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pun_intended's review against another edition
5.0
Loved the story, loved the art, I couldn't put it down!
unsquare's review against another edition
2.0
As an IT professional with coding experience, reading this book felt like what doctors must deal with any time they watch a medical show on TV – a catalog of teeth-grinding inaccuracies clearly only added for the sake of drama.
If you can accept the basic premise that a game developer could accidentally create a self-aware, artificially intelligent NPC and then find a way to bring the NPC out of the game and into a robotic body, you’ll probably find a lot to like about this book, especially the art.
I was too distracted by the fact that the developer carries around the code for the NPC in some kind of glowing orb that projects a hologram of the character’s face. The orb (precious, breakable) is the only copy of that character (no backups or code check-ins, I guess) so when the villainous CEO of the game company breaks the orb in a fit of rage, the developer is in danger of losing all her work.
I liked the idea of this book more than the execution.
If you can accept the basic premise that a game developer could accidentally create a self-aware, artificially intelligent NPC and then find a way to bring the NPC out of the game and into a robotic body, you’ll probably find a lot to like about this book, especially the art.
I was too distracted by the fact that the developer carries around the code for the NPC in some kind of glowing orb that projects a hologram of the character’s face. The orb (precious, breakable) is the only copy of that character (no backups or code check-ins, I guess) so when the villainous CEO of the game company breaks the orb in a fit of rage, the developer is in danger of losing all her work.
I liked the idea of this book more than the execution.
wlreed312's review against another edition
5.0
This is a story that it's best to go into blind. It's a bit confusing at first, but at the end of the first issue there is a twist that explains what's going on.
I love this one, and I want lots of people to read it. The art is stunning, and slightly different for each of the settings we find ourselves in over the course of the story. Same with colors (and Marcelo Costa does incredible work on the colors). The page layouts are gorgeous. It also says some interesting things about learning who you are, and does it in a thought provoking way. It's pretty world-building heavy, so if that isn't something you look for in a graphic novel you might want to pass. But it's one of my favorite titles I've picked up recently, and I hope new issues come soon.
I love this one, and I want lots of people to read it. The art is stunning, and slightly different for each of the settings we find ourselves in over the course of the story. Same with colors (and Marcelo Costa does incredible work on the colors). The page layouts are gorgeous. It also says some interesting things about learning who you are, and does it in a thought provoking way. It's pretty world-building heavy, so if that isn't something you look for in a graphic novel you might want to pass. But it's one of my favorite titles I've picked up recently, and I hope new issues come soon.
kill_cornflakes's review against another edition
2.0
This is discount Westworld with a space theme. I do enjoy Westworld and I do enjoy space but unoriginality is a bit deterring.
The story is very interesting but the characters aren’t developed enough to optimize that story.
The story is very interesting but the characters aren’t developed enough to optimize that story.
e_flah's review against another edition
3.0
*Actual rating is a 3.5*
Self/Made started out strong with a compelling beginning, interesting characters, and some truly gorgeous artwork. The plot started swerving in some wild directions and, while initially exciting, began to get needlessly complicated. I finished this graphic novel not quite sure what I'd read -- but not in a good way. The story has a ton of potential and I like the themes at the heart of this volume though I think they got a bit lost in what felt like endless twists delivered for shock value. I'm on the fence as to whether I'm interested in continuing the series.
Self/Made started out strong with a compelling beginning, interesting characters, and some truly gorgeous artwork. The plot started swerving in some wild directions and, while initially exciting, began to get needlessly complicated. I finished this graphic novel not quite sure what I'd read -- but not in a good way. The story has a ton of potential and I like the themes at the heart of this volume though I think they got a bit lost in what felt like endless twists delivered for shock value. I'm on the fence as to whether I'm interested in continuing the series.
kennethwade's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
4.0
Not perfect by any means but I enjoyed the art and story a lot. I appreciated the light social commentary and feminist undertones. Also who doesn’t love a story with robots and plenty of fight scenes.
simpingshadowsinger's review against another edition
4.0
While this graphic novel was fun to read, it also was a bit confusing at times. I really liked the plot and I'm curious to see how the story continues. I also loved the art style and the colour scheme was very well done.
mooseke's review against another edition
4.0
I absolutely love the art styles in this graphic novel. The concepts lying behind everything were well thought out and executed, twists in all the right places with the right pacing for my tastes. Ending was pretty good, expectable once you arrived there, but the experience as a whole was something I'd highly recommend!