Descender, Issue #17 starts the new arc, "Orbital Mechanics." It ties together the two previous arcs, the first of which ends with Tim 21 fighting with Tim 22. The second of the two arcs details Andy's relationship with Effie and provides back stories for the other members of Andy's cortege. The action and the emotions are intense, and the beautiful panels are mostly absent of dialogue.
I guess it's been about a year since the "Machine Moon"arc ended, but reading this issue took me back right to the day that I last read about Tim 21's fight with Tim 22. It's been a long time since I even thought about Tim 21, and this mostly silent issue brought me right back into his world. It's very difficult to write a comic devoid of dialogue, but Jeff Lemire has pulled that off several times in this comic, which is quickly becoming a classic.
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