
Self / Made
Mat Groom(Author)
Image Comics (Publisher)
Published on 23. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-5343-1227-2 (ISBN)
Description
When chaos besieges the kingdom of Arcadia, warrior
Amala Citlali uncovers a shocking truth- she's a non-player character in an
advanced video game.
With her very existence
at stake, Amala embarks on a journey across worlds- to escape her prison, find
her creator, and demand answers to the fundamental questions of her existence.
In his debut editorial role, comics
veteran Kyle Higgins guides this intimate story of self-discovery that
takes readers to lands of high fantasy, futuristic science fiction... and
beyond.
Collects SELF/MADE
#1-6.
Amala Citlali uncovers a shocking truth- she's a non-player character in an
advanced video game.
With her very existence
at stake, Amala embarks on a journey across worlds- to escape her prison, find
her creator, and demand answers to the fundamental questions of her existence.
In his debut editorial role, comics
veteran Kyle Higgins guides this intimate story of self-discovery that
takes readers to lands of high fantasy, futuristic science fiction... and
beyond.
Collects SELF/MADE
#1-6.
Reviews / Votes
NPR -- Groom serves up his story's twists and turns,even the more predictable ones, with a light touch. Even as he questions the
nature of capital-R Reality, he manages to resist self-important dramatics. As a
result, while Amala's story isn't as profound as he might have hoped, it's
intricate and unpredictable enough to be consistently engaging. Of course, some
part of the credit goes to artists Eduardo Ferigato and Marcelo Costa.
Ferigato's designs for the characters and their worlds are vivid and capable. If
he's a bit inconsistent - particularly when it comes to drawing Rebecca - his
figures generally exude energy and spontaneity. Costa had a delightful job cut
out for him (who wouldn't want to color a succession of video game scenarios and
drug trips?) and he makes the most of it.
Aided by the artists, Groom sustains a sense of
lightheartedness and a lack of pretension that excuse the familiarity of his
central concept. Amala may not be the first self-aware character to come along -
or the tenth, or the twentieth - but she's a likable addition to this quirky
subgenre. Self/Made makes questioning the nature of reality a fun way to
spend an afternoon.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Fullerton
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 16 years
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5343-1227-2 (9781534312272)
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Persons
Mat Groom is from Sydney, and he writes comics!
He has written for AVENGERS UNLIMITED, GIANT-SIZE SILVER SURFER and MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD, and co-writes the ULTRAMAN series (THE RISE OF ULTRAMAN, THE TRIALS OF ULTRAMAN, THE MYSTERY OF ULTRASEVEN, ULTRAMAN x AVENGERS) with Kyle Higgins (all for Marvel Comics); he writes the creator-owned series INFERNO GIRL RED and SELF/MADE as well as the graphic novel THE SINGULARITY from Image Comics; he has written the Power Rangers for Boom! Studios in the series MIGHTY MORPHIN; and he has worked on several projects for DC Comics, including their CRIMES OF PASSION anthology!
Eduardo Ferigato is an artist from São Paulo, Brazil.
Eduardo has over a decade of experience in the industry, working on projects including The Last Phantom for Dynamite Entertainment and the award-winning independent graphic novel Opala 76.
Marcelo Costa is a comic artist and colorist from Brazil who has coloured books such as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Firefly for Boom! Studios, Hidden Society for Dark Horse, and SELF/MADE for Image Comics. RADIANT BLACK is Marcelo's first work for Image Comics as an artist.
He has written for AVENGERS UNLIMITED, GIANT-SIZE SILVER SURFER and MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD, and co-writes the ULTRAMAN series (THE RISE OF ULTRAMAN, THE TRIALS OF ULTRAMAN, THE MYSTERY OF ULTRASEVEN, ULTRAMAN x AVENGERS) with Kyle Higgins (all for Marvel Comics); he writes the creator-owned series INFERNO GIRL RED and SELF/MADE as well as the graphic novel THE SINGULARITY from Image Comics; he has written the Power Rangers for Boom! Studios in the series MIGHTY MORPHIN; and he has worked on several projects for DC Comics, including their CRIMES OF PASSION anthology!
Eduardo Ferigato is an artist from São Paulo, Brazil.
Eduardo has over a decade of experience in the industry, working on projects including The Last Phantom for Dynamite Entertainment and the award-winning independent graphic novel Opala 76.
Marcelo Costa is a comic artist and colorist from Brazil who has coloured books such as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Firefly for Boom! Studios, Hidden Society for Dark Horse, and SELF/MADE for Image Comics. RADIANT BLACK is Marcelo's first work for Image Comics as an artist.