Captain Momo's secret base

Kenji Tsuruta, 1961-

Book - 2024

"New manga from the creator of Emanon and Wandering Island! Moshi-Moshi Momo works from home like many people--in a den crowded with books and papers, shared with a cat that's got its own agenda. Except Momo truly does possess office space--because she lives inside a starship, and relativity means Zoom meetings need half an hour just to ask a question! In the year 3019 AD, humanity has gotten even more work casual: most of the time, Momo doesn't bother to wear her captain's uniform--or anything at all--onboard the cargo vessel Blue Chateau, as she struggles against interstellar tedium, company directives, low battery strength, and her ever-underfoot cat John. But fear not, for equipped with plenty of reading material and... a crate of peach liqueur, in the long haul past Proxima Centauri space slacker Captain Momo will at last prove Newton correct--a body at rest will remain at rest!"--

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vol. 1: 0 / 1 copies available
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2nd Floor Comics New MANGA/Tsuruta/Captain v. 1 (NEW SHELF) Due Feb 23, 2025
Subjects
Genres
Adventure story comics
Manga (comic books)
Action and adventure comics
Science fiction comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels
Manga
Published
Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Manga, a division of Dark House Comics LLC 2024-
Language
English
Japanese
Main Author
Kenji Tsuruta, 1961- (author)
Other Authors
Dana (Translator) Lewis (translator), Susie (Comic book letterer) Lee (letterer), Betty Dong, Tom 2K
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Reads from right to left.
"First published in Japan in 2022 by HAKUSENSHA INC., Tokyo."--Colophon.
Translation of: Momo kanchou no himitsu kichi.
Physical Description
volumes : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Audience
Mature audience.
ISBN
9781506740584
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

This introspective exploration of ennui in space from an Eisner--nominated mangaka is funny, honest, and thought-provoking. Moshi Moshi Momo is the captain and sole crew member of the Blue Chateau, a cargo ship hurtling across the universe in the year 3019. A true remote worker, Momo spends most of her time hanging out with her cat, Grandpa John, reading books, and wandering around sans clothing with her camera off. Momo's constant nudity is completely nonsexual--she lounges awkwardly, thumbing through books and replicating fake mice for her cat. This manga, a meditation on social isolation caused by a world in which humans no longer need to work in crews, feels incredibly prescient and relevant to the modern adult reader, and Momo is a genuinely relatable character in light of that. Tsuruta's sketch-like style conveys the messiness of Momo's life, and the darkness of the panels really connects to the vastness of space.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.