Rating: 4/5
The digital copy of Symmetry #1 is available for free from Image and on Comixology until 3/23/2016 at 11:59 PST.
Symmetry is a science fiction story about a utopian society created after A.I. became widespread. It reminded me of The Giver, but with greater technology. In fact, robots are everywhere and everyone has an A.I. implanted in their heads at birth.
There is not a lot of plot in Symmetry#1. It sets the stage by following Michael through his life, until an accident occurs during a field trip. The world building is great and Hawkins uses a couple pages at the end to explain how he approached the story.
It is almost creepy how uniform everyone is. Every moment seems to be regimented to prevent any free thought. Even vacations are planned out. People only come together to produce children, not for real relationships.
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