Jock presents his first work as a complete author with Gone, a volume published by the editorial norm
Editorial standard It is the Spanish publisher who brought the cat to the water with the new work of JockThe first of his career as a complete author. The veteran and the winning artist presents a work that could be described as an odyssey of dystopian science fiction showing us the life of a 13 -year -old girl’s life through the galaxy …
Jock, the myth
Jock, British pseudonym Mark SimpsonHe is one of the most recognizable and innovative comic artists of the contemporary panorama. His style, marked with expressive traits, bold compositions and a dramatic use of black and white, has redefined the visual language of many emblematic titles of modern comics. Jock does not just illustrate, but builds atmospheres, instills the tension on each page and makes each cartoon breathe an intensity that jumps beyond the paper.
Began to attract attention to the world of comics with The losers Next to the screenwriter Andy DiggleA series published by The Missing Seal Vertigo From DC Comics This catapulted it to international fame. His aggressive and cinematographic race married perfectly with the climbing action narrative and it was the key to work to end up being adapted to the big screen. He also shone Green arrow: first yearA reimagination of the origin of the goalkeeper of Esmeralda who left an indelible mark on the character and served as inspiration for the popular television series (already forgettable) Arrow.
Particularly remarkable is his work with the character of Batmanwith which despite not signed works that can be among the best in Dark Knight Yes, they reaffirmed as an incredible artist. In Batman: The Black MirrorThe best of all, illustrated Jock for the screenwriter Scott Snyder A magnificent story. Your representation of A Gotham City Twisted, hostile and almost feverish scored a before and after in the aesthetic of the character.
Beyond his work in Vignettes Jock has left his mark in the world of cinema as a conceptual designer in films such as Dredd, ex machina or Annihilation. In all the media where Jock Works has shown visual consistency and an expressive force that makes him a unique and unmistakable creator.
Intimate futuristic dystopia
In this story we will accompany us InhabitantA young woman who lives in a dystopian future in which Jock wanted to honor various science fiction classics that have used the genre as a tool for social criticisms. The references are overwhelming in number, but the important thing is the way the author leads them to create something new.
ABI, belonging to a low social class that has no other choice than stealing to survive, ends up being trapped, when it was stealing supplies, in a gigantic generational space vehicle that will work like a micro universe in the plot. With a constant threat of rebellion that tries to end the The status quoLife on the ship takes place for ABI in a perpetual alert state.
Chased by the mouse for the ventilation recesses, the young woman lives every day with the aim of obtaining food crumbs so as not to die of hunger and hope to be able to return to her house with her mother. Between each of the numbers contained in the volume there will be an eel of several years, so we will see our initially young protagonist evolve.
Jock is not kind to the reader and does not treat him with condescension, but presents this world without explaining his operation at the beginning. It will be throughout the plot that will describe in detail some aspects of futuristic life that is transported to this society, even leaving many elements in the void that must be filled by the reader’s mind.
Lights and shadows
In this work originally published by Dstlry (We could already enjoy a few weeks ago Fall asleepwork of Becky Cloonan y Loy poemAlso of this editorial) we find the greatest attraction in the presence of the author himself, which is not a little, but this does not mean that he does not also have some negative points …
And surprisingly it is Jock himself in this section. As a narrator is not particular success, since there are several moments in the whole volume in which we come across a slightly confused scenes, something that does not help the characterization of many non -clear characters and the costs sometimes distinguish from each other. Fortunately, his ability to create that special enveloping atmosphere is able to make us remedy these problems …
This Escición Presented by Editorial standard It is provided in a rigid coverage format without jacket with a size of the page of 21.5 x 27.5 cm. and contains the translation of the original edition of the work. The volume contains 168 pages color. The recommended sale price is 34 € And it was on sale in April 2025.
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Jock, Avant -Garde of Science Fiction Comic, presents his first job as a complete author
Jock (Desires, Batman: a dark gentleman) Write and draw LeftABI’s electrifying odyssey, a young woman trapped and persecuted in a luxurious naval city. Becoming a warrior marked by the battle, leader of a rebellion, inhabitant must face desperate probability and horrors of deep space, on a dizzying journey that will cover light years and decades of time. Despite the difficulties, a dream keeps ABI standing: going home and the family from which it was torn away does a whole life.
Authors: Jock