Soul Machine
Soul Machine by Jordana Globerman is a debut graphic novel published by Annick Press on June 3, 2025. This 228-page work presents a thought-provoking narrative that intertwines elements of science fiction and fantasy, focusing on a young girl’s quest to save her family’s livelihood. Set against the backdrop of an empty old house in the countryside, the story follows Chloe and her sister as they create souls by hand, facing challenges when their essential supply of breth runs dry and a corporation threatens their traditional methods.
Readers will find a richly illustrated journey as Chloe ventures into the big city in search of a new source of breth, while grappling with family secrets and the implications of modernizing their business. The narrative explores themes of spirituality, consciousness, and the impact of megacorporations on personal lives. Soul Machine invites readers to reflect on trust and reality, all while delivering a unique blend of metaphysical science fiction and nuanced storytelling.
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A Wrinkle in Time meets Brave New World in this thought-provoking debut graphic novel about one girl’s quest to save her family’s livelihood–and maybe existence itself.
Chloe and her older sister make souls by hand in an empty old house in the countryside. When their supply of breth–the raw material needed to make souls–runs dry, the evil McCorp tries to force them to franchise and make synthetic souls instead. Chloe sets out to the big city in hopes of finding a new source. And maybe a way to modernize their business that Lacey is so determined to keep in the past.
On a journey to find a real breth crop, untouched by MCorp’s greedy hands, Chloe uncovers long-buried family secrets–and starts to question whom to trust and what reality even is.
A beautifully rendered debut, Soul Machine is at once a metaphysical science-fiction story and a nuanced exploration of big ideas: spirituality, family, consciousness, and connection, but also unscrupulous consumption, megacorporations, and how egomaniac entrepreneurs impact our lives.
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