Writer Barry Lyga has created some wonderful characters and a great story. What if a boy from a world that looks and acts like a manga somehow came to a reality much like ours? How would he or could he fit in and what happens if he falls in love with a girl from this world? Ryoko was a teenager growing up in a world of speedlines, kaiju and giant mecha. When a warp opens he finds himself on a world where the physical restraints are quite different. However, he doesn't follow those new limitations. Marissa was the most popular girl in high school, dating the most popular guy, but one day she decides that it isn't enough. When the two meet it isn't a surprise that some folks, including her parents, aren't too happy about the situation. Also, the government is a little concerned that the kaiju that can also travel through the warp might decide to visit. I can't think of an artist besides Colleen Doran (A Distant Soil) who would have been a better choice. She not only brings her beautiful style to the characters of this world, but brilliantly captures the look of Ryoko and his world as well. I don't think you have to be a manga fan, or even a comics fan to enjoy this story of romance and tragedy.
