I received a free digital copy of Pixels of You, a Graphic novel out now from Amulet Books so that I could read and review.
Pixels of You was an interesting read. It explores the ideas of AI and personality, belonging and struggle. The story is of two characters, Indira and Fawn. Indira is a photographer and she is interning for a woman named Paloma who owns an art gallery called Decade. Indira has an art installation going on when she meets the new intern, Fawn. There is tension instantly between the two as Fawn expresses how much she dislikes the photos all the while not realizing that it is Indira who took them. Those awkward moments lead to the two girls being forced to work together on a new photography show. Along the way we learn why Indira dislikes Fawn and we also learn the difficulties that Fawn has as well.
This was certainly a complex and moving work. I liked all of the interesting themes throughout and discovering along with the characters the secrets that each one was keeping. Ultimately finding an understanding and possibly more.
The work is geared toward the LGBTQ+ community but the themes of finding who we are are universal and of interest to all people. The artwork is excellent and pulls the reader in. Morea bout the book below. If you want to pick up a copy of this book please consider using my Amazon.com affiliate link.
A human and an AI become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic novel for fans of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me and Pumpkin Heads.
In a near future, augmentation and AI changed everything and nothing. Indira is a human girl who has been cybernetically augmented after a tragic accident, and Fawn is one of the first human–presenting AI. They have the same internship at a gallery, but neither thinks much of the other’s photography. But after a huge public blowout, their mentor gives them an ultimatum: work together on a project or leave her gallery forever. Grudgingly, the two begin to collaborate, and what comes out of it is astounding and revealing for both of them. Pixels of You is about the slow transformation from rivals to friends to something more as Indira and Fawn navigate each other, the world around them—and what it means to be human. J.R. Doyle’s stunning artwork brings their story to stark life.
Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota are the Ignus Award winning team behind Lucky Penny, which won a Cybil Award, was a JLG selection, and received a starred review from PW. They live in Brooklyn. J.R. Doyle is an up–and–coming artist, creator of Knights–Errant, a successful web comic and Kickstarter project. They live in Brooklyn.