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Monolith

Monolith

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  • Create Date：2021-10-22 08:50:56
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Roberto Recchioni
  • ISBN：195171914X
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Summary

Sandra and her 2yr old son are driving the safest car ever built， the Monolith。 When they are forced to stop in the middle of the empty desert， Sandra accidentally gets locked out of the car。 Now， isolated from civilization， she must save her son from a car designed to be an indestructible vault on wheels。 The sun is rising， heating the car's sheet metal， and time is running out！
A taught psychological thriller written by famed Italian screenwriter Roberto Recchioni and beautifully painted by artist LRNZ。 With a wide range of visual styles mirroring the changing psyche of the main character as she deals with her looming dilemma， this book is a cinematic feast for the eyes。

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Dame Samara ，

This is an incredible example of the teaching of "show， don't tell"The art is gorgeous， and conveys so perfectly the feelings that the protagonist is experiencing， while also perfectly depicting the Monolith， a non-sentient thing as a villan。 Making it something we both fear and hate。 This is an incredible example of the teaching of "show， don't tell"The art is gorgeous， and conveys so perfectly the feelings that the protagonist is experiencing， while also perfectly depicting the Monolith， a non-sentient thing as a villan。 Making it something we both fear and hate。 。。。more

Mar ，

2 starsThis was not at all what I was expecting。The amount of triggering content this has。。。 wow。Beautiful art work but poor execution。Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review。

Elna ，

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC。This is a fascinating premise that I wanted to go deeper。 The characterization is completely lacking， with only the barest of bones for the plot to hang on。 And while we see Sandra trying everything to get back in the car to her son， she was such a disconnected and unhappy person that I didn't believe it （or understand where it came from）。 I liked the ambiguous ending， and the art is gorgeous （I'm someone who loves shifts in tone/style in the midd Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC。This is a fascinating premise that I wanted to go deeper。 The characterization is completely lacking， with only the barest of bones for the plot to hang on。 And while we see Sandra trying everything to get back in the car to her son， she was such a disconnected and unhappy person that I didn't believe it （or understand where it came from）。 I liked the ambiguous ending， and the art is gorgeous （I'm someone who loves shifts in tone/style in the middle of the story）。 I am interested to watch the film adaptation after this， I think with more fleshing out it could be really captivating。 。。。more

Wayne McCoy ，

'Monolith' by Robert Recchioni with art by Lorenzo Ceccotti is a graphic novel about a woman with the fight of her life on her hands。A woman takes her son and leaves her husband， and he insists that she take his smart car， branded Monolith。 When she has an accident， she is stuck outside the car while her son is inside。 She must battle nature and the elements to keep herself and her son alive。This is a story with few words， but the art more than carries the story。 It's all pretty cinematic and in 'Monolith' by Robert Recchioni with art by Lorenzo Ceccotti is a graphic novel about a woman with the fight of her life on her hands。A woman takes her son and leaves her husband， and he insists that she take his smart car， branded Monolith。 When she has an accident， she is stuck outside the car while her son is inside。 She must battle nature and the elements to keep herself and her son alive。This is a story with few words， but the art more than carries the story。 It's all pretty cinematic and intense。 It's a fast-paced story and read and I liked it quite a bit。I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Magnetic Press， Diamond Book Distributors， and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel。 。。。more

Laura ，

This is an odd little graphic novel， about a woman who wants to leave her husband because he is over protective。 He sort of has a reason for doing so， because his waife was doing drugs， but that was a year ago， and she feels he should let up。The Monolith is a car that is supposed to protect you at all costs。 The ultimate car， and of course her husband owns one， and lets her drive it， so she can go do her thing， and then returned to him。 And because she doesn't trust him， she cuts off the GPS， so This is an odd little graphic novel， about a woman who wants to leave her husband because he is over protective。 He sort of has a reason for doing so， because his waife was doing drugs， but that was a year ago， and she feels he should let up。The Monolith is a car that is supposed to protect you at all costs。 The ultimate car， and of course her husband owns one， and lets her drive it， so she can go do her thing， and then returned to him。 And because she doesn't trust him， she cuts off the GPS， sot that he can't track her， as she drives off into the desert。Things go badly， when she hits a deer， and she can't get it away from her car。 And that is how she gets locked out。And that is when I say that the novel jumps the shark， because she is locked out for a full day， in the desert， and unless there is some secret air conditioning going on， her son， who she is trying to save， would be long dead。 And that is where I stopped suspending my disbelief。Suffice it to say， this story didn't work for me， though the illustrations were quite good。Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review。 。。。more

