Disgusted and horrified by today's hectic, loud, and immoral world, where everything is merely spectacle and superficial sensation, Nick flees to the solitude of the desert. However, just as he seems to return to his spiritual balance through a strict, ascetic regimen of fasting and meditation, he is seduced by the most spectacular and hypnotizing spectacle of all: the procession of the untouchable Queen of Sheba. Intuitively, Nick knows he must resist this distraction in order to tear the veil of the everyday world and confront absolute truth. With "Odem," the award-winning Spanish comic artist Max creates a charming, philosophical thought experiment led by a precisely stylized and lovable protagonist (inspired by St. Anthony) set against a clear, graphic style.