Made In Korea

by Jeremy Holt, Gegê Schall (Illustrator)

Overview

"Made in Korea is the best comic book we've read in the last decade." —Portland Mercury

New York Public Library Best New Comics of 2022 for Adults

A Korean nine-year-old named Jesse is adopted and sent to live with a lovely couple in America. Equipped with a seemingly encyclopedic brain but socially awkward, the young girl’s journey through the complexities of race, gender, and identity hits a fork in the road when she discovers she’s not entirely human...yet. Adolescence just got a lot more emotional for the world’s first true A.I. system.

Collects MADE IN KOREA #1-6

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534320116
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	02/01/2022
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Jeremy Holt is a non-binary author whose works include What If?...Venom, Gatsby, Made in Korea, Virtually Yours, Before Houdini, and Skip to the End.

An original art page from After Houdini was acquired by The Houdini Museum of NYC, where it now hangs in its permanent collection. And Skip to the End was one of three works of fiction that The New York Times included in an in-depth expose titled Kurt Cobain: What to Read and Watch, 25 Years After the Nirvana Leader’s Death.

They have received high praise from Brian K. Vaughan (Y the Last Man, Saga, Paper Girls) and NYT crossword constructor David Kwong. Originally from no place in particular, they’ve lived in Italy, Singapore, England, Norway, Texas, Vermont, and Brooklyn, before settling in Kingston, New York.

Editorial Reviews

Like the best Black Mirror episodes... Holt and Schall have created something special.

Nick Spencer (The Fix)

"Classic SF premise (AI as human) with a very modern feel, elegant art and damn fine lettering. A compelling book."

Kurt Buiek (Astro City)

With perfect pacing and absolutely gorgeous artwork, Made In Korea is highly recommended.

Brian K. Vaughan (Saga)

"Holt folds in their own background as a Korean-born, nonbinary, transracial adoptee, brilliantly melding identity issues with speculative AI enhancement. Brazilian, Barcelona-based Schall’s art provides an ideal, exacting visualization of Holt’s new world."

Booklist (starred review)

A fantastic opening salvo.

ComicBook.com

Impeccably crafted.

AIPT

"When Made in Korea released its first issue last year, it was the only time I’d ever given a book a rating of six-out-of-five."

Portland Mercury

"Visually striking... there’s much to chew on in a cool package for philosophical sci-fi fans."

Publishers Weekly

Impeccably crafted.” —AIPT

Visually striking... there’s much to chew on in a cool package for philosophical sci-fi fans." —Publishers Weekly

“With perfect pacing and absolutely gorgeous artwork, Made In Korea is highly recommended.” —Brian K. Vaughan

“A fantastic opening salvo.” —ComicBook.com

“Like the best Black Mirror episodes... Holt and Schall have created something special.” —Nick Spencer

"Classic SF premise (AI as human) with a very modern feel, elegant art and damn fine lettering. A compelling book." —Kurt Busiek

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