“Soma is an action-packed graphic novel in which an artist and an alien bond in their efforts to save Earth."
Description
Maya is a comic book artist in the middle of a creative crisis. She’s constantly stressed about deadlines and feels like she’s not doing the type of work she loves. In between trying to fight her writer’s block and doling out advice to her best friend on how to finally land a date, Maya receives an unexpected visitor: Soma, an extraterrestrial alien who crashlands in Maya’s living room. Soma delivers a message to Maya, warning her that an alien invasion from his own kind is fast approaching, and he needs her help to stop it! From writer Fernando Llor (Ojos Grises, Subnormal: Una Historia de Acoso Escolar) and writer/illustrator Carles Dalmau (Lucid Lucy, Cult of the Lamb) comes Soma, a science-fiction adventure about creativity and companionship during times of peril.
Reviews
“Fans of Scott Pilgrim will dig the mash-up of mundane anxiety and apocalyptic mayhem.”
“Dalmau doesn't sacrifice any of the detailed backgrounds or explosive colors you'd expect from a sf adventure. Most likely to appeal to new adult readers or millennials who are continually exhausted with living in unprecedented times, Soma is as fun to pause and look at as it is to read.”
“A spark of joyful comics art… The appeal of Soma is the way the surreal and paranormal crashes into the ordinary… Amidst all the silliness and frenetic action, the goofy art and big explosions, lies a hidden, profound little story about human potential and community… The delicate dance of humor and genuine emotion makes Soma unpredictably entertaining… Soma is the kind of comic book magic that can only be told through the alchemical melding of talents. A joyful celebration of life and community.”
