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A Boy and a Girl
Travis and Charley have just met. It's Charley's last night in town, and Travis can't let her leave without getting her to go on a date. In a future where real people are rapidly being supplanted by lifelike androids, sometimes one shot is all you get! Intelligence may be artificial, but the emotion is real in this futuristic romance from the writer of 12 Reasons Why I Love Her and the cartoonist behind Between Gears.
168 pages, Paperback
First published November 27, 2013
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Jamie S. Rich
121 books109 followersRich is an author of both prose (Cut My Hair, I Was Someone Dead, and The Everlasting) and comics (the two-volume series Love the Way You Love; the Spell Checkers series). His third full-length novel, Have You Seen the Horizon Lately?, was released by Oni Press in the summer of 2007. He regularly collaborates with artist Joelle Jones, including the Oni graphic novels 12 Reasons Why I Love Her and You Have Killed Me. Rich most recently wrote It Girl & the Atomics for Image Comics and A Boy and a Girl with artist Natalie Nourigat. He also serialized his fourth novel,
Bobby Pins and Mary Janes
, online.
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July 29, 2013
I'm not too big on reading comics, but the title and cover on this one drew my attention. With it's short story length and nice black & blue color scheme I grabbed a copy quickly. To put the story short without ruining anything, it follows the typical Boy Meets Girl (Travis and Charley) storyline. The boy and girl meet at a party, hookup, and then bam the morning after comes. I liked that the setting was in the future where flying cars and other advanced electronics existed. It was still quite modern because of the fact that they had college parties and people went clubbing like they do today. There was a twist about 1/3 through that is revealed and then another twist at the very end. This was what kind of surprised me. I like it, but then at the same time it left me disappointed because of the resulting ending. I think Rich could have expanded it much more and maybe developed a sequel. This is a unique idea though and nice change of pace from the typical rom/com comics. Thanks to NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, and Oni Press for this ARC.
July 6, 2013
A Boy and a Girl is a deceptively simple premise: Before Sunrise meets Bladerunner. In the near future, a young man and girl meet and have only 24 hours to get to know each other before she has to leave for her new job. They meet at a party where a man has replaced his mother with an android to cope with her loss - and from then on there are a lot of musings on what it means to be human and what it means to be a robot. Both are lively and full of curiosity, fun, and action - and he is so taken with her that after she leaves him in the morning, he spends the day tracking her down (with disastrous consequences). They both have secrets but they both find themselves drawn to each other despite the troubles they will encounter.
The plot synopsis does sound a bit bland - but it needs to be to avoid spoilers (and there are plenty of surprises as both of their pasts catch up with them that day and night). The plot is intelligently written and definitely worthy of several reads to catch all the nuances a reader may have missed in the first or second reading.
The artwork has clean lines and is two color blue and black/white. The action is easy to follow and the characters have bright, open, emotional expressions that make the book a joy to read. Their innocence and joy at find each other is catching - even as thugs from his past and mistakes from her catch up to them in the course of that day/night. I think that emotion and the feelings of hope and happiness from them - and the natural expressions in both the writing and illustration, is what drew me to the characters.
The beginning is necessarily slow as we get to know them. I almost didn't want to continue after the first few pages but am heartily glad I did as the story unfolded. This is one of those rare stories that stays with you afterwards - a future tale that is very grounded in humanity and not cold, dystopian, or humorless. The tight plot is really balanced by the playful artwork.
In all, highly recommended. This graphic novel was received as an ARC from the publisher.
The plot synopsis does sound a bit bland - but it needs to be to avoid spoilers (and there are plenty of surprises as both of their pasts catch up with them that day and night). The plot is intelligently written and definitely worthy of several reads to catch all the nuances a reader may have missed in the first or second reading.
The artwork has clean lines and is two color blue and black/white. The action is easy to follow and the characters have bright, open, emotional expressions that make the book a joy to read. Their innocence and joy at find each other is catching - even as thugs from his past and mistakes from her catch up to them in the course of that day/night. I think that emotion and the feelings of hope and happiness from them - and the natural expressions in both the writing and illustration, is what drew me to the characters.
The beginning is necessarily slow as we get to know them. I almost didn't want to continue after the first few pages but am heartily glad I did as the story unfolded. This is one of those rare stories that stays with you afterwards - a future tale that is very grounded in humanity and not cold, dystopian, or humorless. The tight plot is really balanced by the playful artwork.
