Check Out the Preview for the Upcoming Graphic Novel TOPSIDE
Topside is an upcoming YA graphic novel from author J. N. Monk and artist Harry Bogosian. It is said to be about “fixing your mistakes and the friends you meet along the way,” which seems like a pretty universal message. It is interesting though because the plot does remind me a bit of Gurren Lagann:
“Meet Jo Wilson, repair technician. She’s talented. Headstrong. And… in a lot of trouble. Jo keeps things running inside the Core, an underground society on the verge of collapse. All she asks in return is that people stay out of her way. When a routine assignment goes haywire, Jo has no one but herself to blame. To fix the slipup, she’ll have to head topside, onto her planet’s lawless, unruly surface. Jo’s journey sends her wandering through deserts, riding on the backs of giant beasts and cutting deals with con artists and bounty hunters. And all the while, the agents of the Core are in hot pursuit.”
Monk released the following statement about the story:
“Jo makes a mistake that damages a vital component to one of her planet’s core systems. Her mistake is just the straw that broke the camel’s back, but she blames herself and makes it her own responsibility to fix it no matter what. The idea that the responsibility of the world lies with any one person isn’t true; it’ll take all of us to see things through. And that’s something Jo has to discover for herself.”
In addition, Bogosian said:
“I want to be able to create worlds that people find themselves believing in, and wanting to visit. Even if the fictional world is a dark place I want it to be one that is so intriguing that the reader feels a compulsion to visit it. The best fictional worlds have always been ones that your mind visits even when you are not currently reading or watching it.”
Topside is being published by Graphic Universe and will be available on October 1. You can check out a preview below.
