The LAB PRESS new release Graphic Novel

4.5 stars

I appreciate the absurdity. The artwork is amazing, and the high quality of the edition is impressive. The duo Esmeranda and Jack is the best among the great cast of characters. Fast-paced and easy to follow. A sci-fi graphic novel with a lot of humor. After the Amethyst incident, some people gained the ability to create groundbreaking scientific and engineering wonders. Years after the incident, a new breed of superpower heroes and villains surges in L.A. To address this chaos, a new division of the LAPD, called the Mad Scientist Division, tries its best to fight it, led by Esmeralda Villanueva and Jack Mantle. We have diverse characters, I mean, super creative design, flashback stories to complement the plot, amazing page and panel design, and hybrids bring forward relatable issues with humor and some gore eheh. Each chapter deals with a different case or short story related to a hybrid. Adding those manga characters in black and white was a great idea. Includes extra art at the end.

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About the book

Super Science is a sci-fi/comedy original graphic novel about a world where the limits of human imagination have become real and a global phenomenon grants ordinary people extraordinary scientific powers. Now, amidst a surge of emerging superheroes and supervillains, LAPD's 'Super Science Division,' led by no-nonsense Sergeant Esmeralda Villanueva and her idealistic partner, Officer Jack Mantel, must navigate the chaos. With a mix of sharp humor and high-stakes adventure, the story unfolds against the iconic sprawl of Los Angeles, where manipulative industrialists, unlikely heroes, and a clash between genius and disaster collide—unleashing a sci-fi spectacle of comedy, madness, and unexpected heroism that’s bound to captivate and amuse.

About the authors

N. ALESSANDRO K. is the writer and creator of Super Science, as well as a feature film writer, director, producer, and a freelance photographer. In 2013 Kalikow wrote and directed the feature film Concrete Blondes, this was followed up in 2017 by Carter & June; both of which Kalikow describes as “heist comedies”. Kalikow has also produced numerous features films and documentaries with subjects as wide ranging as binge drinking, healthcare, and the automobile. Kalikow divides his time between New York and Los Angeles. Kalikow cites The Venture Bros., The X-Files, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Dexter’s Laboratory, Mad Men, Archer, The Kids In The Hall, and Mystery Science Theater 3000 as his major influences on this project.

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