（a）lyss（a） ，

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。The concept is interesting， but the story wasn't for me。The art switches between hyper realistic and cartoony。 The pacing of the story and the steps didn't quite work for me。 It's a very focused yet confusing story。 I felt like we didn't really get to know the characters and the parents are initially hard to root for。Overall not for me， but a short work of flash fiction。 I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。The concept is interesting， but the story wasn't for me。The art switches between hyper realistic and cartoony。 The pacing of the story and the steps didn't quite work for me。 It's a very focused yet confusing story。 I felt like we didn't really get to know the characters and the parents are initially hard to root for。Overall not for me， but a short work of flash fiction。 。。。more

thegirlonfire ，

i read this thru netgalley it was available to just read no need to request。 its a short graphic novel， about a mom tryin to save her son who is stuck inside a very strong impenetrable car called monolith， the have an accident in a deserted area after leavin the father of her child who seems abusing/controlling of her （shes has a past/mistakes with drugs）。 sandra and her child david leave carl to go on a break from him to her sisters house and on the way sandra has a road accident and when the c i read this thru netgalley it was available to just read no need to request。 its a short graphic novel， about a mom tryin to save her son who is stuck inside a very strong impenetrable car called monolith， the have an accident in a deserted area after leavin the father of her child who seems abusing/controlling of her （shes has a past/mistakes with drugs）。 sandra and her child david leave carl to go on a break from him to her sisters house and on the way sandra has a road accident and when the car monolith is stuck she loses the phone which is the only way to control the car， leavin david stuck inside this machine with no way of gettin inside。 i liked the sandra she obviously has flaws and problems but she seems very strong and will do anythin to save her child。 i also like the illustration style seems simple but yet shows everythin we need to see and compreend， u can tell her emotions，her distress etc。 illustrations give a look of watercolors too which i enjoy。 we get a flash back of how she and carl met。 we get her halluciantions which are a bit wierd and in some scenes theres nudity and sex。 the ending is kinda open tho i think ， it could be a good ending or not depends on what u want ig， i want/ hope for good one。 i even read this with my friend and then he said we will part 2 tomorrow but then he went to do somethin and i just decided to keep reading it and finished it。 so it had me captivated and interested i wanted to know what was gonna happen next！ 。。。more

mel ，

This was quite a wild ride， and I finished it in one sitting。 It is extremely gripping， action-packed， and very movie-like。 The focus of this graphic novel is on the safest and impenetrable car。 I will try to give a sense of what it is like with as few spoilers as I can。The main characters are pretty unlikeable throughout most of the graphic novel。 I try to write without spoilers， but anyway， I think I should warn you。 （view spoiler）[The content includes family quarrel， sex， drug use， destructiv This was quite a wild ride， and I finished it in one sitting。 It is extremely gripping， action-packed， and very movie-like。 The focus of this graphic novel is on the safest and impenetrable car。 I will try to give a sense of what it is like with as few spoilers as I can。The main characters are pretty unlikeable throughout most of the graphic novel。 I try to write without spoilers， but anyway， I think I should warn you。 （view spoiler）[The content includes family quarrel， sex， drug use， destructive behavior， animal harm， and child trauma。 （hide spoiler）] So， keep that in mind if you would like to read it。First， the graphic is amazing。 It’s different from other graphic novels。 Mainly， the illustrator used a detailed color style。 But it changes and there are other styles used， which I liked。 Second， I liked the story， although the characters are pretty far from perfect。Definitely worth the time， unless the content offends you。Thanks to the Diamond Book Distributors for the ARC and the opportunity to read this！ All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Leighton ，

