Solid state

Title:

Solid state

Author:

Fraction, Matt author.

ISBN:

9781534303652

Personal Author:

Fraction, Matt author.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Series:

"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."

Abstract:

BISAC Subject:

Grphnvl

Subject Term:

Corporate culture -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Clerks -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Added Author:

Inspired by (work): Coulton, Jonathan. Solid state.

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Summary

The graphic novel accompaniment (in square-bound, 10 x10 format) to musician, singer-songwriter, and internet superstar JONATHANCOULTON's new concept album, SOLID STATE.

From JONATHAN COULTON, the singer-songwriterbehind Code Monkey and the Portal songs; MATT FRACTION, the writer of SEXCRIMINALS, CASANOVA, and ODY-C; and drawn by the award-winning Spanish artist ofUniverse! ALBERT MONTEYS comes SOLID STATE, a graphic novel companion toCOULTON's new concept album of the same name.

Two guys, connected by a name and hundreds ofyears, somehow stand at the end of man's beginning, and the beginning of man'send. But...it's funny? Also kind of a nightmare. But mostly funny? A funnyscience-FACTion nightmare about the end of everything, but how that's all kindof okay.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

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 © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.