
Time Share
Patrick Keller(Author)
Oni Press,US
Published on 7. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-934964-54-5 (ISBN)
Description
After a time bending adventure, Ollie Finch was set to go home in his uncle's rocket car time machine when everything went sideways. He's at the center of a maelstrom of paradoxes that threatens to destroy the multiverse. Fortunately, Ollie's fellow time traveling friends might just help straighten things out: Teddy, the brain-damaged cyborg assassin; Bax, the soldier from the post-apocalyptic future sent to stop Teddy's mission; Preston, the 19th-century inventor; Curtis, self-proclaimed Time Master; and Roxy, Ollie's scorned ex-girlfriend. Can this band of losers stop Phil, the world-conquering artificial intelligence... in time?
Reviews / Votes
BOOKLIST -- While travelingthrough time, Ollie accidentally starts a chain of events that threatens to
unravel all of existence. Now his team of time travelers, composed of his jaded
ex-girlfriend, a killer robot with the mentality of a toddler, and a twisted
nineteenth-century inventor, have to undo the complex series of paradoxes they
have set into motion. Time Share moves ridiculously fast, and there's little
exposition along the way, so occasionally it's tough to keep up and understand
what's going on. That said, the pace of the piece is made up for with the
plethora of crazy settings and hilarious characters, which are easily the book's
greatest strengths. This is genuinely funny stuff, packed with allusions and
spoofs of nearly every sf staple, while clever one-liners and lewd jokes fill
every page. Much like the action, the humor never lets up for a second. McDaid's
dated character design and faded color imbues the work with a nostalgic, Silver
Age comics vibe. A crazy ride, but one definitely worth
taking.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Portland
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 16 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-934964-54-5 (9781934964545)
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Dan McDaid is a comics writer and artist from Scotland. Following a well regarded run on the UK Doctor Who Magazine, he co-created cosmic comedy drama Jersey Gods for Image Comics and cult hit Time Share for Oni Press. Since then he has worked on such properties as Judge Dredd and Firefly, co-developed and drew TKO's The Fearsome Doctor Fang, and collaborated several times with fellow Scottish legend Irvine Welsh. He lives in a draughty old building overlooking the river Tay. Dega is his first graphic novel.