{"id":5752,"date":"2012-06-26T23:11:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T03:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5752"},"modified":"2012-06-26T23:12:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T03:12:18","slug":"hard-copy-archaia-announces-rust-vol-2-secrets-of-the-cell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5752","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: Archaia Announces ‘Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell’"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a feature film in the works at 20th Century Fox, a free interactive app on the Apple \"\"<\/a>iPad, and now news that it has won a 2011 Book of the Year Award from ForeWord Reviews, things continue to look good for Royden Lepp\u2019s graphic novel, Rust Vol. 1: Visitor in the Field, an all-ages book published by Archaia Entertainment about a mysterious boy with a jet pack. So it is with much excitement that Archaia is happy to announce that the next installment, Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell, is zooming into book stores and comic shops this Fall!<\/p>\n

Rust transports readers to a struggling farm in an alternate history where the fatherless Taylor family comes to terms with the aftermath of a destructive war. When Jet Jones, a mysterious boy wearing a jet pack, crashes into their barn with a hulking, antique robot soldier from \u201cDad\u2019s War\u201d at his heels, life at the Taylor farm is forever changed. Jet eventually proves to be a reliable farmhand, working like a well-oiled machine while giving up very few answers about his mysterious origin.<\/p>\n

In Rust Vol 2: Secrets of the Cell, the story continues as the oldest son, Roman Taylor, eager for reprieve from the stress of running the farm, becomes preoccupied with gaining a new workforce in the form of reprogrammed war robots. Distracted by his work and his childhood friend, Jesse, Roman doesn\u2019t see the effect Jet is having on the rest of the family, particularly his younger brother, Oswald. Everything falls apart as the Taylors discover they aren\u2019t prepared for what it may cost them to learn the \u201csecrets of the cell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rust is currently being developed as a feature film at 20th Century Fox with Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class) attached to produce and Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) attached to write. A digital iOS app, Royden Lepp\u2019s Rust, is available now for free download on the iPad, featuring behind-the-scenes content and exclusive production materials. This month, Rust Vol. 1: Visitor in the Field took Silver in the Graphic Novels and Comics category in ForeWord Reviews\u2019 2011 Book of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was totally overwhelmed by the response to Rust this year. I\u2019m so excited that people have picked up this story and invested themselves in these characters,\u201d said Lepp. \u201cI\u2019ve been working on Secrets of the Cell like crazy trying to make sure it\u2019s the best follow-up possible to Visitor in the Field. We\u2019re going to learn a bit more about Jet and the war and we\u2019re going to meet a new character who\u2019s incredibly important.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRoyden really ups the ante in Secrets of the Cell, answering some of the burning questions readers had at the end of Visitor and raising a bunch more,\u201d said Associate Editor Rebecca Taylor. \u201cThe world of Rust gets richer with each volume, and the characters spill even more of their hearts onto the page for readers to see. Secrets is a gut-wrenching and action-packed installment that will leave readers both satisfied and eager for the final two volumes in the series!\u201d<\/p>\n

Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell (hardcover, sepia-toned, 200 pages, $24.95, 6\u201d x 9\u201d, ISBN 978-1-936393-58-9) will include the short story \u201cOswald\u2019s Letter\u201d that was featured in Archaia\u2019s 2012 Free Comic Book Day hardcover, and it will bear a striking, blue, cloth cover and sepia-toned interiors. It is scheduled for release this Fall and is available for pre-order now through comic book shops (Diamond Order Code JUN12 0795) and wherever books are sold, including Amazon.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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