Novae #1 Review

Writer: Kaiju / Artist: Kaiju / Nebulae Press I squinted (Bless me Ultima and my poor eyesight) when looking at the cover of this comic on Comixology in the indie section because the art looked familiar to me for some reason. Upon further examination I realized: YES. OF COURSE IT DOES. It’s Kaiju, the wonder duo behind a BNP fave Mahou Josei Chimaka but also known as “two-headed monster with a passion for creating worlds rather than destroying them” in some circles. I had to buy it. Set at the during the scientific revolution in 17th century France, Novae is the story of the crossing of the paths of two different individuals: Sulvain a msyterious fellow with a calm disposition who is traveling and not one much for words. He visits the city to see an old friend who happens to an important man who belongs to the Parisian academic and scientific scene that has blossomed there. Sulivan is poised, every move deliberate. He is an enigma. It is there at the Academy that he meets Raziol Quamar. Raziol happens to be the apprentice of Sulvain’s dear friend and he is the splitting picture of the scholarly apprentice type. The stars, how to chart them, their names, what astronomy can teach us…this is Raziol’s passion. He is a dreamer, often much in his head and socially awkward at that. He flusters easy. He makes mistakes often. The library just might be his sanctuary. His Brown skin and non-European name makes me both happy to see a person of color in a historical setting and very cur…