Sandkings By Doug Moench

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Uma adapta o bem ritmada de uma hist ria escrita por um autor que se viria a tornar um dos grandes nomes da fantasia mas tamb m deixa a sua marca na FC Os gostos de um homem por animais violentos parecem ser saciados com uma nova e estranha esp cie de insetos que constr i castelos e executa elaboradas batalhas rituais Mas este quer algo mais empolgante e leva a sociedade insect ide que mant m num viveiro aos limites da fome alimentando as com criaturas poderosas que as obrigam a combates para g udio dos seus amigos Claro que eventualmente este amante de criaturas ex ticas tamb m se ir tornar v tima dos insetos ap s estes escaparem dos viveiros A adapta o mant m um bom ritmo e a ilustra o sem grandes voos est ticos acompanha o humor macabro da narrativa 48 This made my hair stand on end 48 Picked up Sandkings by George RR Martin a few weeks ago at a used bookstore I remembered the title story from reading it in Omni about 20 years ago The story is that memorable trust me The other stories in this collection are equally well written covering the realms of science fiction fantasy and horror. Sandkings booklet I think starting with an author s short stories is a good way to find out if you like his her style I m looking forward to reading of Mr Martin s work 48 Sankings is a science fiction story by G. Sandkings george rr martin R Martin and adapted into Graphic Novel format by Doug Moench of Batman fame The story centers around an arrogant cruel and megalomaniac collector Simon Kress Kress collects exotic animals Kress keeps a reptilian canine hybrid known as a Shambler to which he feeds kittens As you can see he is a class act. Sandkings band One day Kress goes into an exotic pet shop run by Jala Wo She shows him the tiny creatures known as Sandkings They are an insect like hive mind Sandkings are highly intelligent and can develop complex societies The different colored species often go to war against each other and build miniature yet complex cities Kress watches these actions from outside the tank and the Sandkings worship him as a god since he provides them with food and shelter The Sandkings though small also have a highly developed warrior culture Wo warns Kress to treat them well and to never let them out of the glass cage. Sandkings cast Kress then hosts parties in which he begins to deprive the Sankings of food and invites guests to bring their own exotic pets and releases them against the Sandkings Eventually this cruelty warps the Sandkings They become mad versions of themselves I shall not spoil it further but suffice to say they DO escape their cage and then the fun begins. Sandkings george rr martin Simon Kress is a loathsome character and most of the people he hangs out with are similarly repulsive The art style is not bad though not great either and it seems to work for the story This story is an interesting one since many tend to associate Martin with Game of Thrones style fantasy he shows a great skill for telling a good sci fi tale Of the DC SCI FI graphic novels this is by far the best story I ve read so far If you are looking for a good sci fi read or are a GRR Martin fan then I recommend this for you 48 Definitely one of the very best of GRRM s sci fi short stories and novellas I ve read Probably could put it down if I really wanted but why would I want that Felt very sorry for those small interesting creatures then they got big and effing scary and our awful main character blames everyone but himself and playing God is real fun until he finds out he s been the sorcerer s apprentice instead but too late oh so late If I missed anything it would have been hearing a bit about this planet one of few to have been mentioned in several of the 1000 worlds stories But that would have been a different story and I m very pleased with this one 48 When Simon Kress returned to his home planet of Baldur from an offworld business trip he was amused to find that his tank of Earth piranhas had cannibalized themselves into extinction and of the two exotic animals that roamed his estate only one remained Now in search of some new pets to satisfy his cruel pursuit of amusement Simon finds a new shop in the city where he is intrigued by a new lifeform he has never heard of before a collection of multi colored sandkings The curator explains that the insect like animals no larger than Simon s fingernails are not insects but animals with a highly evolved hive intelligence capable of staging wars between the different colors and even religion in the form of worship of their owner The curator s warning to Simon about the regularity of their feeding unfortunately was not taken seriously Outer Limits Episode Hugo Award Winner Locus Poll Award Winner Nebula Award Winner SandkingsDoug Moench is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask Moon Knight and Deathlok Moench has worked for DC Comics Marvel Comics Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics and created dozens of characters such as Moon Knight In 1973 Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black and white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes Rampaging Hulk continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk and Doc Savage while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint s existence Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman whose title he wrote from 1983 1986 and then again from 1992 1998 He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983 1986 Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang Chi Master of Kung Fu which they worked on together from 1974 1977 They also co created Six from Sirius Slash Maraud and S, Sandkings george rr martin I Spy and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman Conan the Barbarian and James Bond: Book sandkings pdf Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.R.C..