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COMICS: Transmetropolitan Scribe Warren Ellis Debuts New Invisible Graphic Novel |
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Tuesday, 05 July 2011 11:26 |
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One graphic novel you'll have a hard time finding in stores is the recent release of Warren Ellis and D'Israeli's new graphic novella SVK. The graphic novel is about a futuristic surveillance state — comes with a black light reader to read dialogue printed in invisible ink. According to the publisher, "SVK is a modern detective story, one that Ellis describes as 'Franz Kafka's Bourne Identity.' " You can order it direct from the publisher , but be advised that it's not super-cheap to ship out of England. SVK is out right now.
Berg CEO Matt Webb on the plot:
The noir tale follows a detective who must retrieve a technology called SVK (Special Viewing Kit). When the sleuth discovers its telepathic functions, the reader learns how to brain-snoop too. "You use the torch to unlock another player of the story," says Matt Jones, 38, a principal designer at BERG. "A bit Read more: |
