Books Celestial Stories

An illustrated narrative about an officer who lives on the moon, Mooncop — filled with action and adventure — also dwells upon the tropes of loneliness, pathos, and the mundane

- Aparna Andhare

These days, more often than ever before, one wishes to get away from it all — crazy politics, bad weather, insane traffic — and settle down on the Moon. How nice would it be to gaze upon a distant Earth, and infinite space, whilst sipping coffee in a floating space-car! One could perhaps contemplate the deeper meaning of life, letting technology take care of humdrum tasks and spend time visiting moon-museums (before they are relocated elsewhere). An endearing graphic novel, Mooncop takes place on Earth’s own satellite, telling the story of an officer with a hundred per cent crime solving rate and a penchant for (Lunar) doughnuts with his cup of joe.