Soma
$45.38
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2025
Summary
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, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781637156124 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 163715612X |
| Author: | Fernando Llor, Carles Dalmau |
| Publisher: | Oni Press,US |
| Imprint: | Oni Press,US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 561g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 152mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Soma |
| Audience Age: | 16 |
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Critics Review
“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.”– “Urbane Turtle”
“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.”– “Booklist”
“Soma is an action-packed graphic novel in which an artist and an alien bond in their efforts to save Earth.”– “Foreword Reviews”
“Fans of Scott Pilgrim will dig the mash-up of mundane anxiety and apocalyptic mayhem.”– “Publishers Weekly”
Fernando Llor
Fernando Llor has been a comic book writer since 2014. He has published up to 18 different titles in Spain, France, the United States, and Portugal, including:
- Ojos Grises (Panini)
- El Espiritu del Escorpi n (Panini)
- La Confesi n (The Rocketman Project)
- Subnormal, Una Historia de Acoso Escolar (Panini)
- Plot Point (Nuevo Nueve/Retranca)
- Humor Artificial (Dolmen)
In recent years, he has accumulated different nominations for best national writer at the Carlos Gimenez Awards in 2017, 2018, and 2019. He won the award for Best Spanish Writer at the Jose Sanchis Grau Awards in 2019 and the Splash Award for best script in 2021. He also received an honorable mention as Melhor Roteirista at the Bandas Desenhadas Awards in 2020.
He is a founding member of Argh! The Professional Association of Comic Writers and the Comic Industry Secretorial, and teaches script writing at O Garaxe Hermetico in Pontevedra.
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