Translucid Vol. 2

Claudio Sanchez / Chondra Echert / Daniel BaylissBOOM! Studios2014

2.5

Series: Translucid

Summary

Translucid is a six-issue miniseries published by BOOM! Studios from April to September 2014, co-written by Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert, with art by Daniel Bayliss. It belongs to the alternative superhero genre. The story is set in a New York without superpowers: a masked vigilante called The Navigator fights crime with high-tech equipment, and the crime boss The Horse is his longtime nemesis. The Horse believes the Navigator's moral compass is crumbling, so he orchestrates a series of events to unearth the childhood memories the Navigator has tried hard to bury. The narrative alternates between the present and the childhood of a boy named Cornelius, who grows up in a violent household, becomes absorbed in holograms, and builds an imagined world of heroes and villains in constant conflict—a world that bleeds into the Navigator and Horse story until it becomes hard to tell what is real and what is imagined. This volume is the second in the series (Brothers In Arms, published May 2014, 28 pages): the trail continues down the rabbit hole, deeper into the Navigator's dark past. Cornelius visits a science museum with his class and becomes fascinated by the idea that holograms can be made solid; his brother is a rising football star who hopes a scholarship will get him away from their abusive father; scenes of their mother's humiliation and the brothers' resistance to their father form the core of the childhood thread. In the present, the Horse commits another murder as an open challenge to the Navigator; at a bridge, he detonates a device that sends a politician's car into the river and gives the Navigator a dilemma: catch him, or save the people. The volume closes from young Cornelius's point of view, as a taxi driver turns and becomes the Horse.

Editor's review

很少有超级英雄故事愿意把“英雄需要一个反派”这件事讲得这么直接。《Translucid》的出发点是一个反派式的疑问：如果宿敌的道德缰绳正在松脱，那么连反派本人都会感到不安。Claudio Sanchez 与 Chondra Echert 夫妇把“永不终结的战斗”翻转为一场心理考古，让马以近乎治疗师的方式撬开导航者的童年，从而把英雄神话还原为创伤的产物。第 2 册是整个系列转向的关键一册：它在当下展开一场挟持与爆炸的紧张戏码，同时又用孩子的眼睛重看一个暴力家庭。科学博物馆里的全息影像、哥哥想要逃离的橄榄球梦、母亲挨打后仍不肯离开的沉默，这些细节并非闲笔，而是日后那个戴面具之人的原材料。Daniel Bayliss 的作画在两个世界之间自如切换：童年线索干净明亮，透过孩子眼睛看出去时却诡异地变色；一进入马与导航者的世界，阴影与色调立刻变得不安。Adam Metcalfe 的上色与 Ed Dukeshire 的字效同样克制而准确。如果你喜欢《Irredeemable》式的英雄黑暗面，或《致命玩笑》那样把英雄与反派当作一对共生关系来解剖，这本书值得一整晚读完。单册 28 页，节奏紧凑，适合作为进入该系列的切入点。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢《Irredeemable》《致命玩笑》等英雄—反派心理向作品的读者
对蝙蝠侠与小丑式共生关系着迷、想看变奏版本的人
喜欢非线性叙事、梦境与现实交错结构的漫画读者
Coheed and Cambria 乐队及 Claudio Sanchez 书迷

Not a good fit for

希望看到超能力打斗与宏大战争场面的读者
对家庭暴力、儿童受虐等情节较为敏感的读者
希望一本单册就读完整故事的读者（需按系列顺序阅读）

Reading tips

先读第 1 册《Translucid #1》，第 2 册紧接其悬疑线索展开，直接跳读容易失去上下文。
留意画面在“童年线”与“英雄线”之间的色彩与笔触差异，这是判断叙事层次的重要线索。
把马对导航者的每一次“测试”都当作提问来读：他追问的其实是英雄为何选择正确、人为何选择自私。
读完第 2 册后可继续第 3 册，童年线会进一步交代科尼利厄斯与全息技术的关联。

About the publisher

BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios is a publisher focused on comics and graphic novels; public information is limited, and details about its founding background and scale are not currently available. Its catalog held here contains 14 titles, with publishing centered on comics and cartoons and extending into mystery, film and television tie-ins, art, and children's books. Representative titles include the volumes and issues of Translucid and multiple volumes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The former draws on creators such as Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert, while the latter reflects the publisher's film and television IP adaptations; its author resources also include Kyle Higgins, Steve Orlando, and Hendry Prasetya. Overall, the publisher centers on serialized comic works, balancing adult-oriented mystery storytelling with superhero titles for younger readers.

