Night Air (Double+) - Softcover

Ben Sears is a cartoonist, illustrator and musician born and raised in Louisville, KY where he continues to live and work. His Double+ characters have appeared in a number of zines and online anthologies, where the protagonist is usually in over his head.

One of Young Adult Library Services Association's 2017 Great Graphic Novels for Teens

The world in Night Air feels at once familiar and new, a fresh take on the 1970s sci-fi aesthetic.” Jake Grubman, Comicsverse

I love [Sears’] art style, which seems equally influenced by European comics like Tintin, the animated films of Studio Ghibli, and role playing video games like the Zelda series, but he brings all this together to craft his own world, which features a rich, fascinating mix of boy adventurers, blocky robots, menacing monsters, and haunted castles.” Matt Brady, Warren Peace Sings the Blues!

This is a good effort from Koyama for kid-oriented comics, providing thrills and laughs, but not at the expense of clever and intelligent work alongside.” John Seven, The Comics Beat

Night Air gives off a very nostalgic, almost whimsical feeling precisely because of Sears’ artistic talents.” Teresa Iaizzo, CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Fun is what Ben Sears self-assuredly created with Night Air and all without ceremoniously trying to make his book something capital-I Important. There are no lessons here. Just joy.” RJ Casey, The Comics Journal

Night Air functions in the same space that something like Akira Toriyama’s Dr. Slump does.” Shea Hennum, A.V. Club

"In terms of non-licensed, oddball series with massive elements of kids comics in play, I prefer Ben Sears to most of the artists working this corner of the funnybook playground." Tom Spurgeon, The Comics Reporter

Imagine Adventure Time crossed with Mos Eisley Cantina and a Scooby Doohaunted-house caper and you’re not far off from Night Air by cartoonist Ben Sears.” Steve Foxe, Paste Magazine

This is Sears’s first graphic novel and it reads like a marriage between the character designs of Mike Mignola, the childhood wonder of Farel Dalrymple, and the low-key humor of Adventure Time.” Rich Barrett, mental_floss

Sears’s work is a rare treat, at once hauntingly atmospheric and undeniably inviting, his stories are marked with an all-ages sensibility that makes for some truly engrossing arcs.” Justin Andress, Inverse

Sears’ artistic strength is paired with a sharp sense of humor that makes for an especially engaging read .” Oliver Sava, A.V. Club

[I]magine Indiana Jones as told by Hayao Miyazaki.” Zainab Akhtar, The Guardian

Ben Sears has a style that seems just perfectly at home on the page; every figure seems placed as if by magic, fully-formed and packed with character.” Ziah Grace, ComicsAlliance

"Ben Sears has created the perfect futuristic fantasy world, packed with robots, alien creatures, magic, humour, and adventure. I want more." John Martz (A Cat Named Tim and Other Stories, Gold Star)

"[W]hat I really love about the story is the contained feel of it that 'child and his friend against the world' theme, that enclosed little bubble world, like in Calvin and Hobbes." Zainab Akhtar, Comics & Cola

“Night Air and Volcano Trash ― Ben Sears’ stories about Plus Man and his robot, Hank ― aren’t really mysteries, but there’s a weird noir feel to them, mashed up with sci-fi, action movies, comic strips and everything that’s cool. For older kids, these would be fun reads.” ― Erik Missio, CBC Parents

“From castles and haunted beings in Night Air (think Waluigi with more one liners) to a ‘Mission Impossible’ type labyrinth in Volcano Trash, the hero and robot brigade continue to impress as they do things their own way through a medley of shenanigans.“ ― Ben Niespodziany, Neonpajamas