Dust to Dust (comic)

Dust to Dust or Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Dust to Dust is an 8 issue comic book limited series published by BOOM! Studios in 2010. The series is a prequel to the story of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?^[1][2] The series was written by Chris Roberson and drawn by Robert Adler.^[3][4]

Dust to Dust
Cover for issue 1, art by Trevor Hairsine.
Publication information
Publisher	BOOM! Studios
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Publication date	2010
No. of issues	8
Creative team
Written by	Chris Roberson
Artist(s)	Robert Adler
Penciller(s)	Robert Adler
Inker(s)	Robert Adler
Letterer(s)	James Betancourt
Colorist(s)	Andrés Lozano Javier Suppa
Editor(s)	Bryce Carlson

Publication history

The series was marketed with a sneak peek of an eight-page digital preview which was released on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.^[5]

Plot

The story took place in the days immediately after World War Terminus.

Reception

The series holds an average rating of 7.7 by eight professional critics on the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup.^[6] James Orbesen of PopMatters gave the series a positive review, stating: "Dust to Dust is a fine prequel that doesn’t really rock the foundations of its source material. But I imagine this project was never intended to perform that function. What this comic does achieve is broadening one of science fiction’s most beloved tales through philosophical discourse, not moody atmospherics or pulse pounding action. A nice piece of the canon that doesn’t upset or offend."^[7] Chad Nevett who reviewed most of the issues for Comic Book Resources expressed that while he doubted the series validity upon its original announcement he greatly enjoyed the series when he actually read it.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Prints

Issues

No.	Title	Cover date	Comic Book Roundup rating	Estimated sales (first month)	Notes
#1	—	May 2010	7.3 by three professional critics.^[12]	5,449, ranked 241st in North America^[13]
#2	—	June 2010	9.0 by two professional critics.^[14]	—
#3	—	July 2010	—	4,048, ranked 284th in North America^[15]	Alternative cover by Benjamin Carre.^[16]
#4	—	August 2010	—	3,918, ranked 265th in North America^[17]
#5	—	September 2010	—	—
#6	—	October 2010	8.0 by one professional critic.^[18]	3,781, ranked 290th in North America^[19]
#7	—	November 2010	—	—
#8	—	December 2010	6.5 by two professional critic.^[20]	3,470, ranked 234th in North America^[21]

Collected editions

Title [Tagline]	Format	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN	Estimated sales (North America) [Trades]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Dust to Dust vol. 01	Trade paperback (TPB)	Dust To Dust #1-4	112	November 2010	1608860272 978-1608860272	647, ranked 176th the first month^[22]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Dust to Dust vol. 02	TPB	Dust To Dust #5-8	96	March 2011	1608866181 978-1608866182	621, ranked 164th the first month^[23]

References

1. Pepose, David (April 26, 2010). "DUST TO DUST: What Happened Before Dreams of ELECTRIC SHEEP?". Newsarama. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
2. R. Parker, John (26 May 2010). . ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
3. Ingels (October 22, 2010). . Tyrell-corporation.pp.se. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
4. Langshaw, Mark (29 April 2010). "BOOM! expands on 'Blade Runner' universe". Digital Spy.
5. Hart, Hugh (May 10, 2010). "Prequel to Philip K. Dick's Electric Sheep Hits iPad". Wired magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
6. "DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? DUST TO DUST". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
7. Orbesen, James (24 January 2011). "Empirical Replicants – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?; Dust to Dust". PopMatters. Retrieved July 14, 2017. ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE: WRITER CHRIS ROBERSON TAPS HIDDEN LAYERS OF THE DRAMA OF PERCEPTION FROM THE ORIGINAL "DO ANDROIDS DREAM" IN HIS PREQUEL, DUST TO DUST
8. Nevett, Chad (January 23, 2011). "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Dust to Dust #8". CBR.com. Comic Reviews. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
9. Nevett, Chad (May 27, 2010). "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Dust to Dust #1". CBR.com. Comic Reviews. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
10. Nevett, Chad (July 5, 2010). "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Dust to Dust #2". CBR.com. Comic Reviews. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
11. Nevett, Chad (November 1, 2010). "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Dust to Dust #6". CBR.com. Comic Reviews. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
12. "DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? DUST TO DUST #1". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
13. "May 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
14. "DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? DUST TO DUST #2". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
15. "July 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
16. . comiXology. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
17. "August 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
18. "DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? DUST TO DUST #6". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
19. "October 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
20. "DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? DUST TO DUST #8". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
21. "January 2011 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
22. "November 2010 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
23. "March 2011 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-07-14.

External links

• at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Dust to Dust at the Grand Comics Database