Low (comics)

Low is an ongoing American post-apocalyptic science fiction comics series written by Rick Remender and drawn by Greg Tocchini. Coloring duties were taken over from Tocchini by Dave McCaig as of issue 8. Low has been published since July 2014 by Image Comics.

Low
Cover of Low #1
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication dateJuly 2014 – present
No. of issues22
Creative team
Written byRick Remender
Artist(s)Greg Tocchini
Colorist(s)Greg Tocchini (#1–7)
Dave McCaig (#8–present)

The series is set billions of years in the future of the Earth after the start of the sun's expansion into a red giant has made the surface uninhabitable. It follows the lives of the two million survivors in the underwater city of Salus; its helmsmen, the Caine family; and its pirate enemies. The protagonists of the first issues are Stel Caine, who searches for life-supporting planets with robotic probes, her husband Johl, and their children. Remender summarized the story as being about "one woman's optimism in the face of inevitable and true doom".[1]

The first issues of the series received critical praise. In Paste magazine, Robert Tutton wrote of the "primal, silent awe" inspired by Tocchini's "surreal" and "dazzling" art.[2] In IGN, Tres Dean noted the creators' "complex and intriguing worldbuilding and precise, emotional character work", as well as Tocchini's "impeccable and breathtaking" art.[3]

Collected editions
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Vol. 1: The Delirium of HopeLow #1–6March 20151632151944
Vol. 2: Before the Dawn Burns UsLow #7–10November 20151632154692
Vol. 3: Shore Of The Dying LightLow #11–15October 2016163215708X
Vol. 4: Outer Aspects of Inner AttitudesLow #16–19September 20171534302298
Low: Book One Low #1-15 October 2017 1534302433
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References
  1. Yehl, Joshua (17 January 2014). "RICK REMENDER TALKS NEW IMAGE SERIES LOW". IGN. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. Tutton, Robert (1 August 2014). "Low #1 by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini Review". Paste. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. Dean, Tres (30 July 2014). "Low #1 Review". IGN. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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