Telos Vol. 1

Jeff King

Rating 1.7

Series: Telos

Summary

This is the first volume of the series and a tie-in title to DC's Convergence event. Telos was originally a living planet created by Brainiac to guard fifty captured cities, and served as the villain of Convergence. After the event, he broke free of his planetary bonds and, with a sliver of power granted by Brainiac, gained the ability to travel through time and space. In this volume, only a weakened Brainiac remains. Telos wants to kill the creator who caused his suffering, but is stopped by the news Brainiac throws at him: Telos's family did not die; they are hidden somewhere beyond his reach. To find them, he must first recover the backup data Brainiac stored deep within the new universe's planet Colu. But that planet has long been occupied by Computo, an artificial intelligence Brainiac abandoned. And so, enemy is forced to ally with enemy, and Telos sets out on an odyssey across time and space to find his past. The main story runs 32 pages and is the first chapter of a short serialized run.

Editor's review

这是DC为“多元汇融”事件之后推出的一部独立短篇连载，由事件主笔杰夫·金（Jeff King）继续操刀，画师卡洛·帕古拉扬（Carlo Pagulayan）与杰森·帕斯（Jason Paz）执笔。故事的原型带有强烈的古典隐喻：主角借用“荷马史诗”式的远行结构，在星际之间寻找失散的妻儿与家园，创作者也明确把这一趟旅程称为“奥德赛”。需要注意的是，这是32页的正刊单期，并非收录1—6期的合订本。适合希望补完“多元熔汇”余波的读者，以及喜欢孤独游侠型、科幻冒险小品的DC老读者。阅读前最好先了解多元熔汇事件中泰洛斯的出场，否则部分前情会显得突兀。

Who it's for

A good fit for

读过DC“多元熔汇”事件、想补完后事的老读者
喜欢多元宇宙题材和科幻远行叙事的漫画读者
偏爱“孤独游侠寻找家人”这类情感驱动的故事的人
喜欢卡洛·帕古拉扬画风的读者

Not a good fit for

从未接触多元熔汇、首次读DC大事件的入门读者（前情门槛较高）
期待主线大事件级阵容的读者，本册只聚焦一个小范围故事

Reading tips

先了解多元熔汇的结局（第8期），再读本册衔接最顺。
把这一册当作“第一章”看，注意布莱尼亚克抛出的条件，那是整个系列的驱动力。
可对照荷马史诗《奥德赛》的母题阅读，会更容易理解作者的结构意图。

FAQ

这是合订本还是单期正刊？

这是2015年10月7日出版的32页正刊第1期，并非收录#1—6期的平装合订本。合订本另有ISBN 978-1-4012-6374-4。

没读过“多元熔汇”能看懂吗？

能读懂大方向，但泰洛斯的身份、与布莱尼亚克的恩怨，以及“血月”上的城市，都来自多元汇融事件；建议先了解该事件或补读其第8期。

这一册的作者是谁？

编剧为杰夫·金（Jeff King），线稿为卡洛·帕古拉扬（Carlo Pagulayan），墨线为杰森·帕斯（Jason Paz）与肖恩·帕森斯（Sean Parsons）。

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About the author

Jeff King Author

Jeff King is an author with limited publicly available information; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and other personal background cannot currently be confirmed. Only one of his works is included in the catalog, namely Ultimate Star Volume 1, commonly classified under children's books and comics/cartoons. Judging from this known work, he writes for young readers, using the combined text-and-image approach of comic storytelling, with themes that carry a flavor of fantasy and adventure; the word "star" in the title also suggests an imaginative space related to outer space or interstellar settings. Because the number of works is small and related introductions are scarce, it is difficult at present to form a fuller judgment of his writing style as a whole, or to trace his creative development or influence. Readers who wish to learn about this author may begin with Ultimate Star Volume 1, experiencing its narrative rhythm and visual language through actual reading, and then gradually come to know him as more works are published.