R.U.R.
Kateřina Čupová, trans. from the Czech by Julie Nováková (Rosarium)
The 1920s Czech sci-fi theater piece that coined the term "robot" and set the bones of the many plots of "replicants" to come in modern literature gets transformed into a graphic novel, where fluid watercolors contrast with the heady philosophical dialogue and stark moral message. In a kind of anti–Blade Runner style, here the light and soft colors of the world and character portraits actively defy the darkness of humanity's drive to oppression that is so profoundly depicted in these pages. —Meg Lemke, comics and graphic novels reviews editor<
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