Throw sci-fi, conspiracy theories, and giant mech elements together and you get something that fans of Pacific Rim, Stranger Things, and Mobile Suit Gundam will love. Written by Chris Moses and illustrated by Andrea Giannini, with colors by James Offredi and lettering by Reed Hinckley-Barnes, Synap takes readers into the not-so-faraway future of 2030. Not only that, Synap also makes the effort to feature a diverse cast, including biracial and nonbinary characters.
Synap has two covers with Cover A illustrated by Ivan Tao and Cover B by Stephen Byrne:
Synap combines Moses’s “love for UFOs, psychics, and conspiracy theories into one action-packed series.” Moses praised Giannini’s work on the interiors and also thanked Mad Cave’s support for publishing the series.
Giannini said the comic placed a heavy emphasis on “the interpersonal relationships between the characters and their inner growth. Both Chris and I tried to make the characters come alive as much as possible based on our roles in the project, and I think we succeeded. Every reader will see themselves in some of the characters, because even the secondary characters are alive and vibrant with depth in their multifaceted personalities and aesthetics.”
In his process of creating the artwork, Giannini said he “tried to create an aesthetic that would evoke all the fantastic genres that Chris was inspired by in writing the story.” Along with thanking the Mad Cave team for their support in his debut in Synap, Giannini also thanked James B. Emmett for “believing in me and accompanying me throughout the creation of the work.”
Synap‘s synopsis can be found below:
In the year 2030, a family-run private defense company, Synap, secretly puts together the pieces of a mysterious giant robot while training psychically gifted individuals to one day control it. However, with the startling increase in UFO sightings, the family finds their time is running out to assemble the ancient machine.
Readers can catch a snippet of Synap:
The first volume of Synap releases on Nov. 27.
Source: Mad Cave Studios