A review by gabbyreads
Alex + Ada, Vol. 1 by Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna

5.0

Holy shit this was so so so so cute. I've recently been getting into graphic novels, last month I read all 24 volumes of The Walking Dead and I've been desperate to find another good graphic novel series since. I think this might be my new favorite! This story is so cute. It's about this guy named Alex who lives in a world where Prime Inc. runs the world with their cars, phones, and androids. They have created androids that look like real human beings and people can purchase them all around the world and use them for whatever they like. I think this is a really cool concept and I've always been intrigued by stories that involve artificial intelligence. It reminds me of the movie "Her" when the main character falls in love with his computer that can talk to him like a real human being, but in this graphic novel, it is an actual physical android, not just a voice. Recently though, the company Nexaware created androids that are aware and they have opinions and emotions like human beings and the androids attacked. So now there's a risk to owning an android because you don't know if it's going to become aware and try to harm you.

Alex isn't interested in owning an android but his Grandma thinks he needs a girlfriend, so she sends him one anyway, and he has mixed feelings about it. I thought this volume seemed really short and I just want more! I like Alex as a main character I think he's smart and caring and he really does want her because he's lonely. And Ada is such an interesting character! I love everything about this world so far, can't wait to read more!