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Break Out

Kaplan, Zack

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Dark Horse Comics

Annotation: "Mysterious and massive cube spaceships from another dimension materialize over our cities around the globe. They routinely abduct teenagers to be held inside their floating prison ships. And the world accepts it as inevitable. But not Liam Watts. His younger brother has been taken. And Liam is tired of "thoughts and prayers". Now, in a "take back our future" anthem, Liam must assemble a skilled team of ordinary high school students and in just a few weeks, they must plan a heist to infiltrate a hi-tech prison ship a mile in the sky. But what they'll find there will throw their plans into turmoil and challenge their resolve. How d

Genre: [Graphic novels] [Science fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #384227

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Special Formats: Graphic Novel

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Edition Date: 2023 Release Date: 05/09/23

Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)

ISBN: Publisher: 1-506-72989-4 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-6203-5

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-506-72989-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-6203-3

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2022022324

Dimensions: 26 cm

Subject Heading:
Kidnapping. Fiction.
Space ships. Fiction.
Teenagers. Fiction.
Escapes. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

School Library Journal (Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Gr 7 Up— Ever since the huge cubes appeared in the sky, young people ages 11–20 have reason to be afraid. Every few days, smaller cubes drop down from the larger ones and take 36 kids back inside. Information coming out of the cubes is rare, and the people taken are never seen again. The large cubes do not respond to any communication, and they are impervious to even the strongest military weapons. Liam's brother Tommy was recently taken, and Liam is not going to give up on him. Uniting with old friends and new, Liam begins to work on a plan to not only save his brother but break out as many others as he can. Maybe he can solve the mystery of their disappearance as well. The premise of this story feels familiar, but adding the spin of it affecting only the young gives it more drama and a sense of urgency. The characters' unique backgrounds and skills allow everyone to play an important role. VERDICT The action of this story is intense, and the art is vibrant and energetic enough to make it a page-turner. The confidence of the main characters will empower readers to stand up for their convictions and work together as a team.— Adam Fisher

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School Library Journal (Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Reading Level: 6.0

Interest Level: 9-12

A crew of high school teenagers plan a near impossible heist-style prison break to rescue their friends and siblings captured by the sci-fi Cube Spaceships from another dimension, before it's too late.

Mysterious and massive Cube spaceships from another dimension materialize over our cities around the globe. They routinely abduct teenagers to be held inside their floating prison ships. And the world accepts it as inevitable. But not Liam Watts. His younger brother has been taken. And Liam is tired of "thoughts and prayers". Now, in a “take back our future” anthem, Liam must assemble a skilled team of ordinary high school students and in just a few weeks, they must plan a heist to infiltrate the hi-tech spaceship a mile in the sky. But what they’ll find there will throw their plans into turmoil and challenge their resolve. How do you break out of a prison that’s not even from this world?

Written by rising comics star, Zack Kaplan (Port of Earth, Join The Future), with kinetic art—buzzing with life—drawn by Wilton Santos (Excalibur, Dawn of X) and colored by Jason Wordie (God Country, Wasted Space), this volume collects Break Out comic issues #1–#4.

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