The Adventures of Lumen N. Volume 1 - by James Robinson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A brand-new steampunk comics adventure from the hit Starman writer!

For a young girl named Lumen, it all begins when her home in India is attacked by steampunk assassins. Oh, and that's also when she learns that her grandfather is the legendary nautical adventurer Captain Nemo, from Jules Verne's classic Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

The year is 1901.

Now Lumen must accept her bloodline as a Nemo and become a true heroine, as she learns to navigate her grandfather's amazing steampunk existence full of incredible inventions and terrifying dangers. These perils, threatening both her and the world-at-large, stem from a group of villains, all from other late 19th century adventure novels, combining into a cabal intent on world domination.

So with Earth at stake, Lumen's first murderous foe from among that cabal is another Verne creation: Robur The Conqueror, whose lethal goal is the destruction of Paris.

Lumen N's exciting life of adventure begins here, with each new exploit that she finds herself a part of, wilder and more exciting than the last!

Collects The Adventures of Lumen N. #1-#4.

Review Quotes

"The Adventures of Lumen N is exactly what the title says... bold adventure that shines. James Robinson and Phil Hester with Marc Deering offer up a world and story filled with compelling characters and strange machines. It propels you along at a breathless pace like the best adventure comics should. Bill Crabtree's colors are a perfect match to the art and Jim Campbell's diverse, cherry-on-top lettering enhances. It all engages beautifully."--J H Williams III (Echolands, Promethea, Batwoman)

"James Robinson and Phil Hester are established masters of their crafts, and LUMEN is a perfect vehicle for their talents. James' genre influences have always run deep, and here he returns some of the original pulp excitement to comics, using an array of classic literary adventure characters, revolving around an inventive new take on Captain Nemo. The fun of seeing Robinson and Hester construct this new universe from the ashes of an older one is only elevated by the title heroine. Anyone familiar with Robinson's much missed LEAVE IT TO CHANCE will remember his affinity for sharing the adventures of a bold young heroine, and will surely fall in love with Lumen and the fascinating world she inhabits. Another reminder from Robinson that comics can be fun and smart!"--B. Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick)

About the Author

An Englishman residing in Las Vegas, I am a writer of comic books and graphic novels. And a couple of films. My most noted comics work is Starman for DC Comics, currently being collected in the New York Times best selling series of six Starman Omnibuses. I now work for Marvel Comics, a tenure that began with (now collected) runs on Fantastic Four and All-New Invaders. I am currently writing Scarlet Witch and Squadron Supreme.