cover image Whispers

Whispers

Joshua Luna. Image Comics, $14.99 trade paper (162p) ISBN 978-1-63215-060-8

After breaking into graphic novels as the writer of Ultra and going on to such titles as Girls and The Sword, Luna makes his debut as a solo writer/artist, telling the story of a young man with OCD-Cleanliness disorder who suddenly begins to fly in his dreams%E2%80%94ending up with real people and real places. Finding himself able to nudge people's existing thoughts into action, Sam Webber struggles with the why and how of his power as demons%E2%80%94both in his mind and outside of it%E2%80%94make him question his place in the real world. But soon innocent people are brought into the spiraling fight against said demons, and as Sam's dreaming-waking world blends together, he learns what helping others%E2%80%94and helping yourself%E2%80%94really is. A sophisticated tale depicting the struggles and deceptions of obsession, this book is heavy but strikes the right chord. The artwork is clean and concise, yet carries a lot of emotional detail, with the dream sequences breaking into more amazing vistas. (July)