On a Sunbeam

Graphic novel, 533 pages

English language

Published 2018 by First Second.

ISBN:
978-1-250-17813-8
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4 stars (29 reviews)

Throughout the deepest reaches of space, a crew rebuilds beautiful and broken-down structures, painstakingly putting the past together. As new member Mia gets to know her team, the story flashes back to her pivotal year in boarding school, where she fell in love with a mysterious new student. Soon, though, Mia reveals her true purpose for joining their ship—to track down her long-lost love.

An inventive world, a breathtaking love story, and stunning art come together in this new work by award-winning artist Tillie Walden.

3 editions

Cute, long, Found Family Sci-Fi Comic

4 stars

I swear I at least started this at some previous point, because I REMEMBERED the first part of the story, but I don't know if I didn't finish it before the library wanted it back, or if I just forgot the second half of the book. But it's a sweet found family story set in space. Told in Two Timelines. Do recommend if you have time for a 500+ page comic

Plongeon

5 stars

« On a Sunbeam » fait partie de ces monuments inconnus, œuvres poignantes à découvrir sur les sentiers des Internets. Le premier chapitre t'éclabousse et se joue de toi. Tu aperçois le ciel nacré, l'odeur d'une de ces histoires spatiales – hé, pourquoi un poisson dans le ciel ? – et la fragilité de la plume. Puis tout s'accélère et t'entraîne plus profondément.

Il est deux heures et je laisse les images défiler sur l'écran, encore et encore. Chapitre 2, 3, 4, 5. Passé et présent, anachronismes et traditions, tout s'emmêle de plus en plus. Une pépite. Le style graphique est rafraîchissant, les couleurs travaillées et le jeu d'ombres et de lumières éclabousse les cases. Cases qui s'affolent parfois et explosent l'une dans l'autre. Magnifique.

Il est cinq heures du matin quand je clos le dernier chapitre. J'émerge brutalement. Bam ! À la manière d'un poème qui se déploie, je …

Review of 'On a Sunbeam' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

On a Sunbeam started out as a web comic by Tillie Walden and has recently been published in a single volume. I love how Tillie uses colour and this is wonderful story about friendship, love and families, in space. It follows Mia, young woman who has joined a crew who restore damaged buildings. In flashbacks she recalls her time at school and the friend she never got to say goodbye too. Maybe her new job will provide the chance to find her again.

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