FAQ

《Translucid 第2册》是独立故事还是一套连载中的一本？

它是 BOOM! Studios 2014 年推出的六集迷你系列《Translucid》中的第 2 册（副标题 Brothers In Arms），并不是独立完结的故事，承接第 1 册的悬念，并在第 3 册继续发展。

这本漫画的编剧和画师分别是谁？

编剧为 Claudio Sanchez（Coheed and Cambria 主唱）与 Chondra Echert，画师为 Daniel Bayliss，上色 Adam Metcalfe，嵌字 Ed Dukeshire，封面由 Jeff Stokely 与 Felipe Smith 绘制。

第 2 册大概讲了什么？

主线是马以命案和桥梁爆炸挑衅导航者，并向其提出救人还是抓人的两难选择；副线是男孩科尼利厄斯的童年：科学博物馆的全息影像、橄榄球明星哥哥与暴力父亲，以及母亲受辱的场景。

这本书有中文版吗？

截至目前未见简体中文正式出版信息，读者接触的多为英文原版单行本或六集合订本（Trade Paperback）。

导航者和马到底谁才是故事的主角？

系列刻意模糊这一点：表面上马与导航者是宿敌，但童年线索暗示两人可能都出自男孩科尼利厄斯的想象，本册并未给出确定答案。

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About the author

Claudio Sanchez Author

Claudio Sanchez is a creator about whom limited public information is available. What can be confirmed is that four of his works are currently included in this site's catalog, all revolving around the Translucid series and corresponding to different volumes from Book 1 to Book 4. Judging from the common categories, these works are grouped under premium fiction, mystery and suspense, art, and theory, suggesting that his writing may combine narrative drive with speculative reflection and create a certain tension between image and text. Since his nationality, dates of birth and death, and specific experiences cannot be confirmed, this introduction does not address biographical details and limits itself to an objective statement based on the available bibliographic information. The volume structure of the Translucid series and its cross-category placement indicate that readers may approach it as a work to be read sequentially by volume, one that blends artistic expression into a suspense framework.

Chondra Echert Author

Chondra Echert is an author about whom limited public information is available. Four of her works are currently held in the library, with the representative titles being volumes 1, 2, and 4 of the Translucid series. Judging from these works, her writing spans categories such as premium fiction and suspenseful mystery, and shows an interest in art and theory. Overall, her creative output is characterized by serialized storytelling with a certain visual and conceptual quality, seeking a balance between building suspenseful atmosphere and artistic expression. Because basic details such as nationality and dates of birth and death remain unclear, a fuller picture of her life and creative career awaits further material; the present introduction is based mainly on the work information held in the library and focuses on the thematic range and stylistic tendencies of her works, offering readers a reference for understanding this author.

Daniel Bayliss Author

Daniel Bayliss is an author about whom only limited public information is available. Little can be confirmed about his identity, and no reliable record of his nationality, birth, or death has been found. The library holds one work by him, Translucid Volume 2. Judging from its common categories, the book is classified as premium fiction and mystery/suspense, suggesting that his writing tends toward building suspenseful atmosphere and driving the plot forward, possibly drawing readers in through vivid, visually evocative storytelling. The title Translucid itself carries a sense of translucency and haziness, echoing the misty uncertainty and gradual revelation of truth often experienced in mystery and suspense reading. Because background material on the author is scarce, his life story and creative development cannot yet be introduced; readers may learn more about his writing style and narrative approach through the specific contents of this book.