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Boom Entertainment (2016), Edition: 01, 176 pages
Description
Rust is a high-octane adventure set in the prairie lands of an unknown time. Life on the Taylor family farm was difficult enough before Jet Jones crashes into the barn, chased by a giant decommissioned war robot! Oldest son Roman Taylor struggles to keep his family's small farm afloat as the area heals from a devastating world war. While the rest of his family may not trust the mysterious boy with the jetpack, Roman believes the secrets of Jet's past may be the key to their survival.
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LibraryThing member santom01
Rust is a great graphic novel intro to steam punk for kids. It's set in what looks like post Great War
America, though no countries or wars are named.
In this world, the war started out with human soldiers, but then each side switched to machine men fighters. After the war, some of these machine
Rust has a solid premise with an interesting plot that ties the secrets of the War with a mysterious vagrant in the story's present. Why is this wanderer pursued by fighters from the War? Is his presence a danger to the farm family with whom he seeks refuge?
I'm looking forward to reading volume II.
America, though no countries or wars are named.
In this world, the war started out with human soldiers, but then each side switched to machine men fighters. After the war, some of these machine
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men are reprogrammed for manual labor, like farming. Rust has a solid premise with an interesting plot that ties the secrets of the War with a mysterious vagrant in the story's present. Why is this wanderer pursued by fighters from the War? Is his presence a danger to the farm family with whom he seeks refuge?
I'm looking forward to reading volume II.
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LibraryThing member cameling
Through the years, machines have been invented to help humans work more efficiently and live more comfortably. Robotics have come a long way from merely cleaning the floor and assembling parts in a factory. Now there are robotics that help detect bombs in buildings or are submerged in the sea to
In this first book in a series of graphic novels, such a war was fought, and this is a story of one 'boy' with a secret, living and working on a farm, while enemy machines seek to find and destroy him. A farmer without much knowledge of the history of the war where machines fought alongside and against humans, finds pieces of machinery and tries to put them together, to build a mechanical being to work on his farm with and for him. He believes the machine can be coded only for farm work and not violence. But can it? Weren't they all coded not to turn on humans in the past?
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search for wrecks. It's not a stretch of one's imagination to think of a day when artificial intelligent machines will be designed to help fight our wars for us so that humans don't have to.In this first book in a series of graphic novels, such a war was fought, and this is a story of one 'boy' with a secret, living and working on a farm, while enemy machines seek to find and destroy him. A farmer without much knowledge of the history of the war where machines fought alongside and against humans, finds pieces of machinery and tries to put them together, to build a mechanical being to work on his farm with and for him. He believes the machine can be coded only for farm work and not violence. But can it? Weren't they all coded not to turn on humans in the past?
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LibraryThing member krau0098
This is the first book in the Rust graphic novel science fiction series. The second book is, Secrets of the Cell, and is already out. I found this to be a surprisingly engaging book with an interesting story, and very well done sepia toned illustrations.
Roman is having a hard enough time supporting
Roman is a young man just trying to make ends meet on the family farm. He is practical and also willing to do whatever he has to to help out his family.
Jet Jones is a mysterious young boy who at times comes off as much older than the young age he appears to be. He has awesome mechanical skills and is a great helper around the farm. Only problem is that he seems to draw trouble in the form of giant robots.
The whole setting is an interesting one. The world is obviously recovering from some sort of giant world war. As part of this war robots were trained to fight in place of mankind. The cause of this war and who was on what side is still a mystery at this point in the book. The fact that the story is set on a farm gives the story a nostalgic feel, but then you have all of the robots that Roman is trying to rebuild in his barn and that adds a sci-fi twist to the whole thing.
The illustration is wonderful. All of the illustrations are done in sepia tones, again this gives a nostalgic feel to the story. The drawings are detailed, realistic, and portray emotion very well. They were easy to follow and told a lot of the story all on their own.
This volume ends with some huge questions unanswered. Who exactly is Jet? What happened to this world?
Overall I really really enjoyed this graphic novel. It was an entertaining read with excellent world-building, engaging characters, an interesting story, and wonderfully done illustrations. Highly recommended to those who enjoy graphic novels especially novels in the fantasy/sci-fi genre. I will definitely be picking up Secrets of the Cell.
Roman is having a hard enough time supporting
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his family farm when a young boy with a rocket pack, Jet Jones, crashes in his field while being chased by a giant robot. Most of Roman’s family thinks Jet is trouble waiting to happen, but Roman thinks Jet might hold the key to fixing the farm and saving his family.Roman is a young man just trying to make ends meet on the family farm. He is practical and also willing to do whatever he has to to help out his family.
Jet Jones is a mysterious young boy who at times comes off as much older than the young age he appears to be. He has awesome mechanical skills and is a great helper around the farm. Only problem is that he seems to draw trouble in the form of giant robots.
The whole setting is an interesting one. The world is obviously recovering from some sort of giant world war. As part of this war robots were trained to fight in place of mankind. The cause of this war and who was on what side is still a mystery at this point in the book. The fact that the story is set on a farm gives the story a nostalgic feel, but then you have all of the robots that Roman is trying to rebuild in his barn and that adds a sci-fi twist to the whole thing.
The illustration is wonderful. All of the illustrations are done in sepia tones, again this gives a nostalgic feel to the story. The drawings are detailed, realistic, and portray emotion very well. They were easy to follow and told a lot of the story all on their own.
