Self/Made #3

Self/Made #3

by Mat Groom, Eduardo Ferigato (Artist), Marcelo Costa (Artist)

“THE SPORT OF GHOST KINGS”With the walls closing in on them, Amala and her creator must set aside their differences—because a vengeful Brycemere is coming for them, with a horde of cybernetic zombies at his back.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

30 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 6, 2019

About the author

Mat Groom is a writer from Sydney, Australia, where he works on branding and narrative development at the creative agency For The People and teaches open-to-the-public storytelling classes.

Self/Made is Mat’s solo comics writing debut.

Reviews

[Liz (Quirky Cat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this issue of Self/Made. The way our two characters, one human and one AI, worked together was fascinating. I won’t say that they were a team made in heaven because they absolutely had their issues. But they handled themselves well and really did get to show off how brilliant they each are. Which is amazing.
I’m not really surprised by how this issue ended. I think we all could have seen that coming. Some people are just too controlling to allow for progress and the likelihood of finding those people likely increase inside a corporation.

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this. The interactions between creator/creation. Or real/not real. Only, what counts as real? And while I didn't find the ending surprising at all (again, the antagonists of this piece are a bit cliche/much, though that's balanced by our programmer also demonstrating her own lack of civil skills) I do want to see where the next issue goes. So all is forgiven.

The fight in the game ended how I'd hoped, and that didn't leave me feeling like it was cliche. I was happy to see it play out the way it did.

This whole concept is cool.

38/50

[Monita Roy Mohan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rebecca and Amala must team up in Self/Made No. 3 if they are to prove how important Rebecca’s creation is. But they need to trust each other first.

Read my full review at BamSmackPow.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is getting good, still loving the ai premise.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm... this just might get interesting.. I think I’ve got issue #4 in the mail. Otherwise I’ll probably bail, unless my local library gets the trade.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[A M H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great issue. Good story progression, interesting characters and a cool concept.