Jeff Lemire -- creator of the epic apocalyptic graphic novel Sweet Tooth and the dreamy, Twilight-Zonish Underwater Welder -- returns with a new graphic novel, Descender, with Dustin Nguyen -- we're proud to present the entire first issue below!

Jeff and Dustin are accomplishing something special: they're telling a deeply personal and human story set in the stars. Young Robot boy TIM-21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Lemire and Nguyen pit humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling epic. The world building that Jeff and Dustin Nguyen are doing is staggering, but it's the story of Tim and his robotic dog Bandit that really resonate.

Descender [Lemire & Nguyen/Image Comics]

Postcards for Democracy: Mark Mothersbaugh and Beatie Wolfe challenge you to make mail art

Visionaries Mark Mothersbaugh and Beatie Wolfe have a request: Please send hand-decorated postcards STAT. Their mail-art challenge, Postcards for Democracy, is described as "a demonstration to support the 225 yr old U.S. Postal Service & the right to VOTE." It's easy to play: Just make & mail your original postcard creations (you can also recycle […]

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Robot-fronted band Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra's latest: "Sea Anemones (aka Shark Wigs)"

Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra is what happens when a band is fronted by a robot, named SPO-20, and is backed by a mad scientist (ie. a human). San Diego-based Professor B. Miller is that mad scientist and he is giving Happy Mutants the opportunity to view the music video for band's latest single first. "Sea Anemones […]

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Why is there a crashed space capsule in Winganon, Oklahoma?

In the late 1950s, a truck carrying a cement mixer crashed on E300 Road between Talala and Winganon, Oklahoma. Apparently too heavy for anyone to deal with, the mixer sat for decades where it was occasionally graffitied or whimsically decorated. In 2011, artists Heather and Barry Thomas celebrated their wedding anniversary by transforming the drum […]

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This car mount provides wireless charging to keep you on course during all your trips

In the U.S., 32 states currently have either restrictions or an outright ban on driving with a smartphone in your hand. Whether you're talking, texting or looking up directions, using your phone while you drive is distracted driving — and no matter how skilled you are, it can lead to lapses or even a tragic […]

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The Adobe Creative Cloud is the center of the creative universe and this training can help you master it

When you're the king, someone is always coming for your crown. Nowhere is that more true than in the tech sector, where a perennial favorite like Adobe and their insanely popular Creative Cloud app suite have to keep innovating to stay on top of the digital media creation software game. Keeping abreast of changes and […]

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Save 30% on the world's first modular flashlight kit

Everyday carry items have to clear new hurdles these days. Because while the number of items we might like to have with us at all times keeps growing, we still only have two hands. And bags start getting pretty darn heavy. To make the cut now, an item usually has to serve a few distinct […]

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