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4.5 stars.
Having read the whole series now I gotta say, this volume is by far the best one.

Set in the future, Alex + Ada is a story that, as many others have, explores the concept of being human. In this sci-fi graphic novel we follow a world where humans and androids live together, where technology is such a fundamental part of the everyday life, where cars and phones and pretty much every electronic device is controlled by a chip inside your head. Recently though, after an incident with a new AI model, people are afraid of sentient androids and they see them as a threat to humanity.
Our story however, begins with Alex and a very special gift on his birthday.

I really loved the artwork here. It is minimalistic, clean and simple, and there's some brilliance in it. (The Ex-Machina vibe is strong with this one and I'm all for it.) It goes perfect with the tone of the story. I had some problems with Jonathan Luna's art style before (The Sword) , but I gotta say I really enjoyed how sophisticated the whole book looked.

With every chapter the story and its scope gets a bit bigger, but the main focus is always the relationship between Alex and Ada, which, against all odds, it's endearing and quite human. I really appreciate the decision of making Alex a nice, caring guy and how he takes upon himself the responsibility of guiding Ava.

This first volume is a really sweet story which, because of the overall sci-fi theme, it's surprising to read. Most of these stories are always dark tales of conflict between humans and androids, but here, even with the conflict on the background, the spotlight is always on the relationship, on the little moments of love, of trying to understand each other.