Ether

Matt Kindt

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Ether Library Edition

Author: Matt Kindt
Publisher: Dark Horse
Audience: All ages
Nbr. of pages: 440
Publication date: 19/05/2021
Language: en

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by Sorcered

Boone Dias is a scientist that demonstrated the existence of a parallel universe - and then got invited by the government agents to see a door leading to it. But passing that door is costly, and leaves him bruised and bloody upon reaching the crossroads between Earth and the Ether, where a purple yeti named Glum can’t help but grin when kicking Boone’s butt to propel him towards the mayor’s office (yes, butt kicking looks like the official Ether transportation method). That fantasy world is full of weird and magical creatures - some funny, some dangerous, some arrogant, some downright evil - and with every visit to the Ether, Boone grows his scientific knowledge, and his reputation as a… detective (apparently, solving cases is easy, because logic is foreign to inhabitants of a magical realm). The first story arc of Ether is a mystery romp where Boone crisscrosses fantasy realms (usually as the butt of all jokes) while flashbacks provide the necessary knowledge to bring order to chaos. In the second story arc, the culprit(s) of the mystery part are now digging holes between the Ether and the Earth, rupturing the reality with devastating consequences; it turns into a full-action sequence where Boone and Glum, alongside Violet Blue, the grumpy fairy, and Grandor Boldbody, minotaur biker, race against time to beat up baddies and fix both realities. Finally, the last story arc deals (again) with the overall theme of “how much are you willing to pay for indulging in a fantasy world at the expense of the real world?”. And there’s a happy ending. Of sorts. The best part of the book is David Rubin’s entertaining art - he had fun drawing bizarre and zany fantasy creatures, and putting them in situations inspired by video games, art history, and pop culture. He gets better and bolder as pages go by, and some of his page structure and art style experiments are really cool. Overall, I wish there was more to this trilogy, but it was a fun ride nonetheless.

Publisher's summary Dark Horse

From New York Times bestselling Mind MGMT creator MATT KINDT and Black Hammer's DAVID RUBÍN comes an interdimensional, genre-bending, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery adventure! Interdimensional explorer Boone Dias, a brilliant scientist from Earth, enters the magical world of Ether and stumbles onto a great responsibility that takes him through the center of volcanoes, deserts full of living mummies and sphinxes, and a bizarre fairy forest--all leading toward a final climactic battle for the fate of both worlds. Collecting every issue of Ether in one digital book, along with every cover and all published bonus content. Collects Ether I #1-#5, Ether II #1-#5, and Ether III #1-#5.

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