In all, highly recommended. This graphic novel was received as an ARC from the publisher.
March 10, 2015
An immensely compelling and beautiful romance. Set in a future world this story has a bit of everything including an amazing surprise ending. While on the surface the book simply tells an enchanting love story between two young twenty-somethings underneath lie some very deep issues that will provoke thought. Is free will important or even necessary? In a technological age would (could?) religion and God be reasoned away? Are emotions what make humans have Faith? Much, much more to ponder but those struck me hardest. The art is utterly stunning. A lovely book!
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February 12, 2014I think that in the future, there should definitely be more robots (and more robot spies). Just like in this book.
April 16, 2015
I really liked this book. Even though it is a bit of a cheesy story. It is all about a guy who meets a woman and falls in love at first site, except this women is a robot. Twist!
January 8, 2016
An interesting concept but nothing new or mindblowing.
July 9, 2013
So here's the thing, I enjoyed this one. It was a quick read as most graphic novels tend to be. A big reveal from Charley about 1/4 of the way in shocked me, but the Scooby-Doo type ending blew me away. I've been thinking about it off and on all day, and I just can't pull my thoughts together as to how I feel about this one. Be back in a day or two with my final review.
Later---
A Boy and A Girl by Jamie S. Rich
B-, spark, futuristic, no kink, 186 pages
When I ran across this one, I knew I had to read it. Comic and romance? Seriously, I was geeking out a bit. I'm sure there are other romance graphic novels out there, but this was the first I'd run across.
Travis is a crashing a party with his friend when he meets Charley, who is attending the party with her friend. The party they are attending is a welcoming party for Charley's friend's friend's new robot mother (meaning his mother had died, so he ordered a robot made to look and act like her, and they're having a party). Back to Charley and Travis though. Shortly after meeting, they sneak off to the host's bedroom to get it on, and end up getting caught. After seperating, Travis finally finds Charley again on the night before she is leaving town. The two set out on a sweet journey, determined to spend every last minute together.
I enjoyed the story of Travis of Charley. I was floored by Charley's reveal about a 1/4 of the way in (I won't ruin the surprise for any future readers). But it was the Scooby-Doo ending (not a mask-pulling-off-reveal, but more of a that-came-out-of-left-field) that shocked me speechless. Although, honestly, I probably wouldn't have been as shocked had I read the description more closely-but again I was geeking out at finding a romance graphic novel. I'm not a fan of non-HEA romances, and you should know that Travis and Charley do not end up together. But it works in this story.
Later---
A Boy and A Girl by Jamie S. Rich
B-, spark, futuristic, no kink, 186 pages
When I ran across this one, I knew I had to read it. Comic and romance? Seriously, I was geeking out a bit. I'm sure there are other romance graphic novels out there, but this was the first I'd run across.
Travis is a crashing a party with his friend when he meets Charley, who is attending the party with her friend. The party they are attending is a welcoming party for Charley's friend's friend's new robot mother (meaning his mother had died, so he ordered a robot made to look and act like her, and they're having a party). Back to Charley and Travis though. Shortly after meeting, they sneak off to the host's bedroom to get it on, and end up getting caught. After seperating, Travis finally finds Charley again on the night before she is leaving town. The two set out on a sweet journey, determined to spend every last minute together.
I enjoyed the story of Travis of Charley. I was floored by Charley's reveal about a 1/4 of the way in (I won't ruin the surprise for any future readers). But it was the Scooby-Doo ending (not a mask-pulling-off-reveal, but more of a that-came-out-of-left-field) that shocked me speechless. Although, honestly, I probably wouldn't have been as shocked had I read the description more closely-but again I was geeking out at finding a romance graphic novel. I'm not a fan of non-HEA romances, and you should know that Travis and Charley do not end up together. But it works in this story.
December 16, 2014
Travis meets a girl, Charley, at a party and there is immediate chemistry, but Travis gets kicked out without getting anything but Charley's first name. He doesn't let that stop him, and he spends the next day searching for her through any means possible with the hope that he can convince her to give him a chance. This is a realistic future world where sophisticated androids abound, though not everyone thinks of them quite positively. There's a bit of ethical discussion on what makes a person and both android and human rights, and that adds some dimension to what otherwise could have been a pretty plain story.
