After three
years away from comics, Jonathan Luna (GIRLS, THE SWORD, ULTRA,
Spider-Woman: Origin) is back, drawing and co-writing ALEX + ADA with Sarah
Vaughn (Sparkshooter). In this near-future tale, Alex is attempting to
recover from a setback in his life and return to normal. Ada, a Tanaka X5 and
the latest and greatest model of companion android, comes into his life. She
lives to serve, as long as her programming allows it, but does he want to be
served?
The world of
ALEX + ADA gives us a glimpse of what our own future may be like. It features a
thriving robotics industry, alarm clocks that are floating holographic
displays, breakfast served by floating robots, and normal human beings who are
able to control their home electronics with a thought. Vaughn says that readers
can expect "drama, humor, love, loss, and more robots than you can shake a
stick at" in the series.
Luna took a
break from comics after the finale of THE SWORD, producing an illustrated prose
book named STAR BRIGHT AND THE LOOKING GLASS in the interim, but he’s excited
to be back at the drawing board. "It’s so great. I feel like I’ve lost
some time, but at the same time I’ve learned so much in the past few years from
photography, painting, Star Bright, and life experiences. I’m reinvigorated and
I feel so fortunate to be working in comics."
When asked
to describe their working relationship, Vaughn said, "It looks a lot like
Misery. I ended up having to hobble Jon. All kidding aside, we’ve been able to
reach a good balance between our friendship and creative partnership."
Luna, too, praises his co-writer: "Sarah is a good friend first and I
never would’ve guessed that we’d be working together in this capacity. I’m very
glad that we’re able to. It’s all been a very pleasant surprise."
Both
creators debuted ALEX + ADA in an interview on Comic Book Resources,
discussing both Luna’s break from and return to comics, the research required
for ALEX + ADA, and their working process. Follow both creators on Twitter: @jonathanlunacom and @sarahvictoriav.
ALEX + ADA #1 will be in
stores on November 6
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