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280 pages, Paperback
First published December 12, 2014
I would compare this graphic novel to 1984, but it’s set in Italy and this offers a very different setting to the usual American atmosphere that most dystopian stories focus on. This is also very nature oriented and focuses on the concept that a device with the ability to recycle matter into anything. This device becomes a threat to capitalism and this in turn causes political problems within the society. I really enjoyed the symbolism Ceccotti focuses on and the art and the concepts are solid, but my biggest problem lies with the characters. They were hard to keep track of, which is not a good thing in a graphic novel because I should have an easier time of knowing who is who since I’m visually seeing the content. The problem is that this doesn’t really blow me away or strike me in any way. It’s very simple in structure, content, and it didn’t feel like anything new.