Overall, A Boy and a Girl is a great story with interesting twists, weirdly philosophical without being at all overbearing. I was very surprised by this story; what I expected to be a sort of generic relationship story ended up anything but. I'll be on the lookout for anything else by Jamie Rich, who had already impressed me previously with You Have Killed Me (drawn by Joelle Jones). The art by Natalie Nourigat didn't impress me much, but it wasn't bad! It didn't pull me out of the story for being superb nor did it bother me for being awful.
I received a digital galley of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Overall, A Boy and a Girl is a great story with interesting twists, weirdly philosophical without being at all overbearing. I was very surprised by this story; what I expected to be a sort of generic relationship story ended up anything but. I'll be on the lookout for anything else by Jamie Rich, who had already impressed me previously with You Have Killed Me (drawn by Joelle Jones). The art by Natalie Nourigat didn't impress me much, but it wasn't bad! It didn't pull me out of the story for being superb nor did it bother me for being awful.
I received a digital galley of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
July 29, 2013
Hm. I liked this, I did, but it seemed a bit stretched out narratively, and I did see the twists and turns coming from miles away (though you might not! and I still got a kick out of them!). Nonetheless, I kind of hope there'll be a sequel! The main characters were instantly likeable. And I read it because I had just read Nourigat's diary comic, and it was cool to see her style channeled into a graphic novel -- otherwise I might not have appreciated the American-manga-y-with-touches-of-realism-ness of the book. That's an artistic style right? Ok cool. NetGalley ARC. Worth a look if you like Rich's light romanticness or that made-up style of cartooning that I have just coined as a term.
August 3, 2017
This is such a powerful story! Really delving into the philosophy and ethics of artificial intelligence and simply what it means to be "alive" and have emotions. It's also a really cute love story, and lovely story of just being young and wanting the most from your life's adventure. At once beautifully complex and stunning in its simplicity, A Boy & A Girl is probably one of my favorite reads now. Once I started it, I couldn't put it down!
October 22, 2016
The first half is slow and a bit confusing. Eventually the plot emerges (warning: not much of a plot). The fun of reading this is the interactions between characters. Some nice revelations in the later half of the book. The last few pages hold and even bigger revelation. Nice graphics.
June 19, 2016
A bit boring but cute. Too short for anything to really develop and therefore, felt a bit rushed. Loved the page of sketches showing the character background and illustrations at the end though!!
August 10, 2018
Absolutely brilliant! It's sad, but so lively. The art is beautiful, it fit that story perfectly and the entire comic had an amazing flow. And the story is so touching! The two have such an amazing relationship, even if it's just for a day or two, and then the author tears it down so quickly. With just the last few pages they have left you with your jaw hitting the floor, but still loving the ending, even though you're a bit dissappointed they couldn't be together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 29, 2019
Pleasantly surprised with this, brought it cheap and thought why not, it has a Sci-Fi element.
Set in a futuristic world where robots are the norm, there are flying police cars but most things seem just the norm.
When Travis meets Charley sparks and intrigue fly but the passion is cut short.
Charley is due to leave for some new 'job' however Travis wants to know her, so he goes looking for her.
However something is keeping them from getting to know each other fully.
Set in a futuristic world where robots are the norm, there are flying police cars but most things seem just the norm.
When Travis meets Charley sparks and intrigue fly but the passion is cut short.
Charley is due to leave for some new 'job' however Travis wants to know her, so he goes looking for her.
However something is keeping them from getting to know each other fully.
April 29, 2020
So I really liked the art and the pacing. I even liked the world building and the weird situations the characters find themselves in. But I disliked the derogatory anti-queer language that the bro equivalent characters in the story used. It just took me out of the narrative completely. What can I say, that aspect made the story feel dated somehow. Small aspects like this stuck out for me enough that I couldn't help but feel frustrated.
July 19, 2018
I loved this! It was a cute and surprising love story with gorgeous illustrations.
November 5, 2019
I was bored midway through and then it had a downer ending.
January 10, 2022
Great story and graphics. Didn't expect the last twist. Would definitely buy on paper.
August 24, 2013
I have to admit that I’ve been enjoying reading graphic novels on my Samsung tablet, lately. Having a variety of review copies to read has also been nice. This time around it’s a graphic novel by a company I’m not familiar with, by a writer and artist I’m not familiar with and doesn’t have anything to do with any previous story or feature (that I’m aware of). Wow. Something totally new!
