Came across an item about a 3-D graphic novel that features nanotechnology. The author, Gina Miller aka nanogirl, was interviewed by Gavin Sheehan for City Weekly (Salt Lake City, Utah, that is). From the  article, here’s a description of how she came to incorporate nanotechnology in her graphic novel,

Before my animation work I was very focused on nanotechnology, I developed a web portal and nanotechnology news service. This is why you will sometimes see this topic in my artwork and animations. Nanotechnology is an emerging science that is on a scale so small you can not see it with the human eye. It is one billionth of a meter. If fully developed nanotechnology could provide some amazing benefits to humanity. For example: cures for diseases, one could have nanobots roaming the body and repairing any nasty viruses or cancer cells. Nanobots could be sent out into the atmosphere to repair pollution. Nanotechnology could also help fight starvation via molecular food synthesis. Before I began the graphic novel I had watched a lot of movies and read books where humans build a great technology, then this technology turns against humanity and endangers it. I knew that I would like to see a story where it wasn’t so black and white. As I progressed with my own art I began thinking why can’t I make that story. The plot itself developed quite unexpectedly. A few years ago I began seeing pieces of the Lazarus story in my mind. Over time the details began to fill in and I wrote the story out. This must have awoken something in my mind because after that I wrote out more stories that perhaps will take a life of their own one day.

If you’re interested in more about the artist/author, 3-D animation, and her thoughts about the Salt Lake City art scene, do check out the article. Here’s a sample of one of the graphic images that accompany the article,

3D Illustration from Lazarus (graphic novel) by Gina Miller

Gina Miller has a website at nanogirl.com and there’s a trailer for her graphic novel, Lazarus, here on Youtube.