The graphic novel accompaniment (in square-bound, 10 x
10 format) to musician, singer-songwriter, and internet superstar JONATHAN
COULTON's new concept album, SOLID STATE.
From JONATHAN COULTON, the singer-songwriter
behind Code Monkey and the Portal songs; MATT FRACTION, the writer of SEX
CRIMINALS, CASANOVA, and ODY-C; and drawn by the award-winning Spanish artist of
Universe! ALBERT MONTEYS comes SOLID STATE, a graphic novel companion to
COULTON's new concept album of the same name.
Two guys, connected by a name and hundreds of
years, somehow stand at the end of man's beginning, and the beginning of man's
end. But...it's funny? Also kind of a nightmare. But mostly funny? A funny
science-FACTion nightmare about the end of everything, but how that's all kind
of okay.
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LIBRARY JOURNAL -- Based on a concept and album of
the same name by singer/songwriter Coulton, and written by Fraction
(ODY-C), this first volume in a new series intertwines the tales of two
men separated by hundreds of years: Bob, a worker tasked with charting the
course of the moon across the sky in a futuristic world, and the more
contemporary Robert, an employee at a popular search engine and social media
company disillusioned with his employer's unethical approach to customer
privacy. One of them may or may not be dreaming the other, or something. What's
certain is that when an accident results in Bob questioning his place in
society, and those questions instill a sense of rebellion in Bob's robot friend
Robogrande, everyone involved is forced to reckon with the consequences. Artist
Monteys (El Jueves magazine) provides innovative page design, expert
pacing, and cartooning that makes a cohesive whole of a story that switches
between lighthearted satire and heady philosophical exploration as well as
centuries-and maybe even planes of existence. VERDICT An intriguing, engaging
start to a series that excels at raising interesting questions and remains
satisfying even as it falters a little when it comes to providing
answers.-TB
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781534303652
Publisert
2017-08-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Image Comics
Vekt
422 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
254 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128
Kunstner