Seaside Beta

VOLUME SYNOPSIS

by ohuton. Published November / December 2024 by Glacier Bay Books. Speech balloons, or balloons for short, are objects that appear once spoken, showing the speaker’s exact words right near them. Balloons and the language they show are controlled by the black towers. There exist approximately 6900 in the world, and within them… Their newest work, ohuton's SEASIDE BETA is a contemporary coming of age / Sci-Fi comic inspired by the Sci-Fi classic Flatland. Seaside Beta is story about a story within a story that is unraveled within itself. The quest for “color”, and the obsessive search for “an escape” into the “real”. A startling work that glimmers with the depiction of childish youth and the occult. A physics mystery about individuals’ attempt to escape from the very pages of the comic itself. ISBN 978-1-953629-37-1 Translation by rkp Lettering by Lauren Eldon Editing and Design by emuh ruh Specifications Sewn binding French (gatefold) flap cover Deluxe paper stock for cover and internal text block Spot ink cover printing with partial relief varnish Monochrome and color page interior printing Approx. 260 pages Nominated for 2025 'Best Publication Design' at the Japan Society x AnimeNYC American Manga Awards “This is truly an achievement in minimalist book design.…