From THE MIND OF LEGENDARY SCI-FI AUTHOR PHILIP K. DICK! Garson Poole had a pretty great life: good job, nice apartment, a sexy, fl irtatious assistant. And then he wakesup in a hospital room...the doctors inform him that he's been in a car accident...and they can't treat him. Because he's a robot. Specifi cally, Garson is an Electric Ant, a human-like robot created and programmed to serve a specific function. But what is Garson's function? How will his friends and co-workers treat him, knowing that he's a machine, and not a person? And how much of his world is real, and how much of it is part of his programming? Written by Kabuki scribe David Mack and illustrated by Pascal Alixe (Eternals Annual). COLLECTING: Electric Ant #1-5
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graphic interpretation
May 31 2013
By Fork
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Decent graphical retelling of a good story. I was interested in this because I like P. Dick's work and D. Mack's work.
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A great drama that asks "what is real?"
Jan 12 2013
By Mike
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Format:Paperback
ELECTRIC ANT feels like Blade Runner from a hallucinogenic perspective. Those unfamiliar with the average Philip K Dick tale may be a bit confused at times, but it won't be long before your scribbling down names of his many novels to check out after finishing the last issue of ELECTRIC ANT.
This comic is based off PKD's short story of the same name, and is adapted by David Mack, drawn by French artist Pascal Alixe, and with covers by Paul Pope. There's almost a vibe of underground quality to reading this mini series. There isn't a lot of science-fiction work told in this style which is gritty, psychological, imaginative, sexy, and sensible. Sci-fi is rarely treated as mature as Phil Dick treated it (in this case, back in 1969).
One of his novels that gets mentioned in this story is THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH, dubbed the "ultimate LSD" novel. This story carries that same luggage. A heavy exploration of what it means to be human, and how best to cope with that unveiling. This is a great comic to check out if your into hardcore sci-fi (that's not for kids).
This comic is based off PKD's short story of the same name, and is adapted by David Mack, drawn by French artist Pascal Alixe, and with covers by Paul Pope. There's almost a vibe of underground quality to reading this mini series. There isn't a lot of science-fiction work told in this style which is gritty, psychological, imaginative, sexy, and sensible. Sci-fi is rarely treated as mature as Phil Dick treated it (in this case, back in 1969).
One of his novels that gets mentioned in this story is THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH, dubbed the "ultimate LSD" novel. This story carries that same luggage. A heavy exploration of what it means to be human, and how best to cope with that unveiling. This is a great comic to check out if your into hardcore sci-fi (that's not for kids).
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Must read for the sci-fi fan.
Oct 25 2012
By bgusky
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This book is an excellent graphic novelization of a Philip K Dick short story. The artwork of the in-story world is clearly influenced by Bladerunner. Classic PKD themes of reality bending around the main character, an interesting female character and a bit of paranoia. You can clearly see the themes that emerged in PKD's life experience throughout this work. If you are familiar with his biography at all you will notice distinct moments that could have been lifted from his life experience with mind/reality altering drugs and philosophical studies.
There are some subtle tie-ins to David Mack's Kabuki world, if you are familiar with Mr. Mack's work, you will be quite pleased with this. Definitely worth the money. I paid half price due to the awesomeness that is Amazon, but believe I would have been just as pleased paying full price.
There are some subtle tie-ins to David Mack's Kabuki world, if you are familiar with Mr. Mack's work, you will be quite pleased with this. Definitely worth the money. I paid half price due to the awesomeness that is Amazon, but believe I would have been just as pleased paying full price.
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