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\nBy Travis Beacham<\/b>, Sean Chen<\/b>, Yvel Guichet<\/b>, Pericles Junior<\/b>, Chris Batista<\/b>, Geoff Shaw<\/b> & various (Legendary)
\nISBN: 978-0-7851-5394-8<\/p>\n
\nBy Travis Beacham<\/b>, Sean Chen<\/b>, Yvel Guichet<\/b>, Pericles Junior<\/b>, Chris Batista<\/b>, Geoff Shaw<\/b> & various (Legendary)
\nISBN: 978-0-7851-5394-8<\/p>\n
It’s summer – which means movie blockbusters – and just for a change here’s a collection of comics stories based on a film rather than the other way round.<\/p>\n
The filmic Pacific Rim<\/b> is set in the third decade of the 21st<\/sup> century and details a protracted battle between humanity and a procession of monolithic monsters which perpetually erupt out of the oceans to smash our cities. To combat these creatures – whose blood is devastatingly toxic – science has devised colossal anthropomorphic machines piloted by teams of bold but essentially doomed soldiers\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n This slight but stunningly fun hardback companion compilation, set simultaneously before and during the events of the silver screen saga, features a triptych of short tales drawn from the unused backstory material to fill in detail and character necessarily sacrificed to the exigencies of keeping the motion picture action moving along.<\/p>\n According to the Introduction<\/i> by writer Travis Beacham, he and co-scripter\/Director Guillermo Del Toro are both manic fans of the venerable Japanese genres of Kaiju<\/i> (literally \u00e2\u20ac\u0153strange beasts\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or ,more popularly, humongous city-stomping monsters) and their frequent opponents in anime and manga, Mecha<\/i> (super automaton\/vehicles piloted by noble human heroes).<\/p>\n Pacific Rim <\/b>is thus a way to reintroduce these ever-cool concepts to a new generation of fans who might have missed out on the sheer vicarious joy and thrills of such planet-shaking spectacle.<\/p>\n The revelations begin in 2024AD as journalist Naomi Sokolov<\/i>, en route to an interview with legendary figure Stacker Pentecost<\/i>, meets another veteran of the anti-Kaiju initiative and learns how technician Tendo Choi<\/i> survived humanity’s first encounter with the marauding horror which eradicated San Francisco and changed the path of mankind on August 13th<\/sup> 2013 – ‘K-Day’<\/i>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n In the decade since, giant Jaeger<\/i> war-suits have protected the surface world but now they’re being phased out in favour of a new solution – \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the Wall<\/i>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – and Choi’s account of that fateful first contact gives powerful argument as to why that’s a bad idea\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n Naomi’s next interview is with Dr. Jasper Schoenfeld<\/i>, the engineering genius who first came up with the concept of immense ambulatory uber-tanks. His revelations in ‘Turn of the Tide’<\/i> explain the role and sacrifices of his all-but-forgotten lab partner Caitlin Lightcap<\/i>, whose brilliance and passion turned the idea into a workable reality – and also detail the appalling cost to the Jaegers’ unique riders\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n Sokolov finally gains her time with inspirational project leader Pentecost in ‘The Bond’<\/i> but is quite unprepared for the great man recognising her and the role she played in almost destroying a crucial part of the Jaeger Academy team in the early days of recruitment\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n Even though packed with blockbusting Mecha vs. Monster action throughout, this book primarily provides a subtle in-filling and shading of character in vignettes unavailable in the rip-roaring on-screen avalanche of action. Moreover, illustrators Sean Chen, Yvel Guichet, Pericles Junior, Chris Batista, Geoff Shaw, Mark McKenna, Steven Bird, Matt Banning, Guy Major, Tom Chu & Dom Regan work wonders blending these quiet, informative moments with the overall thrust of paralleling the movie mayhem.<\/p>\n This volume also includes an expansive segment charting ‘From Script to the Final Page: The Creative Process’<\/i> as Beacham’s typing progresses through Guichet’s rough sketches to full pencils and inks before ending as coloured and lettered final art. And as if that wasn’t enough, there’s even a full colour feature on ‘Kaiju’<\/i> with a handy guide for distinguishing Belobog<\/i> from Scissure<\/i>, telling apart Trespasser<\/i> from Kaiceph<\/i> and knowing your Verocitor<\/i> from Karloff<\/i>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n Furious fun for monster-lovers of all ages\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 By Travis Beacham, Sean Chen, Yvel Guichet, Pericles Junior, Chris Batista, Geoff Shaw & various (Legendary) ISBN: 978-0-7851-5394-8 It’s summer – which means movie blockbusters – and just for a change here’s a collection of comics stories based on a film rather than the other way round. The filmic Pacific Rim is set in the … <\/p>\n
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