![]() ![]() ![]() Much like parents, “one says yes to everything, and one’s a bit stricter. “They’re actually quite similar,” Brown explains. “It’s so funny, now I’ve worked with two sets of brothers,” Brown said of the Russo brothers behind The Electric State and Duffer brothers behind Stranger Things. ![]() Millie is thrilled with her role as Michelle and the team behind the epic movie. "The emotional apocalypse has already happened to her, so when it actually starts happening around her, she's already adapted," Stålenhag said. In this jaw-dropping science fiction artbook (originally crowdfunded and self-published), Stålenhag (Tales from the Loop) brings to life a technologically ravaged Southwestern United States circa 1997. The book is, Stålenhag said, about the kind of love he had for his siblings. Simon Stålenhag’s The Electric State matches the notable Swedish artist’s futuristic digital paintings with an original story to produce an awe-inspiring vision of a species committing suicide, perhaps to be reborn as something new. User Review - Simon Stalenhag - Publishers Weekly. Michelle is inspired by Stålenhag's older brother, a Nirvana fan, and his sister, who listened to REM. When she was 14, Michelle planned to use her camera for a series of photos of roadkill, exploring her morbid obsession with destruction. The Labyrinth is a unique vision of a dystopian future from one of the most sought-after visual storytellers in the world. Millie plays Michelle, an orphaned teen searching for her younger brother with the help of a robot named Skip (Jason Alexander) and a drifter. Visionary illustrator and author Simon Stålenhag ( The Electric State, Tales from the Loop) presents a tense, dark tale of ruin and vengeance set among a stunning sci-fi apocalypse like you’ve never seen before. In that regard it as a major artistic success that is at the same time profoundly disturbing.Millie Bobby Brown stars as Michelle in The Electric State ![]() It generates impressions and emotional reactions from those willing to dive in. As graphic novels go this one is more artistic and literate than most. The author uses scraps of text and large and silent images to draw impressions that SF- and tech-minded readers will respond to with more questions.īut that is not the point of the book. The reader seeking a linear SF-type mystery where all questions are answered will be disappointed. The travels and travails of our characters serve as a mechanism for gradually unravelling details of human backstories, social deterioration, and ultimately, sadness. It is possible to view this book as a thinly veiled parody of society's modern addiction to drugs and technology, all set against a backdrop of civil unrest and environmental catastrophe. It is a grim and gloriously illustrated work that incorporates landscapes dotted with damaged and rusty machines as well as still active technology that feeds - or feeds off? - the thoughts of those humans still addicted to an advanced and out-of-control hive-mind AI technology. Only near the end are we closer to finding out what she is seeking. Along the way we learn what she is fleeing from. That aside, this is an incredibly imaginative alternative history/post-apocalyptic road trip of a story.Ī young woman and her small robot drive through the remnants of a Western America racked by civil war and the ravages of addictive VR technology. I wish it were a paperback or softbound book to enhance its portability. My only negative comment about this book is its size and bulk. ![]()
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