The Complete Omni

by Devin Grayson, Melody Cooper, Alitha E Martinez

What would you do if you could think faster than the speed of light?



Brilliant doctor Cecelia Cobbina, held in the highest regard by peers and patients alike, is caught in a spontaneous ignition of energy from out of nowhere. As it fades, she finds herself with the ability to process thoughts at the speed of light. Now gifted with an intelligence far beyond anything humanity has ever seen, Dr. Cobbina has set out to find and help other "ignited" people the world over, all in search of cracking the mystery behind their new powers.

Genres: Science Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2022

About the author

Devin Grayson is an avid gamer, former acting student, and enthusiastic reader fortunate enough to have turned a lifelong obsession with fictional characters into a dynamic writing career. She has a B.A. from Bard College, where she studied creative writing with novelist Mona Simpson. Best known for her work on the Batman titles for DC Comics, Devin has been a regular writer on Catwoman, Nightwing, and The Titans, and contributed to the award-winning No Man’s Land story arc. With the publication of Batman: Gotham Knights in March of 2000, she became the first (and, sadly, only as of 2020) female to create, launch and write an ongoing Batman title.

Additional career highlights include the launch of the critically acclaimed series Omni for Humanoids, Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, an original novel featuring Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, and USER—a highly personal three-part, creator-owned miniseries about gender identity and online role-playing, originally published by Vertigo and newly available as a collected edition hardcover through Image. Devin is also the creator of Yelena Belova, a Marvel character staring in the upcoming MCU Black Widow movie (played by Florence Pugh), Damien Darhk, a DC character now appearing regularly in CW’s Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow (played by Neal McDonough), and Catalina Flores, a DC character recently featured as the super-villain Tarantula in The Lego Batman Movie.

Frequently cited for compelling character development and nuanced exploration of complex themes, Devin’s work has been showcased in mainstream media such as USA Today and Working Woman as well as in alternative press such as The Village Voice, The Advocate, and Curve magazine. Over the years, she has written in several different media and genres, from comic books and novels to video game scripts and short essays. She is currently working on an original graphic novel for Berger Books.

Devin lives in Northern California with her husband, step-son, devoted Early Alert Canines Diabetic Alert Dog, and somewhat less devoted cat. Openly bisexual, she is a passionate advocate for the GLBTQ community, as well as being a committed environmentalist, and a public speaker for T1 Diabetes awareness and Diabetic Alert Dogs. She is always happy to take on a new challenge, especially if it involves making some new fictional friends.

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I came to this goodreads page after finishing Omni, excited to give it a 5 star rating (I can be stingy with that 5th star) and was shocked when I saw that it only has a 2.5 star rating rn! Am I missing something? I loved everything about it. It has a really interesting premise, hits on a lot of timely topics, and Cecelia is such a cool character with interesting powers. Mae is pretty awesome too, and I loved the meta element of her writing a comic book about their adventures and giving a little comic recap at the beginning of each issue. Highly recommended.

[Pat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent, solid comic book series with a protagonist with unique super powers. My biggest issues is that it feels a bit rushed and I would have been interested to read more. My other one os that some of the coloring on the speech bubbles makes it hard to read.