of novels such as The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds. He lives in New York City and Sydney, Australia.Puvilland, Alex: - Alex Puvilland was born in France where he grew up reading his father's comic books. Looking for a life of adventure full of loose women and danger, he moved to California at the age of 22, convinced he would become a millionaire within the month. Eighteen years later he lives in Los Angeles, with his ridiculously talented wife and two extraordinary children, Leo and Adrien. He works for Dreamworks Animation, does comics whenever he has a moment, but is still not a millionaire... Alex co-illustrated Prince of Persia, the graphic novel' and Templar. |