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Years ago Jeff Smith won me with Bone. However, this sci-fi graphic novel I found more irritating than engaging. Scientist Robert uses the t-suit he and co-thinkers created to jump in time. When drifting he becomes Rasl who discovers he also moves between parallel universes. Such proves handy in his side skill of art thievery -- steal a painting in one universe, re-sell it in another. References to real and disputed projects, such as H.A.A.R.P., the Philadelphia Project, and Nikola Tesla's journals, keep the story interesting. But the non-chronological and fragmented story-telling make it difficult to track the story line (the nature of time travel fiction, perhaps). Yet, well-written time travel is possible. Wells' Time Machine, and even Niffenegger's Time Traveler's Wife gave us time shifting without confusion and with interesting protagonists. Rasl was a very busy boy throughout the novel but I never really cared about him. The art excels -- strong strokes, dramatic with extreme angles, haunting color combinations.