Dawnrunner
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Publisher Description
Massive mechs battle giant monsters in this epic sci-fi graphic novel by comics superstars Ram V and Evan Cagle.
A story of heroes, impossible armors, ghosts, and people, centuries apart, trying to keep their worlds from crumbling.
A century ago, a portal opened over Central America and giant monsters known as the Tetza came through, changing everything we knew. Now the world bends all its effort to build the Iron Kings—great mechs driven by pilots—that battle the Tetza in gladiatorial combat for humanity's continued survival. War has turned to sport.
Star jockey Anita Marr has been chosen to pilot a secret new prototype that could change the tide in humanity's favor.
After a difficult first battle together, Anita begins to uncover and understand the unusual connection forming between herself and the experimental new Iron King, Dawnrunner. As the Tetza threat grows, Anita, Dawnrunner, and their secrets will become mankind’s last hope. Are we doomed or will dramatic revelations push Anita and Dawnrunner to transcend into something new?
Written by Ram V, drawn by Evan Cagle, colored by Dave Stewart and Francesco Segala, and lettered by Aditya Bidikar.
Collects Dawnrunner #1–#5.
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V (Rare Flavours) and Cagle (the Catwoman series) combine their formidable talents in this dazzling science-fiction psychodrama. In a technologically advanced future, battle mechas fight the Tetza, giant monsters that emerge from a portal over Guatemala. Anita Marr, a single mom with a sickly daughter, is a top pilot selected to test Dawnrunner, an experimental new mecha operated by direct neural link. When she jacks in, Anita experiences the memories of Ichiro Takeda, a soldier who lost his wife in an early Tetza attack. In battle, Anita and Ichiro's identities become confused and Anita physically meshes with Dawnrunner. "There's no way to tell where she ends and the machine begins," her engineer/handler warns, though the corporate and media interests running the program claim it's all good for business. The script wears its influences on its sleeve, borrowing elements from Guillermo del Toro's film Pacific Rim and the anime series Attack on Titan and, above all, Neon Genesis Evangelion. But it's easy to forgive the familiarity when it all looks so gorgeous. Cagle draws sprawling cities, looming monsters, biomechanical gore, and human characters with enough personality to keep the action emotionally grounded. The color team expertly differentiates Anita's saturated tropical city with Ichiro's dark, smoggy battlefield. Sci-fi fans who long for more beauty in rock-'em sock-'em robot battles will be amply rewarded.
