From the sparking-mad mind of Warren Ellis, the creator of TRANSMETROPOLITAN and PLANETARY, comes an electrical romance of a pirate utopia thwarted! In the London of 1830, newly-minted copper Charlie Gravel keeps seeing things he's not supposed to: a crooked Bow Street Runner with a flintlock revolver, high-flying vessels that are not supposed to fly, and the violent Scientific Phantasmagoria popularly known as Spring-Heeled Jack. With the coming of Captain Swing and his Electrical Pirates, history shall never be the same! This crackling new graphic novel is illustrated by Raulo Caceres in a stunning woodcut style, capturing the classic literary feel from days of yore.
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Warren Ellis has created and written The Authority, Transmetropolitan, Orbiter, the award-winning Planetary, Ministry of Space and much more.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A great idea beautifully illustrated. Warren Ellis never disappoints me. But the real star here is Raulo Caceres, who artwork is amazing and very immersive - an artist I will look out for.
My only gripe is simply that it was too short (as is often the way with Avatar books), and thus it did feel a little bit rushed at times. I desperately wanted to know more about the characters, but I doubt Ellis will return to this book.
Despite this I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Well worth your time.
My only gripe is simply that it was too short (as is often the way with Avatar books), and thus it did feel a little bit rushed at times. I desperately wanted to know more about the characters, but I doubt Ellis will return to this book.
Despite this I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Well worth your time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Since I like Warren Ellis and Steampunk I picked this book without having heard from it before. I was not disappointed. The story is quite interesting and blends information on the early London police nicely with
exciting steampunk action. The artwork also is great. The only reason I give this book 4 stars instead of 5 is that
it is way too short for my taste and to me it seems like there should have been a sequel. I hope there will be one
sometime soon.
exciting steampunk action. The artwork also is great. The only reason I give this book 4 stars instead of 5 is that
it is way too short for my taste and to me it seems like there should have been a sequel. I hope there will be one
sometime soon.
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In the 19th century, before the more famous Jack the Ripper was the myth of Spring Heeled Jack, a disturbing night creature who could leap buildings in a single bound and got up to all sorts of mischief. Warren Ellis resurrects the story and rewrites it in a steampunk fashion with the help of Raulo Caceres to become "Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island".
It's 1830, years before Nikolai Tesla begins experimenting with electricity, and yet somehow this strange figure, Captain Swing, has been able to harness it and use it to fly boats across the sky, construct bullets that don't kill, and boots that can make him leap further than any normal man. His mission is to make electricity and knowledge free for all, free from those who would seek to control it and keep it for themselves. A Peeler (early version of the police) becomes entangled in Swing's story as he hunts down the killer of his friend, leading him to the Bow Street Runners and their colleagues, the corrupt Magistrates who, in league with the Freemasons, have begun manipulating the powers of a rock from Mars for their own nefarious purposes.
Warren Ellis pens a romantic and edgy action Victorian thriller that's full of invention, sharp characterisation and great dialogue. Raulo Caceres does a magnificent job of bringing to life this period drama through woodcuts, making each page gorgeous to behold. "Captain Swing" is a tremendous comic book and is another feather in the cap for Ellis whose work seems to be getting better with each passing book.
It's 1830, years before Nikolai Tesla begins experimenting with electricity, and yet somehow this strange figure, Captain Swing, has been able to harness it and use it to fly boats across the sky, construct bullets that don't kill, and boots that can make him leap further than any normal man. His mission is to make electricity and knowledge free for all, free from those who would seek to control it and keep it for themselves. A Peeler (early version of the police) becomes entangled in Swing's story as he hunts down the killer of his friend, leading him to the Bow Street Runners and their colleagues, the corrupt Magistrates who, in league with the Freemasons, have begun manipulating the powers of a rock from Mars for their own nefarious purposes.
Warren Ellis pens a romantic and edgy action Victorian thriller that's full of invention, sharp characterisation and great dialogue. Raulo Caceres does a magnificent job of bringing to life this period drama through woodcuts, making each page gorgeous to behold. "Captain Swing" is a tremendous comic book and is another feather in the cap for Ellis whose work seems to be getting better with each passing book.
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