Nowhere Men

This article is about the comic series Nowhere Men by Eric Stephenson. For the social reality game, see Nowheremen. For the Virgin Comics limited series Nowhere Man, see Nowhere Man (comics). For other uses of Nowhere Man, see Nowhere Man.
Nowhere Men

The first issue's cover artwork, done by Nate Bellegarde and Fonografiks.
Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
Genre Drama
Mystery
Science Fiction
Publication date November 2012
Main character(s) Dade Ellis, Emerson Strange, Simon Grimshaw, and Thomas Walker
Creative team
Writer(s) Eric Stephenson
Penciller(s) Nate Bellegarde (#1-6)
Dave Taylor (#7-onward)
Fonografiks
Inker(s) Nate Bellegarde (#1-6)
Dave Taylor (#7-onward)
Colorist(s) Jordie Bellaire
Creator(s) Eric Stephenson, Nate Bellegarde (#1-6), Dave Taylor (#7-onward)

Nowhere Men is a comic book series written by Eric Stephenson.[1] The first six issues were drawn by Nate Bellegarde, colored by Jordie Bellaire,[2] lettered by Fonografix (Steven Finch),[3] and published by Image Comics.[4] As of issue 7, Dave Taylor has replaced Nate Bellegarde, who no longer is part of the creative team.[5][6] Emi Lenox also joined up, providing short comics about Monica Strange, one of the characters of Nowhere Men.[5][7]

The series centers on a fictional world where a group of four scientists, long since gone their own ways, have had huge cultural influences in a way similar to that of The Beatles in our world. It's loosely based on the story of the British Invasion, especially how The Beatles stood out.[8] The promotional tagline, "Science is the new Rock-N-Roll", exemplifies this.[4][9]

The name is derived primarily from the fact that things just seem to come out of nowhere for the scientists, although there are other plot points that the name is based on as well.[4] It was also influenced by the Beatles song "Nowhere Man".[10]

Nowhere Men was nominated for four Eisner Awards in 2014, of which it won one: Jordie Bellaire won the award for Best Colorist for her work on several titles, including Nowhere Men.[11][12]

As of March 2016, nine issues have been published, the first six of which form the completed first arc. The seventh, eighth and ninth issue are part of the second arc, which started in January 2016 after a two-year delay and is scheduled to be completed in June 2016.[13]

Publication history

Arc 1

The first arc of Nowhere Men consists of six issues,[14] published between November 2012 and October 2013 and collected in November 2013 in a collected edition with the title Nowhere Men, Vol. 1: Fates Worse Than Death TP.[15]

Arc 2

The second arc was originally scheduled to start with the release of issue 7 in January 2014,[14] but this release did not happen. Around the same time, Image Comics pulled the webpages on issues 7, 8 and 9, which resulted in speculation on the series' possible cancellation.[16]

In May 2014, a tweet by Image Comics confirmed the series was still being worked on.[16][17] Nate Bellegarde attributed the delays in Nowhere Men to himself in a long Google document he posted on his Tumblr in July 2014. While it did not give a predicted date of publishing, it confirmed that the series was still being worked on.[18][19]

On November 2, 2015, Image Comics announced the return of Nowhere Men. David Taylor replaced Nate Bellegarde. Jordie Bellaire and Fonografiks continued working on the series alongside Stephenson. [20] Emi Lenox provides small comics about the Nowhere Men character Monica Strange. [5][7]

Issue 7 was released on January 20, 2016,[6] starting the second story arc which will continue through June 2016.[13] Issues #8 and #9 were released respectively on February 24 and March 23.

Cast

Story

Nowhere Men centers on four scientists—Dade Ellis, Emerson Strange, Simon Grimshaw, and Thomas Walker—whose work leads to science becoming as culturally important as rock music. Together, the four form World Corp., a research and development firm that becomes the most influential business in the entire world; but their differences, including a dispute over how to handle a secret experiment gone wrong, drive them apart.[4][21] According to Stephenson, inspiration was drawn not just from The Beatles, but also from the story of Apple and their war with Microsoft and how he thought the leaders of the two rivals would work if they were teammates.[4]

Sometime after the scientists leave, World Corp. workers aboard the International Space Station begin suffering from a virus that affects each of them differently. Due to the secrecy of the mission, only some higher-ups in World Corp. know that the workers are there; and they're unwilling to bring the workers back to Earth. The crew is left to themselves trying desperately to find a way to get back home.[3]

Awards

Nowhere Men was nominated for four Eisner Awards in 2014, of which it won one:[11][12]

External links

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The award was granted for Bellaire's work on multiple titles, including Nowhere Men.
  1. ↑ Booker, M. Keith. Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels Volume 1. p. 309.
  2. ↑ Bailey, Benjamin (30 January 2013). "Nowhere Men #3 Review". IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 Parker, John (17 October 2013). "'Nowhere Men': Science, Drugs, and Rock N' Roll [Review]". Screencrush Network. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Dietsch, TJ (24 July 2012). "CCI: Stephenson Gets Lost With "Nowhere Men"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Parker, John R. "Eric Stephenson Talks About The Return Of 'Nowhere Men'". Comics Alliance. Screencrush Network. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Image Comics: Nowhere Men #7". Image Comics. Image Comics. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 Butler, Madison. "Review: Nowhere Men 8". Graphic Policy. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (13 December 2013). "Reanimated: 'Nowhere Men, Vol. 1,' and More". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Richards, Ron (28 November 2012). "Review: Nowhere Men #1". iFanboy. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Gustines, George Gene (1 January 2014). "Two Graphic Narratives, Inspired by the Fab Four". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  11. 1 2 "2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". Comic Book Resources. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 Cavna, Michael (27 July 2014). "COMIC-CON 14: Here are your Eisner Award winners". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Image Comics: Nowhere Men #12". Image Comics. Image Comics. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  14. 1 2 Arrant, Chris (1 November 2013). "Eric Stephenson's NOWHERE MEN Rolls On Past First Arc". Newsarama. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Image Comics Series: Nowhere Men". Image Comics. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  16. 1 2 Peach, Josh (21 May 2014). "Nowhere Men still in development". Capeless Crusader. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Image Comics Tweet (May 20, 2014)". Twitter. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  18. ↑ Bellegarde, Nate (21 July 2014). "Where Are The Nowhere Men?". A Little Too Ralph (Tumblr). Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  19. ↑ Meylikhov, Matthew (21 July 2014). "Nate Bellegarde Opens Up on the Whereabouts of "Nowhere Men"". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Nowhere Men Returns, Welcomes New Series Artist".
  21. ↑ Wolverton, Andy. "Review: Nowhere Men, Volume 1: Fates Worse Than Death". Comics Alternative. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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