Made In Korea

by Jeremy Holt, George Schall (Artist)

Overview

New York Public Library List – 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
Sales rank:	643,424
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

02/14/2022

A great unease permeates this visually striking graphic sci-fi fable from Holt (Skip to the End) and Schall (Better Angels), which takes place in a world where synthetic children are sold to childless couples. An engineer in Seoul makes a mathematical discovery and sells one “discounted” to a couple in Texas, with his new code secretly uploaded. When this “proxy,” Jesse, is powered on for the first time by her adoptive parents, her eyes suddenly snap open. Then her behavior seems to go off-kilter. Schall’s art adds to the disquiet with otherworldly character drawings. Jesse has the information-processing capabilities of a super computer but no social skills. Once enrolled in school, she falls in with an extremely bad crowd, with violent consequences. Instead of dealing with the repercussions of Jesse’s actions, the narrative finds her whisked back to South Korea. There, for the first time, she confronts her uncertainty about her assigned gender and faces off against the company that manufactured her. The plot leaps can pull readers out of the strange and mysterious world, and while themes around identity, gender, and personhood are introduced, many questions are left hanging. Despite the uneven execution, there’s much to chew on in a cool package for philosophical sci-fi fans. (Feb.)

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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