What we have is a futuristic Romeo and Juliet story. Set in a realistic future, boy, Travis, meets girl, Charley, at a party and they immediately hit it off. Unfortunately, it’s Charley’s last night in town, but we don’t know where she’s headed after this. Travis, not knowing much other than her name, spends his hours searching for her, to convince her to stay, with him.
Charley’s best friend, Emily, reminds Charley of her duty, and watches over her as they try to enjoy a last night on the town. Travis’s best friend, Gregor, tries to get Travis to focus on anything other than Charley. Emily and Gregor don’t hit it off and seem to be the opposing ends of the magnet of Travis and Charley’s attracting ends.
Because it’s set in the future, there is a theme of Artificial Intelligence that runs throughout the story and plays a key role in the plot. And because it’s set in a not-too-distant future where people haven’t change much, there is also a little illegal syndicate action on the side.
The story is nicely told, though there isn’t anything that comes as a surprise. The ‘twist’ ending wasn’t really such a twist (for me). There is a little social theology at play , a bit of ethics regarding what makes a human, human. It does make one pause for a bit, though any avid sci-fi reader will have faced these issues time and time again. Which probably brings in to question, “Who is this graphic novel for?”
This is clearly not for the aging hippie, the over-weight, grey-haired-in-a-ponytail stereotype of a comics reader. This is for that new graphic novel audience, the teens that grew up with Manga-style art and maybe aren’t as familiar with Shakespeare’s Romeo&Juliet or Asimov’s robot novels. Given that, this is a pretty nice book. The art is not quite Manga, but clearly has a Manga feel to it. It’s monochrome look, probably really for cost purposes, serves the book suitably well.
I, personally, am not a fan of this style of art, and at times, I wasn’t sure which girl was which, due to their drawn similarities, and that’s a major detraction for me, in a graphic novel.
The simple story seemed drawn out unnecessarily so, particularly with the Gregor sections (though admittedly, the book ies up the loose ends with Gregor nicely).
(review originally published on blog Looking For a Good Book (lookingforagoodbook.wordpress.com)
What we have is a futuristic Romeo and Juliet story. Set in a realistic future, boy, Travis, meets girl, Charley, at a party and they immediately hit it off. Unfortunately, it’s Charley’s last night in town, but we don’t know where she’s headed after this. Travis, not knowing much other than her name, spends his hours searching for her, to convince her to stay, with him.
Charley’s best friend, Emily, reminds Charley of her duty, and watches over her as they try to enjoy a last night on the town. Travis’s best friend, Gregor, tries to get Travis to focus on anything other than Charley. Emily and Gregor don’t hit it off and seem to be the opposing ends of the magnet of Travis and Charley’s attracting ends.
Because it’s set in the future, there is a theme of Artificial Intelligence that runs throughout the story and plays a key role in the plot. And because it’s set in a not-too-distant future where people haven’t change much, there is also a little illegal syndicate action on the side.
The story is nicely told, though there isn’t anything that comes as a surprise. The ‘twist’ ending wasn’t really such a twist (for me). There is a little social theology at play , a bit of ethics regarding what makes a human, human. It does make one pause for a bit, though any avid sci-fi reader will have faced these issues time and time again. Which probably brings in to question, “Who is this graphic novel for?”
This is clearly not for the aging hippie, the over-weight, grey-haired-in-a-ponytail stereotype of a comics reader. This is for that new graphic novel audience, the teens that grew up with Manga-style art and maybe aren’t as familiar with Shakespeare’s Romeo&Juliet or Asimov’s robot novels. Given that, this is a pretty nice book. The art is not quite Manga, but clearly has a Manga feel to it. It’s monochrome look, probably really for cost purposes, serves the book suitably well.
I, personally, am not a fan of this style of art, and at times, I wasn’t sure which girl was which, due to their drawn similarities, and that’s a major detraction for me, in a graphic novel.
The simple story seemed drawn out unnecessarily so, particularly with the Gregor sections (though admittedly, the book ies up the loose ends with Gregor nicely).
(review originally published on blog Looking For a Good Book (lookingforagoodbook.wordpress.com)
January 18, 2014
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Boy meets girl -- the premise was simple, the story was a little short but it was unexpectedly sweet and the twist at the end was really interesting!
I don't normally read American graphic novels as I'm more into the Japanese Manga or the Korean Manhwa, but I decided to pick this one up just to try it out. I was pleasantly surprised!
