Simon Roy – författare

"Worn-down characters, desolate environments, and grungy civilizations are reminiscent of the bande dessinée of Moebius and Grzegorz Rosinski, and are enlivened by the coloring in pastel shades and earth tones contributed by Sergei Nazarov and Drew Shields. The extensive worldbuilding and dark morals on offer here will appeal to fans of 2000 AD and Heavy Metal." —Publishers Weekly Robotic clergy, posthuman hive-men, immortal cyborgs and ancient alien races all play a part in this collection of sci-fi adventure tales set in the universe of HABITAT and GRIZ GROBUS. This anthology collects "Hale-Bopp," "The Oxpecker and the Elephant," "Pride of the Central Republic," "A Portrait of The Artist As Hive Parasite," "The Ansible," "The Anchoress," and finally, "Vanguard". Select praise for A STAR CALLED THE SUN: "Worn-down characters, desolate environments, and grungy civilizations are reminiscent of the bande dessinée of Moebius and Grzegorz Rosinski, and are enlivened by the coloring in pastel shades and earth tones contributed by Sergei Nazarov and Drew Shields. The extensive worldbuilding and dark morals on offer here will appeal to fans of 2000 AD and Heavy Metal." —Publishers Weekly "It’s exciting to see the histories, ecosystems, and technologies that Roy (along with colorists Sergei Nazarov and Drew Shields on assorted stories) can create with a limited page count, and he takes advantage of the short story form to experiment with narrative structure and tone, offering many different flavors of science fiction. These stories are anthropological, biological, and philosophical, but Roy always finds ways to make them feel personal and immediate." —The AV Club "These are stories with fantastical space settings that find ways to simultaneously speak to the past, present, and possible futures of humanity. And they are stories that use one of my personal favorite science fiction tricks—one that was for my money most expertly deployed by the great Ursula K. Le Guin—incorporating touches of anthropology, especially the third story, Pride of the Central Republic, my favorite of the individual chapters here." —The Comics Beat

Two mega-corporations wage an eternal tug-of-war for theruins of our future solar system. Pulpy sci-fi adventure, escalating unintendedconsequences, wry satire and pure goofery combine in seven potent chapters ofcomics entertainment to make GRIP OF THEKOMBINAT!An unholy lovechild of Verhoeven andAsimov. A graphic novel from the deranged minds of comicwündérkìñdêr SIMON ROY (Prophet, Habitat, FirstKnife) and DAMON GENTRY (Sabertooth Swordsman, Vinegar Teeth).

Perfect for fans of Hiyao Miyazaki, Asterix, and Arthur C Clarke, GRIZ GROBUS is another tale of life after the collapse of interstellar empire, set in the same sci-fi universe as HABITAT.On a distant planet, a prying scribe, a sentimental constable, and a mayor resurrect a sleepy town’s long-defunct priest-bot. But “Father Stanley” is not what he seems. Meanwhile, in another universe, a hungry wizard accidentally conjures a war-god into the body of a chicken. These two intertwined tales make up GRIZ GROBUS, the hit Kickstarter Graphic Novel sensation now at Image Comics!

The Shining by Stanley Kubrick - that strange story in which a writer and his wife and young son with ESP stay in a mysterious hotel in low season - has been fascinating viewers since its release in 1980. Simon Roy first saw the film when he was 10 and was mesmerized by a particular line: "How'd you like some ice cream, Doc?" He has since seen the movie at least 42 times, because "it encompasses the tragic symptoms of a deep-seated defect that has haunted [it] for generations." The painstaking bond he has knitted with this story of evil has enabled him to absorb the disquieting traits of its "macabre lineage" and fully reveal its power over him. This is an unusual and astonishing book. In this truly remarkable debut, Simon Roy has produced a highly original, unsettling, and fascinating account. This essay will appeal not only to Kubrick fans but also to readers who are attuned to life's hardships and mindful of the strength needed to overcome them. Praise for Kubrick Red: "Such is the off-centre, episodic nature of this book that it's hard to find parallels elsewhere in literature." (Vancouver Sun)

From SIMON ROY (Prophet), SidewaysAward-winning author DANIEL M. BENSEN (Junction), ARTYOMTRAKHANOV (UNDERTOW), JASON WORDIE (GOD COUNTRY), andHASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU (Red Sonja) comes a sci-fi adventure equalparts Conan the Barbarian, Mad Max, and TheExpanse.In the hot ruins of far-futureNorth America, a slave stumbles across an ancient and bloody power and aconqueror bargains with godlike beings. The remaining humans of Earth findthemselves standing between the forces that once nearly destroyed it.Collects FIRST KNIFE #1-5.