MEMETIC #1-3 (James Tynion IV / Eryk Donovan)

[Jack]

En octobre, l’éditeur Boom! Studio débutera la publication de Memetic de James Tynion IV (Batman Eternal, The Woods) et Eryk Donovan. cette mini-série en trois numéros raconte la fin de l’humanité 72 heures après la diffusion sur le net d’un « Meme » (élément d’une culture pouvant être considéré comme transmis par des moyens non génétiques, en particulier par l’imitation - Cit. Oxford English Dictionary).
Chaque numéro de Memetic fera 48 pages, soit le double d’un comic habituel.

@James Tynion IV

It happens right from the start; everyone who looks at that image, in the world of the comic, instantly feels a wave of euphoria. If it happens in the real world, I’d freak out a lot – but in the comics if you sat down and looked at it, the image is almost moving. It’s a regular, ordinary image however; no strange quality to it at all. Scientists have analyzed it, and there’s no explanation in the comic for why it does what it does.

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Le site de l’éditeur: boom-studio.com
Le site du scénariste: jamesthefourth.tumblr.com
Le site de l’artiste: erykdonovan.com

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@James Tynion IV

That’s really where the book came from. I wanted to play with horror in a way that I wasn’t really seeing played with in comics right now. Something more creepy. One of my biggest influences in horror, especially in the comics realm, is Japanese horror, particularly the manga of Junji Ito and that kind of slow build. That’s part of why these issues are oversized. Though it’s only a three-issue miniseries, each issue is 32 pages because I need to find that space to let this thing slowly, slowly build up. Even with that slow build, it’s ending in such a huge place that it’s meant to knock you back.

[size=200]INTERVIEW DE JAMES TYNION IV[/size]

[Jack]

Memetic #1
Story by James Tynion IV
Art by Eryk Donovan
Colors by Adam Guzowski
Letters by Steve Wands
Cover by Eryk Donovan
Publisher Boom! Studios
Release Date Wed, October 22nd, 2014
WHY WE LOVE IT: After launching James Tynion IV’s The Woods to much acclaim, we were eager to see what other ideas he had. When James—one of our favorite new voices in comics—pitched us Memetic as a tale of the apocalypse in three parts, we were sold!
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Memetic is truly an event comic—three oversized, 48-page issues detailing the end of the world over the course of three days, and a wholly unique take on the disaster genre. Much like his work on The Woods, James Tynion IV and fantastic newcomer Eryk Donovan (The House in the Wall) will bring horror to a whole new generation and fans of J-horror films like Uzumaki and The Ring.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A Meme is an idea that starts with an individual, and then spreads throughout multiple persons and potentially entire societies. Richard Dawkins suggests a meme’s success comes from its effectiveness to the host. But history shows that destructive memes can spread just as rapidly through society. Memetic shows the progression of a weaponized meme that leads to the utter annihilation of the human race within 72 hours. The root of this apocalypse is a single image on the internet, a “meme” in the popular sense. A meme that changes everything.

Source: www.comicbookresources.com

[Jack]

Memetic #2
Author: James Tynion IV
Artist: Eryk Donovan
Cover Artist: Eryk Donovan
Price: $4.99
Synopsis: The apocalypse continues in the second installment of the oversized, 48-page Memetic. In Day Two of this crisis, Aaron tries to escape his college campus overrun with Screamers, while Marcus and his Pentagon team attempt to track down the source of the meme and eliminate it before time runs out.

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Source: www.newsarama.com

[Le_Doc]

Memetic 3

STORY BY
James Tynion IV
ART BY
Eryk Donovan
COLORS BY
Adam Guzowski
LETTERS BY
Steve Wands
COVER BY
Eryk Donovan
PUBLISHER
Boom! Studios
COVER PRICE:
$4.99
RELEASE DATE
Wed, December 24th, 2014

Day Three is finally upon us. As Marcus’s dwindling team makes its final last-ditch assault on the compound of the supposed creator of the meme, Aaron comes to grips with his shocking loss and the impending apocalypse.

Source : comicbookresources.com

[Jim_Laine (Jean-Marc Lainé)]

Bon, c’est pas mal, Memetic. Sans plus, sans doute à cause d’un dessin bancal (décors besogneux, perspectives faussés, spatialisation douteuse). La montée du suspense dans les deux premiers tomes est pas mal, avec un portrait intéressant de l’omniprésence de la technologie. L’ensemble reste mystérieux, irrésolu, avec une fin qui tombe comme un couperet sur un début de révélation (et l’effet est plutôt pas mal, on en sait assez pour être surpris mais pas assez pour être déçu). Une meilleure réalisation formelle aurait pu donner plus de force à l’ensemble. C’est pas mal, l’idée est bien, mais au final, comme beaucoup de récits horrifiques actuels, ça tient sur une idée, et donc ça aurait pu être plus court.
Du coup, ça ne me donne pas tellement envie de lire Cognetic, par exemple.

Jim