Omni Vol. 1: The Doctor Is In

by Devin Grayson, Alitha E Martinez (Illustrator)

Overview

What would you do if you could think faster than the speed of light?



Gifted doctor Cecelia Cobbina was once held in the highest regard by peers and patients alike. But that was before an incident in Africa changed her life forever. Now with the ability to process thoughts at the speed of light, she faces the unimaginable burden of literally having an answer for everything. As the truth of her origin slowly comes into focus, Cecelia must overcome her fears and tackle the one mystery she can’t seem to crack: the truth behind her new abilities.

Written by fan-favorite author Devin Grayson (Nightwing, Black Widow) Doctor Cecelia Cobbina bursts on to the scene as the world’s newest favorite female hero.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643376196
Publisher:	Humanoids, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Series:	Omni Series , #1
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Devin Grayson is an award-winning comics veteran with over two decades of experience writing the world's most beloved superheroes. With the publication of Batman: Gotham Knights in March of 2000, she became the first female to create, launch, and write a new, ongoing Batman title. Recent projects include the orchestration of the Marvel Rising comics event, publication of an original Doctor Strange novel, and the Collected Edition releases of two creator-owned miniseries—USER and Matador—through Image. Devin lives in Northern California with her family and an adorable rotation of foster service dogs.

Alitha Evelyn Martinez began her professional career in 1999 penciling Iron Man for Marvel Entertainment. Since then, she has had a great ride getting to work on titles like X-Men, Black Sun, Marvel Age Fantastic Four, Black Panther and Black Panther: World of Wakanda, X-Men Gold Annual, Moon Girl, Voltron, NBC’s Heroes, New 52 Bat Girl, Archie Comic’s New Crusaders and Riverdale, and WWE Superstar, WWE Slam City, and Barbie for Paper Cutz. She has done larger projects that required more than just penciling and inking in graphic novels like Vampire: My Boyfriend Bites, Kung Fu Masters, Quest for Dragon Mountain for Lerner Publications, as well as Political cartooning for The New York Post. In her spare time, Alitha works on her creator-owned titles Yume and Ever, and Foreign, which she publishes through her company, Ariotstorm Productions, LLC. She currently teaches at SVA in New York City.

Interviews

“More than a typical ‘super-smart doctor’ story, Grayson’s Cobbina is a compelling character made more so by her new abilities and the unique way in which they manifest themselves, and the way that Martinez, and Valenza visually represent those abilities is unexpected and clever.”

Editorial Reviews

03/02/2020

Grayson (the Batman series) and Martinez (the Black Panther series) wield their combined superhero comics experience to launch this inventive series set in H1’s new alternative universe. Dr. Cecelia Cobbina can project nine differently colored psychic avatars, each endowed with a distinct intuitive skill set. She’s working with Doctors Without Borders in Central Africa when she defuses an operating room hostage crisis with empathy, avoiding violence. Accompanied by cartoonist Mae Walters (who fictionalizes their adventures in comic book form), Cecelia returns to the U.S., soothing various explosive events involving other superhumans, such as getting young hero Antony Miller out of police custody. But to her dread, she discovers her powers are not natural gifts—they are symptoms of a poisoned and dying Earth. When Cecelia is recruited by the enigmatic Sajan to run the ultrasecret Omni Corporation, ostensibly an underground institute to help the newly powered, the question becomes: is Omni a force for good or evil? Martinez’s realistic figure drawings are employed in dynamic and energetic motion work, while Bryan Valenza’s colors pop and sizzle, with lively polychromatic splashes across the page. Suitable for a young adult audience and sporting a diverse cast, this is a fresh, activism-oriented spin on the genre. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Immediate and relevant.

FANBASE PRESS

The art by Alitha E. Martinez is fantastic.

GRAPHIC POLICY

If you are bored of the standard capes and cowls narratives from the Big 2 publishers and fancy something different, then Omni and the Ignition Universe is for you.

MONKEYS FIGHTING ROBOTS

"Cecelia is a confident and engaging character that you immediately want to see succeed."

THE NEW YORK TIMES

"The Future of Comics.

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

The Future of Comics.

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

11/01/2020

Suddenly, ordinary people under extreme stress manifest permanent superpowers—as if ignited. Dr. Cecelia Cobbina, with Doctors Without Borders, spontaneously gains nine psychic avatars embodying nine types of preternatural intelligence. What does this mean for her and other so-called "Ignited"? For the human species? For the planet? The mysterious Omni organization has drafted Cobbina to help them find out. Realistic action art in energetic colors.

Library Journal