Kim,
Derek Kirk. Tune: Book 1, Vanishing Point. Macmillan/ First Second 2012 153p $16.99 978-1-59643-516-2 hs/adult
(Grade 11-Adult) Graphic novel VG
When Andy Go decides he has had enough
of college, he drops out of art school, sure that he will find employment as an illustrator.
When his resumes are
rejected,
his parents issue an ultimatum that he has to find a job instead of lounging
around home. The jobs he applies
for do not fit his vision of himself, but when he realizes
he cannot return home without a job, he goes on one last interview and is
whisked into a parallel universe where he will be the “human” exhibit at a zoo.
At this point the story
stops, “to
be continued” in a second volume.
Andy’s love of his classmate
Yumi, his friendship with two fellow art students who
have been his best buddies for several years, the high expectations of his Korean parents, and his interest in
science-fiction
writing all play a part in this wonderfully-envisioned story. Personalities are well defined. The art work is excellent and detailed. The irreverent humor, often aimed at religious icons and body functions, will make young
adults laugh but might offend some communities. Readers will surely clamor for the second volume to see where Andy
Go ends up, what his job will entail,
and whether he ever returns to earth.
Science Fiction,
Parallel universes - Fiction --Lois McNicol
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