This volume ends with some huge questions unanswered. Who exactly is Jet? What happened to this world?
Overall I really really enjoyed this graphic novel. It was an entertaining read with excellent world-building, engaging characters, an interesting story, and wonderfully done illustrations. Highly recommended to those who enjoy graphic novels especially novels in the fantasy/sci-fi genre. I will definitely be picking up Secrets of the Cell.
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LibraryThing member blurble
Simple sepia art for a story set in a post-war world where humanoid robots were used to end a WWI-like conflict, whose effects linger.
LibraryThing member fyrefly98
Summary: Roman Taylor's father is away at war, so it falls to him to keep his family's farm running for his mother, brother, and sister. He's not alone, though: Jet Jones, a mysterious boy with a rocket pack and flying goggles he never takes off crash-landed on the farm, and he's been helping out.
Review: Rust is really good, maybe even better than I expected. It's kind of an amalgam of World War I/dustbowl Western/steampunk, with a hefty dose of family drama. A lot of the story is told through the pictures, both in the action sequences (scenes from the war, or Jet fighting off the robots that are coming after him) as well as in the heart of the story. The text is relatively minimal throughout - mostly Roman's letters to his father, although some dialogue as well - but there's a definite kind of quietness to this book (which is weird, because: giant fighting robots). But none of the characters are particularly talkative - they're laconic, reserved, shy, secretive, whatever - so a lot of the the characterization, as well as many of the most powerful moments of the story (like Jet fixing the sink in Volume 1) happen in their faces or their actions. The artwork also certainly contributes to the quiet feeling of the story. It's all done in a subdued palette of sepias, appropriate for the dustbowl setting while also building the mood. Lepp also has a way of using a blurring effect in his drawings - for movement, yes, but also rain, fire, close focus, etc. - that I've never seen done before in comics, and is really visually striking. 4 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: It reminds me a little bit of Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, although that's probably the Western-cum-steampunk vibe more than the story itself. But if that sort of thing appeals to you at all, Rust is well worth tracking down.
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No one knows how long Jet is planning on staying, though, so Roman spends most of his time tinkering with old robots, castoffs from the early days of the war, to help around the farm once Jet leaves.Review: Rust is really good, maybe even better than I expected. It's kind of an amalgam of World War I/dustbowl Western/steampunk, with a hefty dose of family drama. A lot of the story is told through the pictures, both in the action sequences (scenes from the war, or Jet fighting off the robots that are coming after him) as well as in the heart of the story. The text is relatively minimal throughout - mostly Roman's letters to his father, although some dialogue as well - but there's a definite kind of quietness to this book (which is weird, because: giant fighting robots). But none of the characters are particularly talkative - they're laconic, reserved, shy, secretive, whatever - so a lot of the the characterization, as well as many of the most powerful moments of the story (like Jet fixing the sink in Volume 1) happen in their faces or their actions. The artwork also certainly contributes to the quiet feeling of the story. It's all done in a subdued palette of sepias, appropriate for the dustbowl setting while also building the mood. Lepp also has a way of using a blurring effect in his drawings - for movement, yes, but also rain, fire, close focus, etc. - that I've never seen done before in comics, and is really visually striking. 4 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: It reminds me a little bit of Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, although that's probably the Western-cum-steampunk vibe more than the story itself. But if that sort of thing appeals to you at all, Rust is well worth tracking down.
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LibraryThing member pussreboots
Ages ago I read Rust: Secrets of the Cell as part of the CYBILs (though I didn't review it until I went back and re-read it a year later). Afterwards, I decided I should finally read the book that came first: Rust Vol. 1: Visitor in the Field by Royden Lepp.
Rust is the tale of a farm going through
The boy is given a home at the farm in exchange for his labor. The man who runs the farm sees the scrap bots as his opportunity to make something of his farm. He's willing to risk danger for the slim chance that they will be usable.
It's a dreary start — more mood piece than plot. In 2014 a third book was published, Death of the Rocket Boy which I will be reviewing in August
Rust is the tale of a farm going through
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a dust bowl era depression in a post child soldier war. Besides children (really more like child cyborgs), the war used actual robots who continued to fight when none of the human soldiers were still standing. Now all that's left are rusted out hulks of robots, the dirt farms, and one cyborg child who is desperate to find the remaining power cells left so he can continue to live.The boy is given a home at the farm in exchange for his labor. The man who runs the farm sees the scrap bots as his opportunity to make something of his farm. He's willing to risk danger for the slim chance that they will be usable.
It's a dreary start — more mood piece than plot. In 2014 a third book was published, Death of the Rocket Boy which I will be reviewing in August
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LibraryThing member jennybeast
I enjoyed the monochromatic-ish, rocket man setting going on here, and I particularly liked the photo inspirations in the back. It's a little slow moving for me, a little too mysterious. This is a solid piece of work, and a lovely one, just not my cup of tea.
LibraryThing member markm2315
Very attractive art work and intriguing story. Apparently, judging by the graphic novel section at B&N (the last of the bookstores), many of these are written as a series - so there is about 10% of a plot line in this volume 1, and these hardbound, admittedly beautiful, graphic novels are about $20
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2011-12-13
Physical description
9 inches
ISBN
160886894X / 9781608868940