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Descender, Volume 1: Tin Stars

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"Your new sci-fi obsession is here, and its name is Descender." -Entertainment Weekly

Young Robot boy TIM-21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Written by award-winning creator, Jeff Lemire, Descender is a rip-roaring and heart-felt cosmic odyssey. Lemire pits humanity ag...

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