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Zeroed Out
- GenresScience Fiction
150 pages, Paperback
Published August 31, 2025
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Jim Munroe
20 books31 followersAnarchist (Though as far as I can tell the non-violent type), Vegan, Dad. Jim Munroe is also a talented young author particularly notable for his novel "Flyboy Action Figure comes with Gasmask" and his indie DIY-leanings. See his website for more information, especially regarding those 'indie DIY-leanings' which he is particularly passionate about.
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September 28, 2025
It's a nice graphic novel that use a sci-fi scenario with shapeshifting aliens and technology to talk about human feelings. The world creation is very interesting, having a lot of different perspectives that could have been explored by the author, such as:
- The main character is hired to write /0 on media to really erase data - which is so comparable to people burning documents and that sort of things - but was used as a metaphor for overwriting feelings and memories (instead of consequences of really zeroing out crucial data after an alien invasion).
- The alien boss shapeshifts between genders, appearances, looking like an older male during work, but as a young female on the weekends and the idea behind it is that aliens shapeshift in a way to make humans around them feel comfortable based on the circumstances and context
- The idea of exporting Earth food as the main product and for it to be regarded as exotic, wished upon and so on around the galaxy - leading to rules such as "Protected designation of origin" on an intergalactic level.
- A cybernetic simulated dog that pees when excited (or whenever it wants) but that needs "fixing"
- The main character's friend who develops a love life with robots
That said, the focus is on the main character's love life and feelings and how those come up during work, nightmares, and other relationships. Maybe the world-building could be used for other stories in the future - which is exciting.
It's a light, fast reading and the art is uncompromised, with angles, backgrounds, facial expressions, details, and scenes that enrich the narrative - kudos to the artist behind all the illustrations.
- The main character is hired to write /0 on media to really erase data - which is so comparable to people burning documents and that sort of things - but was used as a metaphor for overwriting feelings and memories (instead of consequences of really zeroing out crucial data after an alien invasion).
- The alien boss shapeshifts between genders, appearances, looking like an older male during work, but as a young female on the weekends and the idea behind it is that aliens shapeshift in a way to make humans around them feel comfortable based on the circumstances and context
- The idea of exporting Earth food as the main product and for it to be regarded as exotic, wished upon and so on around the galaxy - leading to rules such as "Protected designation of origin" on an intergalactic level.
- A cybernetic simulated dog that pees when excited (or whenever it wants) but that needs "fixing"
- The main character's friend who develops a love life with robots
That said, the focus is on the main character's love life and feelings and how those come up during work, nightmares, and other relationships. Maybe the world-building could be used for other stories in the future - which is exciting.
It's a light, fast reading and the art is uncompromised, with angles, backgrounds, facial expressions, details, and scenes that enrich the narrative - kudos to the artist behind all the illustrations.
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