I originally read these titles out of order and found that the second volume was stronger than the first. In Vanishing Point, Andy is at the dead end of a lot of things: work, life. Andy gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to work at a zoo. The catch? He's the animal in the cage. The concept was neat and in Still Life, the story continues, a bit stronger than the first.

Tune is an engaging story about a Korean-American named Andy Go whose dramatic mother and unforgiving father are less than pleased when he drops out of art school to pursue a career as a comic book artist. His parents also have questions about his sexuality given his inability to find a girlfriend. Andy is straight, he's just not adept with girls ... or life. He has a crush on an art student named Yumi but lacks the self-confidence to make a move.

Andy's father, unwilling to support an art school dropout, insists that Andy find a job, and that's where the fun starts. The only job for which Andy is remotely qualified (given that jobs in the arts are nonexistent) requires him to live in a parallel universe. Of course, the job will dehumanize him and strip him of his dignity, but as Andy's mom reminds him, that's what jobs do.

Tune takes awhile to get to the meat of the story, but the payoff is worth it. Unfortunately, just when it's getting really good, we get the dreaded "To Be Continued" message. Don't you hate it when that happens? I recommend it nonetheless because I want to see what happens next.

The panels are drawn against a background of stars. The art is simple, the sort of thing you'd find in a gag strip, but surprisingly clever. When Andy reads Yumi's journal, for instance, we see Andy looking through a window at Yumi's life. I like the characters' facial expressions (except for Andy's father, whose face is always hidden behind a newspaper). The art suits the story well.