Essentially, the whole premise can be summed up into three simple words: boy meets girl. Then he does all sorts of things to prolong their time together because he felt a connection with her. The whole story would have been straight out of a cliche romantic comedy if it weren't for the fact that this story is set in a future where Artificial Intelligence exists and having androids with emotional capabilities is normal. The story-line was fairly simple but it was the sort of simple which saved the best kick for last. I definitely enjoyed reading this graphic novel to the very end. The inclusion of sci-fi elements was seamless and understandable.
The characters were likable. I like Travis' romanticism and Charley's insecurity. If you really think about it, Travis' and Charley's traits that were shown throughout the course of the story largely contributed to the nice kick at the ends of the story.
The art was pretty simple, but it was neat and clear. It conveyed exactly what it needs to, and no more less. All in all, this graphic novel is a really nice little treat! It was a quick read, but the ending is worth it.
Boy meets girl -- the premise was simple, the story was a little short but it was unexpectedly sweet and the twist at the end was really interesting!
I don't normally read American graphic novels as I'm more into the Japanese Manga or the Korean Manhwa, but I decided to pick this one up just to try it out. I was pleasantly surprised!
Essentially, the whole premise can be summed up into three simple words: boy meets girl. Then he does all sorts of things to prolong their time together because he felt a connection with her. The whole story would have been straight out of a cliche romantic comedy if it weren't for the fact that this story is set in a future where Artificial Intelligence exists and having androids with emotional capabilities is normal. The story-line was fairly simple but it was the sort of simple which saved the best kick for last. I definitely enjoyed reading this graphic novel to the very end. The inclusion of sci-fi elements was seamless and understandable.
The characters were likable. I like Travis' romanticism and Charley's insecurity. If you really think about it, Travis' and Charley's traits that were shown throughout the course of the story largely contributed to the nice kick at the ends of the story.
The art was pretty simple, but it was neat and clear. It conveyed exactly what it needs to, and no more less. All in all, this graphic novel is a really nice little treat! It was a quick read, but the ending is worth it.
July 17, 2013
ARC provided by NetGalley
The future is here and lifelike androids an AI is real. But emotion is still real and love cannot be denied as a boy and a girl meet, and neither can forget each other. It's Charley's last night in town and Travis can't get her out of his mind. He spends all day attempting to track her down and when he finally does...it will be night that neither of them will forget.
I know it sounds like a common, hackneyed plot from a bad romance movie...but trust me it isn't. The only bad thing about this book is trying to write a review that doesn't give the plot away. But let's image Asimov meets a John Cusak rom/com film, robots and love and life and what it all means. In this relatively short book Jamie has crafted a story that leaves us questioning what emotion really is and what it can be. It's a well written story that deserves several reads and I can imagine will be a great book group discussion.
Natalie has quickly become one of my favorite artists since discovering her autobiographical comic, Between the Gears. Her artwork is deceptively simple, easily capturing the bare essence of the characters in a few simple lines and bringing to life the world around them. Overall the images are engaging and draw you in so that you can be a part of the life of the characters.
I give this compelling story 4 out of 5 stars and would recommend it for teenage readers and up. When it comes out it will definitely have a place in my library.
The future is here and lifelike androids an AI is real. But emotion is still real and love cannot be denied as a boy and a girl meet, and neither can forget each other. It's Charley's last night in town and Travis can't get her out of his mind. He spends all day attempting to track her down and when he finally does...it will be night that neither of them will forget.
I know it sounds like a common, hackneyed plot from a bad romance movie...but trust me it isn't. The only bad thing about this book is trying to write a review that doesn't give the plot away. But let's image Asimov meets a John Cusak rom/com film, robots and love and life and what it all means. In this relatively short book Jamie has crafted a story that leaves us questioning what emotion really is and what it can be. It's a well written story that deserves several reads and I can imagine will be a great book group discussion.
Natalie has quickly become one of my favorite artists since discovering her autobiographical comic, Between the Gears. Her artwork is deceptively simple, easily capturing the bare essence of the characters in a few simple lines and bringing to life the world around them. Overall the images are engaging and draw you in so that you can be a part of the life of the characters.
I give this compelling story 4 out of 5 stars and would recommend it for teenage readers and up. When it comes out it will definitely have a place in my library.
August 18, 2013
One thing this book made me think about was ethics. Basically ethics is a code of behavior that protects the intrinsic rights of others living things. So if you weren't able to die, endure pain or discomfort, or all the bad things that comes with suffering, there wouldn't be any need for ethics, but then there wouldn't be any living...
