As the survivors of the colony leave the Irzah asteroid for good and retrace their steps home, EMMA RÍOS (ISLAND, PRETTY DEADLY) and HWEI LIM (LALAGE, HERO) revisit the history behind their first departure. In the utopian dreamlands of the Synchronia, half a century ago, a young artist awakens something from its long, deep sleep, in the stones of a primitive ruin.
Emma Ríos Maneiro is a Spanish cartoonist and illustrator. Rios was born in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain in 1976 and early in her life developed an interest in drawing. She graduated in Architecture from the University of A Coruña. Ríos worked as an architect for some years, while being active in the Spanish independent comics and fanzine scene. In particular, she self-publishing her comic book APB (A Prueba de Balas) (meaning: 'bulletproof') through the collective Polaqia. In 2007 Ríos left her job as an architect to become a full-time comic book artist. Since then she has worked for various mainstream American publishers, such as Boom! Studios, Marvel, DC and Image Comics. At Image she co-created the series Mirror with Hwei Lim and Pretty Deadly with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick. The latter comic book earned her an Eisner award for Best cover in 2020.