After Earth becomes uninhabitable, a group of uber-rich take to the Arca, a giant vessel where society is organized into the haves and the have-nots. During their quest to find "Eden", the rich live lives of luxury while children work as support staff doing everything from babysitting to farming to waste recycling. When the children turn 18 they 'graduate' on to bigger and better lives, or so they're told.

This was a story... The artwork was gorgeous. *edit* I'm very hopeful to see the final product because the artwork was unfinished in the ARC but I was a fan of what was finished in this copy. My issue with the book is more about the content. The story is very derivative. The whole time I read it, I felt like it was just one big rip off of every other dystopian story I've ever read. I'm not sure what it adds to the genre. I found it... odd? that the classes are obviously sorted according to race but the writing didn't touch on that topic at all. I also found the characters quite flat. To me, the quality of this story and my engagement with it never moved beyond "this is fine, this is a story", that's why I'm at 2.5 stars.

A sub world created to maintain the lifestyle of the wealthy. All that is needed is for children to obey and never question. What will fall when children begin to do what children do - question.

I enjoyed Arca very much The protagonist is smart and plucky, loyal to her friends, and protective of younger children. The conflict and resolution are satisfying, though even after finishing the book, I have questions that might send me back to read again.
I'd describe it as Wool meets The Hunger Games. The main character is as protective of children as Katniss and the protagonist is as evil as Snow, but this is not a story of children killing each other. Arca was a great read with good quality art.

Arca is a dystopian story set on a space ship. The main character, Persephone, senses something is wrong and you go on an interesting journey with her. The class divide reminds me of Snowpiercer.

This graphic novel was an interesting read. I found the illustrations stunning. The pacing was could. There are some common themes that you see with dystopian novels. The ending itself wasn't a surprise but there were other twists to the story that did surprise me. I would definitely get a physical copy when it comes out next year.

Thank you for NetGalley for the advance reader copy.

This was an amazing graphic novel! Both the storytelling and the art style were very well-executed, and those are the two most important aspects of a graphic novel! I truly feel as though the artist completely nailed it, some of the panels were just absolutely gorgeous. Additionally, I felt as though this story was definitely best represented in visual form. It was very helpful as a reader to see the different settings and the inner workings of the space ship, and it provided the opportunity for some of those beautiful drawings in space. Space always has the potential to be such a beautiful setting for a story, and the creators really took advantage of that by making this story a graphic novel. Additionally, I thought that the character design was very effective, as the evil characters were drawn with more straight/harsh edges than the good characters.

As far as the story goes, a few moments stood out the most to me. First, I really liked the part where they showed the children reciting Arca’s pledge of allegiance near the beginning. I thought this was a really creative way to quickly introduce the reader to the environment and the way Arca works. In a way, a lot of this story reminded me of the movie Wall-E, which was one of my favorites growing up. I also think that the author did a great job of conveying a sense of ominousness through the dialogue, as it was instantly clear within a few pages that everything was not what it seemed. Finally, the way everything wrapped up near the conclusion was extremely compelling and exciting. It all tied together very neatly, which is something I always appreciate.

There were just a few issues I noticed. First of all, in the copy I downloaded, only about the first forty pages had color. I assume that’s just because this is still eight months out from publication. I can only imagine how beautiful it will be once it’s all colored in, especially in scenes like the solstice and the last few pages. Additionally, on page 78, one piece of dialogue is repeated twice in a row.

I loved the plot and art style so much, this was an incredible read!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

Holy sh/t. I really feel like this should be considered a sci-fi classic. The plot reminds me of a mix of Westworld and Snowpiercer in the very best ways. Persephone is one of the Settlers, people who serve the Citizens until they are 18 years old and graduate, and become Citizens themselves. But Persephone slowly started to discover that the reality of life on the Arca is not what the Citizen's promised. I don't want to talk about the plot too much for fear of spoiling it, but it's wonderfully done. The pacing is great, and the suspense builds and builds. The ending literally made me put my phone done for a minute because I did not expect it in the slightest. Had a "holy sh/t?!" moment just like I did with the ending of Bioshock Infinite. (No those two endings aren't the same in the slightest, they just both left me reeling.) The art style is just okay. It's interesting, but it's not really anything to write home about. I was also baffled that it flipped from full color to black and white; crowd scenes get a little confusing after the switch. I honestly loved this novel a lot, I also think it would make an excellent television show!

This story felt reminiscent of many others in its genre, (for me, I was strongly reminded ofBong Joonho's Snow piercer), but it still managed to include some new and unique elements, especially that ending.

The art and colouring (up to what is done in the latter) is absolutely gorgeous, I am obsessed with it. I will definitely be reading this again once it is complete.

(4/5) I feel like I’ve been reading a lot of speculative fiction/graphic novels with the “kids on spaceship and bad things happen” main premise but I found this one delightful. I thought I’d figured most of it out (and most of it I had) but the ending was one that I didn’t expect, and thank goodness for that. The art was beautiful, and I would love to read it again in full color once it’s finished!