Spill Zone
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction
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Scott Westerfeld
Do you dare enter the Spill Zone? The first volume of this dystopian graphic novel duology by science fiction visionary Scott Westerfeld and artist Alex Puvilland is now in paperback!Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone.The Spill claimed Addison’s parents and scarred her little sister, Lexa, who hasn’t spoken since. Addison provides for her sister by photographing the Zone's twisted attractions on illicit midnight rides. Art collectors pay top dollar for these bizarre images, but getting close enough for the perfect shot can mean death—or worse. When an eccentric collector makes a million-dollar offer, Addison breaks her own hard-learned rules of survival and ventures farther than she has ever dared. Within the Spill Zone, Hell awaits—and it seems to be calling Addison's name.Find out what happens in Spill Zone. And don't miss the sequel, Spill Zone: The Broken Vow.This is a stunning graphic novel written by the author of the Uglies series, the Leviathan and Midnighters trilogies, as well as So Yesterday, Peeps, and The Last Days. This book is printed in stunning full color, with art by Alex Puvilland and colors by Hilary Sycamore. The trade paperback edition includes a 21-page bonus comic.Praise for Spill Zone: “Addison is particularly complex: though she is sympathetic, her decisions are intentionally presented as morally questionable. Harsh profanity and violence make this a more appropriate choice for mature readers. This unnerving, gripping title—Westerfeld’s first original graphic novel—is bound to entice older comics fans, especially those interested in darker sci-fi and nuanced characterization. . . . A must-have for teen and graphic novel collections.” —Kirkus Reviews “Fascinating and hard to forget.” —Publishers Weekly“A little dark, a little twisted, and completely enthralling.” —Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles and Heartless"Amazing." —io9"Expect some stunning sci-fi spectacle when Addison ventures into the Spill Zone." —A.V. Club"Readers will have no problem rooting for Addison—and fearing for her. . . . As frightening as Spill Zone can be, though, its greatest asset is its muscle tensing suspense. Reading it feels like binge-watching a great cable series, complete with the same feeling of despair you get when you finish the final episode and realize you've got . . . to wait for the next season." —The New York Times"Puvilland, an animator for DreamWorks, has a rough, kinetic style that brings to life the rough, kinetic world of Spill Zone. . . . Westerfeld does not overburden the story with unnecessary dialogue or narration. He deftly joins the ranks of other established YA authors like M. T. Anderson and Marissa Meyer who, as of late, have taken a break from prose to produce comics." —The New York Review of Books"If Katniss Everdeen’s your gal, you’re going to want to meet Addison Merrit, another teen trying to make the best of her dystopic surroundings." —Entertainment Weekly"Spill Zone is an absolute must read. It’s a brilliant work of art that is easily one of this year’s best comics. Engaging, exciting, and mysterious, this comic will consume you." —Nerdist"YA superstar Scott 'Uglies' Westerfeld and artist Alex Puvilland tell the spooky, action-packed tale of Addison, one of the few survivors of the mysterious events that destroyed Poughkeepsie, New York, turning it into a spooky, Night-Vale-ish place where mutant animals, floating living corpses, and people trapped in two-dimensional planes live amid strange permanent winds that create funnels of old electronics and medical waste." —Boing Boing
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Author
Scott Westerfeld
Pages
240
Publisher
First Second
Published Date
2018-07-10
ISBN
1250158729 9781250158727
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"This is a graphic novel about there was nuclear spill. Addison’s parents died in it. Addison’s little sister Lexa witness the spill so she doesn’t talk. All witness of the spill end up not talking so they don’t know what caused it. Addison goes to the spill, takes pictures and sells them for money. <br/><br/>The characters are generic. The older sister that does something dangerous to help her sister, the little sister that doesn’t talk, the boy that doesn’t want her to do dangerous stuff, the workers and the doll. I don’t know what is with that doll. It is alive but i don’t know why. It has some sort of connection to the spill. Also i don’t know what it is with the Lexa bring mute. There is a few times that she talks. So she can talk if she wanted to. She doesn’t act like she’s traumatized so i think her being mute is just plot reasons. Because of the mute thing she doesn’t have that much personality. <br/><br/>The plot felt kinda generic too. The older sister going out to do something dangerous so that she can make money and help her little sister. The post apocalyptic world where people are becoming meat puppets (zombie like creatures that just float there). The person that needs money then they get some kind of big deal. The plot didn’t feel like anything special. Then that with the combination that the characters are boring. <br/><br/>Personality, i didn’t like the art or the way the author used the colors. I can’t tell exactly why but mostly the usage of the colors bothered me."
"The Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld was great! The plot reminded me of Annihalation by Jeff Vandermeer except better and way creepier! Addison has been entering the Zone for awhile taking pictures for private collectors. The Spill Zone is where Addison, her sister Lexa and her parents lived before the one night she wasn't home. Something happened, something terrible. A lot of people died that night, including their parents and Lexa made it out but she wasn't the same. Addison has one final job and if she succeeds, she will never have to go back into the Zone. Or will she? The illustrations are amazing and I love the creepy feeling that they evoke. A great start to what I hope will be an awesome graphic novel series! Highly recommended for 18+ for inappropriate language."
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Allison Freeman