Koma Vol. 2: The Hole

Koma #2

by Pierre Wazem, Frederik Peeters (Illustrator), Albertine Ralenti (Colorist)

The colorful and poetic journey of a little girl who discovers a parallel world at the heart of the industrial metropolis she lives in. Addidas is a bright and quirky young girl who spends most of her time helping her widowed father in his job as a chimney sweep. When Addidas ventures too far into a chimney, she encounters a bizarre new friend and in the process destabilizes a long-established system. From prolific independent European creators Wazem and Peeters ( Blue Pills ) comes a touching and existential story that balances its fantastical elements with poignant and realistic themes.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Bande Dessinée

49 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Series Synopsis: Koma is a charming comic series about a widower chimney sweep and his daughter, oddly named Addidas (but not like the shoe!). There is some mystery and fantasy at play as (1) Addidas blacks out and has visions of a fantastical creature and (2) something about Addidas’ mother’s death that seems off. All of this is told in a colorful, whimsical art style.

Volume 2: In this volume, a little bit more of the fantastical mystery is unraveled. We learn that Addidas’ humanoid monster-friend is a caretaker of machines under the metropolis. These machines seem to be proxies for humans. Addidas’ machine is broken but not dead.

The plot is then split two ways: the father above trying to reach his daughter and the daughter below learning about this new world.

Charming, enjoyable story. I’m looking forward to completing this series.