"This romantic tragedy in graphic novel and musical form was created by one of the worldÆs most renowned DJs, Kid Koala. Inspired as much by silent films as by comic books, this unique blend of stirring images and music tells the story of an untalented robot who tries to woo a workaholic girl with his love songs. Adventure, action, drama, and romance are combined in beautifully shaded illustrations. Included is an original CD soundtrack, which acts as a ôfilm score,ö with 10 exclusive tracks composed and performed by Kid Koala. This delightfully eccentric concept is sure to appeal to Kid Koala fans, comic-book fans, and music lovers."
It was a fun experience to have a soundtrack made for the book while you are reading. This is a graphic novel with no words. It was a fun reading experience, but overall the plot was a little lost on me.
you read along to while you read it. this blew my WIG OFF when i first read it. some new medium still no on shelves enough. I come back it to for comfort. Its like a blanket from my childhood. Or the woods as a child some real freedom in here to emote and create something meaningful thru concentration and imagination. its not a kids book, its a book for everyone, 0-999. there is a lot more to this. and it special enough, not to ruin. 10/10 (PROTIP: Headphones and a quiet room, with one lamp)
At first, i have no idea that this was a graphic novel, till i watched the live performance... It is a must read/watch, for those that like the idea of multi art form in performing art, graphic novels, and for those that like robots intelegent. It is a simple love story about a robot and a girl. But, it is not a simple production for the live performance at all.
To put it simply: this is my favourite book. The "book" is essentially wordless, and thus the visual pictures paint a soft and clear picture. It only takes about 15 minutes to "read" (and has a soundtrack accompaniment), but it will be the most beautiful 15 minutes in a book ever.
I remember very little of this graphic novel except that it involved robots and that I read it on the stair climber at IMPE in the spring of 2006, when I really should have been reading for class.