Lost At Sea

by Brian O'Malley

Bryan Lee O'Malley (Artist)

• Raleigh doesn't have a soul. A cat stole it — or at least that's what
  she tells people — or at least that's what she would tell people if she
  told people anything. But that would mean talking to people, and the mere
  thought of social interaction is terrifying. How did such a shy teenage girl end
  up in a car with three of her hooligan classmates on a cross-country road trip?
  Being forced to interact with kids her own age is a new and alarming proposition
  for Raleigh, but maybe it's just what she needs — or maybe it can help her
  find what she needs — or maybe it can help her to realize that what she
  needs has been with her all along.

• ISBN10: 1932664165
• ISBN13: 9781932664164
• Publish Date: 24 July 2012 (first published 22 December 2003)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Oni Press,US
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 168
• Language: English

Reviews

[luddite]

Had a better appreciation for the depiction of anxiety when I read it the second time. I still think the ending is a bit abrupt, but the underlying theme is illustrated well.

A 3.5 rounded down.

[celinenyx]

Lost at Sea is the debut graphic novel of Brian Lee O'Malley - you might know him from his Scott Pilgrim books. Lost at Sea is more whimsical and lyrical in its writing. Text floats throughout the panels, sometimes a page only has one image, and most of the text is internal monologue. I loved the idea of this book, and it's incredibly quotable with amazing haunting images. The four-colour scheme adds to the ethereal quality of the book. My only gripe is that the ending was too abrupt. It was almost as if he ran out of pages to make his point, and squished them in the last two instead of making a proper final climax. For a debut, Lost at Sea is pretty amazing.