Karma

Karma #1

by Dan Wickline, Carlos Reno (Artist), Marcio Freire (Colorist)

A SEXY NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL SET IN THE WORLD OF HIGH-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY!
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Alex is a photographer for an ad agency who leads a fairly quiet and reserved life. He gets a call one day from a friend, asking him to fill in on a photoshoot in
the Valley. The swimwear shoot is on a set where he has a chance encounter with Karma, one of the lead models. Karma is fiercely independent woman who is working on being more than a star, but a brand. In Alex she sees someone new to her world, unjaded by it. Someone with a fresh eye...and she thinks it could be fun opening his mind to new adventures.
This sexy new graphic novel features a cover by Stjepan Sejic, known for his work on the series Witchblade, Aphrodite IX, and Sunstone.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Erotica, Romance

128 pages, Hardcover

First published September 7, 2022

About the author

Dan Wickline is a writer/photographer/bassist living in Los Angeles, CA. In comics he has written for the 30 Days of Night and Grimm Fairy Tales franchises as well as the on-going ShadowHawk and 1001 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad. He's also written prose for characters such as The Phantom, The Green Hornet and his own creation Lucius Fogg. As a photographer, Dan has been featured in numerous gallery shows as well as a collection of his black & white work published under the title Private Skin. Dan had a brief moment in the Hollywood spotlight playing a corpse on the hit series Dexter, but now spends his spare time as the bassist for the newly formed metal band Murder Most Foul. Dan is happily married to his lovely wife Debbie, who has an amazing capacity to put up with the insanity that is his life.

Reviews

[Scott Rhee]

This is so NOT based on a song by Taylor Swift. No, Dan Wickline's steamy erotic graphic novel series "Karma" is basically a Hallmark romance with lots and lots of graphic sex. And gravity-defying boobs. If that sounds like something you'd enjoy (and I'm not gonna lie---I enjoyed it), pick this up at your local comic book shop or the adult graphic novel section at your local library. (It's a good test to see how "daring" your local library is...) Storyline is kind of weak, but let's face it: you're probably not reading it for the storyline...

[Benjamin]

Yes, this is a "spicy" book, so maybe it's unfair to judge it the way I'm about to, but...I felt like the main male character was a bit too Mary Sue/Gary Stewart, the characters in general were kind of flat, the plot pacing was a bit strange (the transitions between scenes felt abrupt at times), and I'm not sure it was the best idea, in the edition I read anyways, to have a much better artist in Stjepan Sejic do the cover when the actual art was workmanlike at best. A bit disappointing from a critical perspective.

[Highland G]

Bought this based in n Segics art on the cover. Interior art is inconsistent, focus way too much on the sex scenes and the story is kinda paper thin.
Feels more like a showcase of not great porn art with bits of story to tie it together.
I don’t recommend. Save your money and buy Sunstone instead, thank me later.

[Mela]

I really enjoyed, good art, story was a bit boring, but lots of sex. Like, really a lot. And also very different kinds, which was great.

[Joey Nardinelli]

Saw the Pima libraries had picked up the second volume of this and recognized the Sejic art on the cover. Was really hoping there’d be a bit more to this story but it all felt pretty predictable and straightforward. It felt like it wanted to be about the porn industry in LA, but just like the need to censor out certain southern parts of the anatomy, it seemed this has to duck out of the complexities and vagaries of an industry predicated on sex, while still making all this sexual interactions central to a quarter of the volume. Some weird editing issues too — missing text in one notable case. The line work and coloring also felt a bit inconsistent from page to page. I might dip into the second volume if I spot it, but not sure I’m going to burn a hold on it anytime too soon.

[Magnus Frederiksen]

Hallmark porr. En tun historia, mjuk men yxig (?) dialog. Man vill liksom snabbspola förbi vissa segment (som man gör). En klassisk porrfilm (utan kön glöm inte Hallmark). Men, det är också ett försök till en erotisk serie av idag. Jag får en känsla av att man vill nå en kvinnlig målgrupp, handling och dialog känns som det även innehållet i serierutorna. Jag gillar försöket, resultatet är helt ok. Men skulle vara kul om det hade ett annat mer realistiskt klassperspektiv. Nu är det ”arbetarklassen” i serien vänner goes persongalleriet i Fast and Furious. Och egentligen, vad är felet med det? Pirrar det när du läser den? Succé!

[Luisa]

A arte é bem bonita. A historia é legalzinha, acho que poderia ter mais desenvolvimento, talvez mais volumes.
Mas achei a karma bem questionável e o Alex sem sal.
As cenas picantes não tem nada exlicito EXPLICITO, mas tem demais e sem ser algo importante pra historia, sabe.
Gosto do tema sensual e erotico, mas precisa ter uma boa historia. Se for so cena de sexo, eu procuraria algo so focado nisso, sei la.

[Rick Ray]

It's enjoyable for this sets out to do. A not very complicated story about an attractive woman who gets what she wants and the unwitting man who gets caught up in a fling with her. It's a light and breezy read with some great artwork by Carlos Reno. It's a worthwhile read if you know what you're getting into.

[Chad]

Starts off pretty boring about a photographer meeting a super model and starting a relationship. Then gets hot and heavy and very steamy into hard R territory. It's an extremely adventuresome relationship too which I didn't expect. Reminded me some of Stjepan Šejić's stuff.

[Hope Alden]

Okay story is soooo flat and basic so basically just read for the art. Because it’s SO GOOD. I mean, the sex scenes are great. The rest of it is kind of inconsistent and unpolished lol. But they knew we came for the erotica and those were well done!!

[Catie]

Not the worst thing ever but everyone had 0% body fat, boob jobs, BLLs, 6-packs, etc. Explicit but not like, the most explicit (I.e. lots of boobs but no genitals or actual penetrative or oral sex shown.) Guy and girl have 1 date and they think they’re falling in love. Just meh

[Nate Deprey]

I'm totally here for a Karma/Millie the Model crossover! It could be either NSFW or just a a series of horrified reaction shots as Karma details her sexual exploits to Millie and Millie waxes nostalgically about the virtues of her numerous sexual harassers from the 1940s-1970s.

[Emmah]

3.75 stars

Wish there was a second one

[Michael O'sullivan]

Messy but doesn't try to be anything beyond unapologetic cheesecake for TnA.

[David Codd]

Good art and nice relationship drama plot. Very NSFW