I can’t remember where I heard about this one, but I’m hooked by Al, Brendan, and Sulla’s story. It originated from a dream the author/artist had. I love stuff about robots and A.I., so this was a good match for me. The mystery of how Al was brought back intrigues me, as well as the whole concept of copying and uploading someone’s consciousness into a machine. Brendan is very sweet, and I’m so curious about his past with Al and what the future will hold for the two of them and Sulla. ( )

I love love loved this when I discovered it online and started reading it an installment at a time, as you do with webcomics. Then I ordered the first volume in print and it's even better to read it all again in one sitting.

This review contains some spoilers but I didn't want to hide it behind a spoiler warning because they are all revealed early, and I think knowing them might make some people more interested in reading.

There's so much to this story that I love. The main character, Al, died 16 years prior, and was mysteriously resurrected into a very advanced, even for the time, android body. He must deal with being forced out of time, trying to relearn the world after 16 years had passed, the existential issue as well as everyday realities of being a consciousness in an android body, the interpersonal issues between him and his old partner (in work and in life) Brendan who is just as surprised as Al is at his return, and the mystery of who brought him back in the first place?

The trans* narrative is juxtaposed directly with the idea of being a "passing android" - one that can pass as human (to humans...other androids seem to be able to tell) - in the story of Sulla, an android created with Al's brain scan who decided that she wanted a female body instead of a male one. Brendan has been raising her as a daughter, which is another thing that Al now needs to come to terms with; this teenage girl android with his brain and his face as part of his strange new family. I cannot even tell you how much I love this storyline. Sulla is basically just a teenager who wants to make friends and build stuff, but she doesn't go to school, and she doesn't want people to find out she's an android, and she wants to be able to talk to people about being trans*, and she's talkative and shy and and adorable. She's also the first android built to look like a human, and the only one I think (before Al showed up), so being outed is also potentially dangerous. I am so excited to see where she's headed.

Blue Delliquanti has a lovely art style, easy to follow and very beautiful. I like that she uses a different colour scheme to differentiate between the present day and the past - I can get confused by flashbacks in graphic novels sometimes but this is perfect.

You can read the whole thing and keep up with new comics at O Human Star and you SHOULD because it's AWESOME. ( )

Man, oh man, I loved this graphic novel! It has a cute romance, androids, a mystery, AND it takes place in futuristic Minneapolis. So cool! I found this book on the Hennepin County Library Staff's What We're Reading list, and I highly recommend it for other people looking for some book selections. Also, for anyone who doesn't have access to the book, you can read O Human star on [a:Blue Delliquanti|6456580|Blue Delliquanti|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png]'s website, O Human Star . ( )

O Human Star is a comic which the creator, Blue Delliquanti, identifies as a “science fiction family drama.” It’s full of queer characters and robots. Some of the queer characters ARE robots. All of them are interesting and the main two are adults! Can you tell I’m really tired of realistic fiction about queer teens coming out? I mean seriously. Pretty sure I’ve been waiting all my life for a queer adult to build a flippin’ robot. If you feel the same way, O Human Star is for you! Plus the story is good, the art is vibrant, and the near-future world is cool too, strange but close enough to our own to be very believable. This series, I am about it. I am aaaaall about it. ( )