One could question the ethics of the Gods, based on their actions in popular religious texts. Perhaps the act of creation is miraculous, but there are many ethical considerations on what happens to the creation in the god's hands.
A Boy and A Girl is situated in the near future where the world is filled with androids doing menial tasks. The process of creating android isn't just programming—it also involves some kind of experience in living. The androids might experience things, and when it was time, it would remain behind as a part of the psyche while it was reprogrammed.
Generally, robots have always been a dream of humankind because, face it, we're lazy. At the end of this book, you can see the authors have really given some thought to this. You go away from basking in what was a funny and endearing romance to feeling a bit wronged. You might begin to think that people are people, no matter what makes up their hardware. What does it mean to be alive?
Anyways, this was a really good book, and I didn't really like the ending (despite there being no better ending) because I can see no way for that love to be requited.
One could question the ethics of the Gods, based on their actions in popular religious texts. Perhaps the act of creation is miraculous, but there are many ethical considerations on what happens to the creation in the god's hands.
A Boy and A Girl is situated in the near future where the world is filled with androids doing menial tasks. The process of creating android isn't just programming—it also involves some kind of experience in living. The androids might experience things, and when it was time, it would remain behind as a part of the psyche while it was reprogrammed.
Generally, robots have always been a dream of humankind because, face it, we're lazy. At the end of this book, you can see the authors have really given some thought to this. You go away from basking in what was a funny and endearing romance to feeling a bit wronged. You might begin to think that people are people, no matter what makes up their hardware. What does it mean to be alive?
Anyways, this was a really good book, and I didn't really like the ending (despite there being no better ending) because I can see no way for that love to be requited.
August 25, 2013
finished 8/24/13
A graphic novel set in a future where androids look and act like humans, Travis meets Charley at a party and has a great time with her but due to circumstances, didn't get the info necessary to contact her. Risking the creepy/charming divide, Travis decides to try and find Charley based on the few things she'd shared about her life. Charley only has a few days left before she leaves town. She's one of those lifelike androids just finishing up the android equivalent of the Amish rumspringa, where the androids go out and integrate in the real world for a year to learn more about humans and being and acting human. When the two finally meet up again, things don't go the way Travis hoped they would and the fact that Charley is leaving in less than 24 hours brings about a whirlwind night of talking and getting to know one another.
This is a story about boy meeting girl, identity, and ethics. The art is clean, the coloring simple (just black, white, and blue), and the story is short but pleasant. I especially enjoyed the philosophy talk and the little surprises and whimsies.
Disclaimer: This review is based upon an ARC received from Netgalley.com
A graphic novel set in a future where androids look and act like humans, Travis meets Charley at a party and has a great time with her but due to circumstances, didn't get the info necessary to contact her. Risking the creepy/charming divide, Travis decides to try and find Charley based on the few things she'd shared about her life. Charley only has a few days left before she leaves town. She's one of those lifelike androids just finishing up the android equivalent of the Amish rumspringa, where the androids go out and integrate in the real world for a year to learn more about humans and being and acting human. When the two finally meet up again, things don't go the way Travis hoped they would and the fact that Charley is leaving in less than 24 hours brings about a whirlwind night of talking and getting to know one another.
This is a story about boy meeting girl, identity, and ethics. The art is clean, the coloring simple (just black, white, and blue), and the story is short but pleasant. I especially enjoyed the philosophy talk and the little surprises and whimsies.
Disclaimer: This review is based upon an ARC received from Netgalley.com
August 29, 2013
***I was provided an ecopy of this graphic novel via NetGalley in exchange for a fair review***
A believable near future with humanlike robots. One boy meets one girl. And there our adventure begins. The artwork is very simple. It fits the story perfectly.
If this graphic novel was a movie it would be an indie love story that someone like Zooey Deschenel would be featured in, although if I was casting this story I would definitely give the female lead to America Ferrera. The story takes place in a world with robots, but it feels just like ours. I like the way there was a unique fashion for the time period, but it didn't feel like over the top futuristic.
Another movie that came to mind while I was reading this is Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist(which was a book first). That random romantic meeting that leads to a night of adventure. And on that adventure many existential and ethical questions are addressed.
I really like how this story played out. It dealt with some really interesting questions involving artificial intelligence and ethics. I recommend this to anyone who likes indie love stories and robots. I give this graphic novel a 4/5.
