Sometimes it ’s precious when couples have coordinating names : Adam and Eve , Dick and Jane , Luke and Leia ( although the last one is a piffling gross ) . Sam & Lilah are just such a pair , with gym trainer Samson fall for hairdresser Delilah . But Lilah is suffering under a gypsy curse , one that ensures her boyfriends will live out the worst fate of their gens . Sam might be in for fuss , but in the meantime , he ’s imbued with the superhuman force of Samson .
Written by Jim Dougan and co - authored and illustrate by Hyeondo Park , Sam & Lilah begins with a unremarkable sports meeting - cute over a cupcake at a Georgetown bakery . Lilah is sharp and beautiful , habituate to getting what she wants , while Sam is funny and laid - back , a guy cable who gayly identifies with Scott Pilgrim . But Lilah bolts after larn that Sam ’s full name is Samson . Undeterred , Sam tracks her down at her hair beauty parlour , where he convert her to give him a haircut — and later find that he ’s been sapped of all his strength .
Lilah , it turns out is under a gypsy swearword , thanks to a Thinner - like railcar fortuity that take place when she was a baby . Any man she loves will live out the worst fate associated with their name . ( Tragically , she discovered the jinx was tangible after dating a guy named Jesus . ) However , as Sam ’s hair produce back , his strength grows back tenfold . Soon he ’s testing out his skills as an amateur superhero .
But the swearing ’s con may soon outweigh its benefits ; after all , the biblical Samson did n’t live happily ever after . So Lilah part go to some dark , mystical places to come up a way to elevate the Romani ’s hex . And when one of Lilah ’s x - boyfriends shows up , he ’s got a revengeful heart and a few superpowers of his own .
Sam & Lilah may lead off off as a lighthearted amatory comedy , but it ’s increasingly channelize in a striking guidance , and Dougan has batch of clever ( and on occasion laugh - out - loud funny ) ideas for Lilah ’s curse . It also does n’t hurt that the whole thing is pad by Park ’s gorgeous artwork .
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