THE CINEMATIC GRAPHIC NOVEL
IN SOMNIA
The Reading Experience
Eyes Wide Shut
In Somnia is crafted for the digital age. A seamless story scroll that adapts to your device, pulling you deeper into the Veil with every flick of your finger. Experience High-definition artwork and an immersive cinematic flow unlike any traditional comic.
The Key Characters
Neko
An incarnation of the goddess Bastet and heir to the Dream Throne, Princess Selene crossed into the waking world to find her missing brother, only to become Dr. Stella's captive.
Dr Arik Escoli
Janelle Fuentes
PICASSO
A former Search & Rescue Medic turned veterinarian, Arik is the moral heart of the Strays—a protector of every life.
A gifted singer, Dream Weaver, and master of stealth, Janelle Fuentes is the heart of the Strays.
Once Prince Anubis, the compassionate guide of lost souls, Picasso chose to walk among humanity as a simple dog.
The Ethereal Cartography
WORLD ATLAS
Caledonia
The Crossway
Somnia
THE ARCHIVES
LORE HUB
Uncover the hidden histories and obsidian politics of Somnia. Dive into the complete records of the families, creatures, and monarchs that define the Veil between dreams and reality.
HISTORY OF SOMNIA
The Archives
Years Before the Glendale Crisis
Oneiric Energy, a force generated by dreams.
Stella creates labs to extract it, harming Somnians.
Somnians begin disappearing in Glendale.
Noah, Adonis, and Sally join Stella initially.
Oleg and Apollonia oppose the organization.
The Attack
Arik is taken hostage during rescue efforts.
Yael campaigns for his release.
Arik escapes but returns traumatized and injured.
Worldwide surge in unrest follows.
PRESENT DAY
Arik Returns to Glendale
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Eitan prepares to marry Linh Nguyễn, a Somnian Hồ Ly Tinh.
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Arik returns to Glendale to attend the wedding and thank the Harari family for their support during his captivity.
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Sally is scheduled to attend her brother’s wedding but is ordered to participate in an enforcement raid against it.
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Horrified, Sally pretends to be ill and leaves headquarters.
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By the time she reaches the wedding, Stella’s forces have already attacked.
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Eitan is killed protecting Linh.
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Arik, Linh, Sally, and other survivors are left devastated.
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Sally begins questioning everything Stella’s organization told her about Somnians.
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The Captives
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Neko and Elias are abducted by Stella’s forces.
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Stella discovers that Neko possesses unusually powerful Oneiric Energy.
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Neko is classified as an invaluable experimental subject.
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Elias is experimented upon because of his supernatural connection to dreams and nightmares.
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Adonis is assigned to research them.
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Noah learns what Stella intends to do and secretly helps Neko and Elias escape.
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The escape triggers an internal investigation.
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Adonis is initially blamed because the subjects disappeared while under his supervision.
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Adonis produces evidence proving that Noah organized the escape.
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Noah brings Neko and Elias to the Happenstance, believing it is the safest place in Glendale.
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New Connections
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Janelle brings Arik to the Happenstance.
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Arik meets Lucien, and they immediately connect.
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Adonis meets Arik and quickly develops romantic feelings for him.
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Janelle and Arik find an abandoned orange kitten.
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They rescue him and name him Samba.
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Picasso becomes protective of Samba and Neko.
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Neko slowly begins trusting the people sheltering her.
Noah’s Defiance
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Noah is summoned to Stella’s laboratory.
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He admits helping Neko and Elias escape.
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He tells Stella that he has no regrets and intends to expose her.
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Stella has Noah injected with a massive dose of Oneiric Energy.
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Noah survives the immediate procedure but begins slowly dying from poisoning.
ACT I
The Lost Dream
After returning home from captivity with life-changing injuries, veterinarian Arik Escoli struggles to rebuild his life in the coastal city of Glendale. As he finds an unexpected family at the Happenstance alongside Janelle, Lucien, and their friends, strange dreams and unexplained disappearances hint at a darker truth lurking beneath the city's surface. When a tiny orphaned kitten named Samba becomes a symbol of hope amid heartbreak, the group unknowingly takes its first steps toward a conflict that will change their lives forever—culminating in the shocking revelation that celebrated scientist Dr. Stella Stahl has been harvesting the dreams of beings from another world.
GLIPSES OF SOMNIA
A curated gaze into the most pivotal figures and ethereal landscapes defining the struggle for Somnia. Witness the intersection of dreams and nightmares.
