The Great Beyond - Hardcover

by L饌 Murawiec (Author), Aleshia Jensen (Translator)

How would you live with nothing but your name?

Manel Naher wants out. In a world where your name is currency, it's tough to make ends meet. It's even tougher when you share a name with a rising pop star. The city is unbearable--endless high-rises, social climbers left and right, and nothing but names as far as the eye can see. But Manel is looking a little bit farther, just beyond the horizon, and she's even convinced her buddy Ali of how much more could be lying in wait right outside city limits.

When a sudden heart attack induced by diminished name recognition foils Manel's plans, gradual change becomes a catalyst for a complete lifestyle overhaul. This stylish, absurd comedy of contemporary manners skewers the human condition in persistent self-promo. Sharp, architectural lines are accented by decisively mellow hues, building a humorously grim world unexpectedly bathed in nothing but light.

An exciting debut from a fresh perspective, The Great Beyond showcases newcomer L饌 Murawiec's command of comics language and satirizes a sprawling metropolis, its politics, and its extraordinary inhabitants.

Translated by Aleshia Jensen.

Author Biography

L饌 Murawiec is an avid manga fan who began making her own comics at a very young age. She studied graphic design at the ﾉcole Estienne and later shifted her focus to comics at the ﾉcole europ馥nne sup駻ieure de l'image in Angoul麥e. She is the co-founder of ﾉditions Flutiste, an independent small press spotlighting emerging cartoonists.