Lure Hardcover – November 2, 2021 by Lane Milburn (Author)
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Lure

Brand: Fantagraphics
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UPC: 9781683964780
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Authors: Lane Milburn
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics (November 2, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1683964780
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1683964780
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.98 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 0.9 x 10.3 inches

 

In this SF graphic novel, a group of idealistic young artists from Earth are commissioned to collaborate on a corporate art project for a planet that has been colonized for luxury living.

The world's elite use the ocean planet of Lure as a luxury vacation hub for a decade. But when climate change threatens Earth's long-term habitability, many of those who can afford it move to Lure for good. When the opportunity to work there for a year is offered to visual artist Jo Sparta, as part of a group of artists collaborating on a large-scale installation of public art, it seems like the chance of a lifetime. But then, Jo stumbles across a nefarious plot by her corporate benefactors and feels compelled to go public. Lure showcases Milburn's rich visual imagination, with the planet Lure itself an ever-seductive, otherworldly paradise against which he spotlights themes of climate change, the disparity of wealth, and the value of art ― all in the service of a grippingly moral thriller. Full color

 

Review

"Lure presents a reality that's effortless to enter. It's a book that is full of imaginative visual feasts. But what at first seems like science fiction reveals itself to be eerily familiar. I'm struck by Milburn's keen ability to mix the ordinary with the fantastical. Lure poses an ethical dilemma to its readers and its characters, and in a refreshing and disquieting way, there are no easy answers."
― Nick Drnaso (Sabrina)

"This is 200 percent a story I want to read. And to look at! Lane's drawing and coloring are so fantastic!"
― Anna Haifisch (The Artist)

About the Author

Lane Milburn is a cartoonist based in Chicago, IL. His campy, trippy, sci-fi adventure, Twelve Gems, was published by Fantagraphics in 2014. He has self-published many other works (including one funded by a Xeric Grant) and has contributed weekly comics to Vice.com.