Cixin Liu Graphic Novels #1
"Sea of Dreams" kicks off Cixin Liu Graphic Novels #1 with a haunting, visually stunning tale of cosmic artistry and unintended consequence. When an extraterrestrial visitor arrives at an annual ice sculpture festival, they transform the ocean into a celestial cascade of ice dominoes, revealing a civilization where beauty is the only purpose. The story unfolds with quiet dread as the line between wonder and destruction blurs, leaving humanity to face its final moments with defiance. Art by Jok and a striking cover by Nicolas Vallet bring this otherworldly vision to life.
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An annual ice sculpture festival draws the attention of an extraterrestrial visitor, who decides to use local resources to sculpt a piece in a gesture of goodwill. All the water in the ocean is sent to the stratosphere, where the ice sculptor uses splendid techniques to create crystal dominoes scattered by a giant of the cosmos. In the world of the ice sculptor, art is the sole reason for civilization’s existence. After the ice sculptor creates the pinnacle of beauty, but also brings forth devastation and disaster, humanity decides during Earth’s last breaths to fight for their survival.
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