The Hard Switch
by Owen D. Pomery
Ada, Haika, and Mallic are on a mission... one last mission, before everything, everywhere shuts down. They're raiding old, abandoned spaceships and wrecks for the (sometimes-expensive) parts - and they make just enough money to get by. But living their nomadic, exploring life isn't sustainable when they can t afford fuel anymore. The time is coming when the mineral that makes inter-system jumps possible runs out. When it does, the scattered inhabitants of the vast galaxy will be stuck where they are. Everything will be different... unless the discovery in the latest wreck Ada, Haika, and Mallic are scavenging can unlock a whole new kind of interstellar transit.
Hardcover
English
Brand New
Author Biography
Owen D. Pomery is a professional architectural illustrator. His debut book Between the Billboards & the Authoring of Architecture came out from Avery Hill Publishing in 2015. He followed this up with Victory Point in 2020, plus books with publishers such as Top Shelf. He continues to work with an array of design clients and explores architecture & narrative illustration.
Review
"The Hard Switch is an astounding achievement. Owen Pomery was born to make sci-fi. The drawings and story captured me in a way few comics ever have." - Tillie Walden, Author of On a Sunbeam; "This is truly working class sci-fi, with a humanist (if not entirely human) angle. This is how we live now, always hoping that tomorrow it will get better." - The Comic Crush
Long Description
The Hard Switch is coming.The time approaches when the mineral that makes inter-system jump navigation possible will run out. When the last piece has gone, the vast, diverse and scattered inhabitants of the galaxy will be stuck wherever they are. Some will have the means to choose this, others will take what theyve got, or at least the best they can get. Either way, society as it has been for aeons, will exist in a new state.In the face of this impending seismic change, the crew of a small cargo freighter struggle to make a living amid the chaos and desperation that is beginning to take hold. Survival would be enough, but a chance discovery alters their plans and may prove to be a vital key to unlocking a future for all; not just the chosen few
Review Quote
Victory Point might be the most beautiful graphic novel of the year. Owen Pomerys slim book about drifting lives, growing up and modernist architecture is full of hidden depths. And Pomerys gorgeous clean-lined art deserves close attention. - The Herald Scotland
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