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！Monolith by Robert Recchioni is a breath-taking， cinematic graphic novel that is perfect for fans of the Saga series。 The story revolves around a mother who is taking her 5 year-old son on a ride away from her controlling husband。 She takes her husband's Monolith， a highly-advanced smart car with voice commands and all of the high-tech gimmicks。 After she drives into the desert， she gets stuck outside of the c Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！Monolith by Robert Recchioni is a breath-taking， cinematic graphic novel that is perfect for fans of the Saga series。 The story revolves around a mother who is taking her 5 year-old son on a ride away from her controlling husband。 She takes her husband's Monolith， a highly-advanced smart car with voice commands and all of the high-tech gimmicks。 After she drives into the desert， she gets stuck outside of the car， while her son is stuck inside。 Will she be able to rescue her son？ Will she survive the dangers of the desert？ Overall， I found this graphic novel is a breath of fresh air。 The storyline is original - who has heard of being trapped inside of a smart car before？ It is also very intense and thrilling。 I found after I read it that it has been turned into a movie， which is out on Amazon Prime now， and I am not surprised。 This graphic novel is very cinematic， and I can see it being a great thriller to watch。 The artwork is also extraordinary。 In the synopsis， it says that the art was taken from storyboard from the movie， but this artwork does not look unfinished。 The characters， the colors， the setting are all drawn beautifully， and it's better than 99% of the comic book art out there。 If you're intrigued by the storyline or if you're a fan of action-packed graphic novels， you won't regret checking out this book， which just came out yesterday！ 。。。more

Leonie ，

I think the novel had a really interesting concept， but I didn’t like the art， character（s）， or how the story was pulled off。It felt random and all over the place。[I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。]

Theediscerning ，

This taut little high-concept drama does a lot of things right。 Stifled by her controlling partner， our heroine drags their little nipper away with her for an air-clearing break， only to find him chasing after her in his car。 But that's only because he has an ultra-high-tech， super-safe vehicle， and she， well， she might have a Fiat 500 for all we care。 They swap motors， and away she goes， in the Monolith – something like KITT rebuilt as an oligarch's SUV。 He's programmed the car to accept her vo This taut little high-concept drama does a lot of things right。 Stifled by her controlling partner， our heroine drags their little nipper away with her for an air-clearing break， only to find him chasing after her in his car。 But that's only because he has an ultra-high-tech， super-safe vehicle， and she， well， she might have a Fiat 500 for all we care。 They swap motors， and away she goes， in the Monolith – something like KITT rebuilt as an oligarch's SUV。 He's programmed the car to accept her voice control， through her mobile phone， he's downloaded Lynyrd Skynyrd records for her， and all should be well。 She thinks it'll be even better if she shuts off the GPS that lets him track the car online。 But are smart things really the best our near-future can bring？ When they're not smart enough to cope with a few crazy little happenings on the road？So， for some of the things this does well – the palette， and the way limited colour choices heighten the mood。 The nightmare scenes， albeit with gratuitous nudity， countered by perfectly appropriate song choice and font。 The way the car is just a car， and not a character – even if it does sound a little like HAL at one point。 Perhaps what might have provided for a rounder book is the great amount more it could have said about so-called smart technology， and how the modern family is sucked into using it on false pretences。 As it is， however， the book is about its plot， and not about themes in such a strong way。Oh， but what might have been improved perhaps was the ending。 It's a good one， but I'm only realising that while reviewing the piece – I wasn't prepared for it while invested in the characters I was seeing front and centre。 Still， this is a snappy little action piece， a horror-free horror film on paper， and a great advert for how switching styles and colours can utterly， utterly change the mood of a comic。 A strong four stars。 。。。more

Eule Luftschloss ，

trigger warning（view spoiler）[ hallucinations， being stuck in a car in the heat， animal death （hide spoiler）]A fun trip suddenly is not so entertaining when you hit a deer and things start to go haywire， and the new technology might still have it's flaws。This book is about the titular Monolith， a new car that promises top of the line security and a luxurious experience。 I don't want to tell too much about the plot， because there is not much of it。 This is more about an idea， and going from ther trigger warning（view spoiler）[ hallucinations， being stuck in a car in the heat， animal death （hide spoiler）]A fun trip suddenly is not so entertaining when you hit a deer and things start to go haywire， and the new technology might still have it's flaws。This book is about the titular Monolith， a new car that promises top of the line security and a luxurious experience。 I don't want to tell too much about the plot， because there is not much of it。 This is more about an idea， and going from there。 It's very fast paced， and I adore the illustrations which largely come without lineart， seem very overexposed and create a distance between the reader and the characters while being soo very beautiful。My only complaint is the ending， but maybe there will be further material in the future。 At least that's what I hope， it felt very suddenly。Would read more by the people behind this one。 。。。more

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