.Self #1

by Christopher Sebela, Cara McGee (Artist), Aditya Bidikar (Letterer)

Postscript backs up everything about a person into a file ready to be loaded in a printed body that offers one final chance to wrap up loose ends after they've died. When Nat Winters' Postscript gets hacked and her file is torrented, her seemingly perfect life gets set on fire by the tweaked copies of her running around the world, chasing down their own versions of her deferred dreams.

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Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Science Fiction, Action

38 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 2, 2021

Reviews

[Rebecca Crunden]

✬comic review✬

Gives me Orphan Black vibes (in the best way!). Excited to see where it goes.

[HornFan2 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Currently available via Prime, reading the description peaked my interested, interesting premise by the author, great graphics and liked the character Nat Winter's.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a lot more engaging than I was expecting. I saw that it was free on Comixology Unlimited and decided to give it a try. It has a very neat premise. Basically your life data is saved and used in the event of your death to let you have 48 hours of closure in an AI body. Our main character has her data hacked, stolen, and uploaded for others to take. I am very compelled by this story and will be reading future issues for sure.

[Juan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imagina que puedes pasar toda tu información, lo que ves, lo que sientes a la nube para guardar una copia de tu cabeza a lo Black Motor. Y ahora imagina que alguien hackea la nieve y puede sacar varias copias de ti gracias a tu información almacenada. Y ahora, imagina que todo parte en caos pero no tienes ni idea de lo que viene... Eso es .self una sorpresa que por el momento me deja con ganas de más.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 4 out of 5]

“.Self”, by Sebela
Scary scenario with the vibe of ‘Hitchcock’ or ‘P.K. Dick’ where you find your normal life suddenly spinning out when you get stalked and assaulted and accused! 3-D printed artificial bodies (not looking the same) called BLANKS have access to your personality and memories.
Cool illustrations. ****

#1 – “I started building my library for real. Simon said old books were a good investment.”

[Jaclyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very intriguing premise. Easy to navigate through e-reader. Fast read. Has Orphan Black, Black Mirror and Upload vibes with the clones/exact replicas, recording feelings and memories, etc. and putting ones consciousness elsewhere.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the premise.

[Jodi_ice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cawpile: 3* 4.71

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good fun.