A believable near future with humanlike robots. One boy meets one girl. And there our adventure begins. The artwork is very simple. It fits the story perfectly.
If this graphic novel was a movie it would be an indie love story that someone like Zooey Deschenel would be featured in, although if I was casting this story I would definitely give the female lead to America Ferrera. The story takes place in a world with robots, but it feels just like ours. I like the way there was a unique fashion for the time period, but it didn't feel like over the top futuristic.
Another movie that came to mind while I was reading this is Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist(which was a book first). That random romantic meeting that leads to a night of adventure. And on that adventure many existential and ethical questions are addressed.
I really like how this story played out. It dealt with some really interesting questions involving artificial intelligence and ethics. I recommend this to anyone who likes indie love stories and robots. I give this graphic novel a 4/5.
March 1, 2014
Boy meets girl. Boy doesn't get girl's name. Boy finds girl again. Girl is leaving town tomorrow morning. It sounds pretty standard, but the setting is the future when along with people there are lifelike androids.
Travis and Charley have just met and they like each other. Charley is leaving on assignment in the morning. Travis just wants to get to know her before she leaves. They are both hiding something from each other. Travis sells term papers and he's being hunted by Russian gangsters. Charley may actually be one of the lifelike androids.
It all feels like a wacky comedy from the 80s mixed up with Richard Linklater's film Before Sunrise. There is madcap comedy and escapes, and there are sweet moments where two people are just learning about each other. It's fun and sweet.
I was given a review copy by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for letting me review this graphic novel.
Travis and Charley have just met and they like each other. Charley is leaving on assignment in the morning. Travis just wants to get to know her before she leaves. They are both hiding something from each other. Travis sells term papers and he's being hunted by Russian gangsters. Charley may actually be one of the lifelike androids.
It all feels like a wacky comedy from the 80s mixed up with Richard Linklater's film Before Sunrise. There is madcap comedy and escapes, and there are sweet moments where two people are just learning about each other. It's fun and sweet.
I was given a review copy by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for letting me review this graphic novel.
October 18, 2021
We are sometime in the future. Cars learned to fly and Robots are so advanced, they can't be distinguished from humans anymore.
Travis meets Charley at a party to celebrate a friends mom's return as a robot after she died. They instantly hit it off. The next day, Travis goes looking for her because he can't get her out of his head. He eventually succeeds even tho Charley doesn't really want him to find her, because she is leaving for a deployment in a few days. She also has a secret, she doesn't want him to find out...
This graphic novel by Natalie Nourigat and Jamie S. Rich is a Romance interwoven with philosophy about A.I. and their emotions and ethics.
I liked the style of the graphics, they only used black, white and blue and also the humour the main characters had.
If you like Blade Runner you might like this one too.
5/5 Stars
Travis meets Charley at a party to celebrate a friends mom's return as a robot after she died. They instantly hit it off. The next day, Travis goes looking for her because he can't get her out of his head. He eventually succeeds even tho Charley doesn't really want him to find her, because she is leaving for a deployment in a few days. She also has a secret, she doesn't want him to find out...
This graphic novel by Natalie Nourigat and Jamie S. Rich is a Romance interwoven with philosophy about A.I. and their emotions and ethics.
I liked the style of the graphics, they only used black, white and blue and also the humour the main characters had.
If you like Blade Runner you might like this one too.
5/5 Stars
August 17, 2014
I was certainly surprised by this story. I’d seen it on Comixology before, but I'd passed it up. However, I decided to give it a chance after reading Natalie Nourigat's wonderful comic book Between the Gears, a coming-of-age autobiography about her senior year at the University of Oregon. I knew I liked her art, and just for that reason alone, I enjoyed A Boy and A Girl. It has the same style, with a touch of futurism, but Nourigat's main strength is on show here again: She has the ability to draw the same characters again and again an... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi...
July 25, 2013
Finally I twist ending I didn't see coming a mile away! Impressed!
This is a story about an average college student who meets the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately the girl isn't so much a "girl" as an experimental android made to "pass" as human. Plus she's about to get her final assignment and leave town. Can a romance like this work? Is it possible for a man to fall in love with a machine? Read it and find out.
This is a story about an average college student who meets the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately the girl isn't so much a "girl" as an experimental android made to "pass" as human. Plus she's about to get her final assignment and leave town. Can a romance like this work? Is it possible for a man to fall in love with a machine? Read it and find out.
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