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Ocean Paperback – June 9, 2009

by Warren Ellis (Author), Chris Sprouse (Illustrator), Karl Story (Illustrator)
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Lying beneath Europa's (Jupiter's moon) half-mile-thick mantle of shear ice is the only ocean in the solar system besides those on Earth. And within those cold waters could rest the key to life on Earth — and quite possibly its extinction!
It's the job of U.N. weapons inspector Nathan Kane to learn what sort of beings lie under the icy dome. But he's about to encounter resistance of the violent kind from the staff manning Earth's outpost on Europa -- and he'll like what happens even less when the long-slumbering aliens begin to awaken !

Collecting the hit miniseries by Warren Ellis, Chris Sprouse & Karl Story.
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    Ocean
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  3. Language
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  4. Publisher
    WildStorm
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    June 9, 2009
  6. ISBN-10
    1401223540
  7. ISBN-13
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Warren Ellis is the award-winning writer of Transmetropolitan, Planetary, The Authority, and the writer and co-creator of the graphic novel RED, which was the basis of two major motion pictures.   He is also the author of the NYT-bestselling novels Gun Machine and Crooked Little Vein.  His newest publication is the digital short-story single Dead Pig Collector, from FSG Originals.

His awards and recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society’s President’s Medal for service to freedom of speech, the Eagle Awards Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative.

Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WildStorm; New edition (June 9, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401223540
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401223540
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
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    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 44 ratings

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Warren Ellis is the author of the Amazon Top 100 2016 book NORMAL and the New York Times- bestselling GUN MACHINE, the writer of award-winning graphic novels like TRANSMETROPOLITAN, PLANETARY and FELL, and is the creator and writer of global top ten streaming hit show CASTLEVANIA on Netflix.

The movie RED is based on his graphic novel of the same name, its sequel having been released in summer 2013. His GRAVEL books are in development for film at Legendary Pictures. IRON MAN 3 is based on his Marvel Comics graphic novel IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. He's also written extensively for VICE, WIRED UK and Reuters on technological and cultural matters.

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Warren Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.

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DJ Joe Sixpack
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good read
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2006
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This is a fast-moving, compelling graphic novel, collecting a 6-part series in which a 22nd Century UN weapons inspector is sent to one of Jupiter's moons to investigate what turns out to be a rather ominous finding. Along the way, he butts up against an evil corporation which also has its eyes on the deadly technology... There are obvious echoes of the "Aliens" film series, but these similarities won't make this book any less enjoyable. A good, brisk script, backed up by top-notch artwork.

Recommended!
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Victor
3.0 out of 5 stars Definely not at Orbiter level but it's fun
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2011
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The first graphic novel I've read from Warren Ellis was Orbiter, a very interesting near-hard-sci-fi history nicely written. I expected to see something similar in Ocean....I was wrong. Despite the fact that it's fun to read and the art is not bad, the plot of Ocean looks like a sci-fi movie produced for TV. If you read Orbiter first and you are looking for more of it on Ocean don't get wrong...this is not it. But if you want to have a nice and fun reading go for it.
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N. Durham
4.0 out of 5 stars Not up to par with Ellis' other space operas, but still great
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2006
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Ocean finds Warren Ellis' penchant for mad ideas and love of space colliding once again. In the future, UN weapons inspector Nathan Kane is dispatched to a space station that has made a shocking discovery. Beneath the ocean of the moon Europa are thousands of caskets containing the sleeping bodies of a violent alien race with weapons powerful enough to destroy the planet, but this isn't the worst of the matter. Powerful software corporation DOORS (in a delicious turn on Microsoft's Windows) has their own intentions for the weapons, and their insane and amoral supervisor is leading the charge. As with his other original stories, Ocean is ripe with ideas and themes that fans who have read Ellis' work would come to expect, with smart and snappy dialogue and action scenes that are nicely choreographed, thanks to the superb art of Chris Sprouse. While it never reaches the level of Ellis' other space operas, Orbiter in particular, Ocean is still one of the best and original sci-fi comics you'll find around today, and it only further cements Ellis' place as a master of the genre in the comics medium.
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Tobin Elliott
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023
Okay, I know Warren Ellis is now persona non grata, and I understand and support the reason why.

But I'm also so far behind in my TBR that I've still got books of his to be read. And, while I hate what he's done, there's also no denying that Ellis is a superb author, and I have to say, while I had no true idea what this story was about (there was a point where, if it said "Warren Ellis" on the cover, I was buying it), I enjoyed the hell out of it.

Ellis has a way of tossing in technology that's complicated, yet fascinating, and he makes it understandable, and then he uses it to full effect.

But that, on its own, would be useless if he didn't have a solid story to back it up. And in this one? He really does. The elements he ties together, the mythology that he builds in such a short time...it's brilliant.

I've seen some complaints that it should have been longer, and maybe some of the stuff was slightly rushed, but not enough to hamper the sheer enjoyment of the story.

So, while I don't love the person, I love what he's written.

But hey, that can be said of a lot of creators, can't it?
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Tony Figueroa
5.0 out of 5 stars This "Ocean" has a very deep tide.
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2013
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Warren Ellis and Chris Sprouse deliver a thoughtful, humorous and thrilling science fiction story. Both men are experts at using the comic book medium to deliver great storytelling.
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D B Ayler
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2017
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Simply marvelous!
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Jon the Librarian
3.0 out of 5 stars The story was intriguing...
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2021
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...but it eventually seemed to peter out toward the end...giving it a kind on "non-ending."
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4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it, but there was a SERIOUS problem
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2016
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I liked it, but there was a SERIOUS problem: the DRM-laden form that they sold me (I bought the electronic version) wouldn't let me ZOOM to see the pages better. So, naturally, I used 3rd-party software to purify it so that I could read it how I wanted. Still, they didn't mention the extra hour of my life I would have to spend fixing their DRM bullskit.
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Rafael
3.0 out of 5 stars Average Story
Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2013
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Everything about this story was just average. Not bad, just not all that great either. Sort of by the numbers. Something I would go through if I had nothing else to do.
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Amy
3.0 out of 5 stars Still Enjoyable but....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2010
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I had really high expectations of this book so i guess it was easier for me to be disapointed. The artwork of course is amazing but i found the plot far too predictable and condensed. Here's hoping the film improves on it when it finally comes around.
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Sam Quixote
4.0 out of 5 stars Water world
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2011
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Set in the future where mankind has perfected space travel, a UN weapons inspector is called to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons covered entirely by ice beneath which is water, to investigate a discovery of thousands of sarcophagi containing dead human beings held in suspended animation. The only problem is that Doors (a corporation much like Microsoft/Windows) is intent on getting to them first to activate their ancient weapons - weapons that could wipe out entire planets!

Warren Ellis and Chris Sprouse construct another excellent sci-fi comic book (they've worked together on "Ministry of Space") with similar style - convincing human characters set in fantastical machines and environments. Ellis might have written this to become a film but it never found funding so we get to see it anyway - it looks like it would've been a great pulpy sci-fi flick like Event Horizon, but less cheesy.

Fast paced and fun, with lots of gorey fight scenes and snappy dialogue, "Ocean" is a great sci-fi read from a master of the comic book genre, Warren Ellis. Recommended.
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