The Wormhole Society
The Graphic Novel
A man searches the multiverse for self-realization in the graphic novel The Wormhole Society.
Rusty is a sex-obsessed guy with erectile dysfunction and a history of demeaning women. He orders a call girl, Sonya, humiliates her, then kicks her out. Unhappy, he considers suicide but instead investigates an ad for ED treatment. The organization behind it, the Wormhole Society, offers portals to travel through the multiverse and find answers to his troubles.
Haunted by the memory of Sonya, Rusty travels through time and space to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001; back 3.2 million years to form a romance with protohuman Lucy; and into the world of Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, where he has a fling with Guinevere. Rusty, realizing that he needs to change, begins to help people before seeking a final reconciliation with Sonya.
Rusty’s quest for deliverance is tense and compelling. The book strikes a delicate balance between dark introspection and humor. For example, Rusty attends a Wormhole Society meeting in a church with letters removed from its front signage, so it reads not “Church of Resurrection” but “Church of Erection” instead.
The art flows thanks to creative page layouts and interesting depictions of a variety of eras, settings, and characters. These include interactions between elementary particles at the Big Bang and scenes featuring the Marquis de Sade, Attila the Hun, and Nelson Rockefeller.
In the speculative graphic novel The Wormhole Society, a man has a fantastic romp across the multiverse, hoping to become a better person.
Reviewed by
Peter Dabbene
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