Calexit is a 2017 speculative fiction comic book written by Matteo Pizzolo, illustrated by Amancay Nahuelpan, and published by Black Mask Studios.[1]
Calexit | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Black Mask Studios |
Zeitplan | irregular |
Format | Ongoing series |
Publication date | July 2017–May 2018 |
No. of issues | 3 |
Creative team | |
Written by | Matteo Pizzolo |
Artist(s) | Amancay Nahuelpan |
Letterer(s) | Jim Campbell |
Colorist(s) | Tyler Boss |
Collected editions | |
Calexit vol. 1 | ISBN 978-1628751819 |
Publication
editBlack Mask put out three issues of Calexit from July 2017 to May 2018, followed by a trade paperback collection published in June 2018.
Plot
editFollowing an order from the United States federal government to deport all immigrants, California declares itself a sanctuary state, triggering a military intervention by the federal government plunging the state into chaos. The series follows Jamil, a smuggler, and Zora, a resistance leader, who escape together from a detention facility in Occupied Los Angeles.
Reception
editCalexit sold out its first print run of 25,000 copies.[2] It received positive reviews from io9,[3] Boing Boing[4] and Newsarama.[5]
References
edit- ^ Garcia, Arturo (14 July 2017). "'Calexit' Comic Depicts State Under Siege Following Secession". Snopes. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Gustines, George Gene (18 July 2017). "Comic Books That Put the Pow in Political Power". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Pulliam-Moore, Charles (23 July 2017). "Calexit Is a Bloody, Dystopian Vision of Trump's America and the People Bold Enough To Resist It". io9. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (16 December 2018). "Calexit: a fractured California, where militias and the DHS battle the resistance in Trump's future America". Boing Boing. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Lydon, Pierce (12 July 2017). "Best Shots Review: CALEXIT #1 'Is The Most Political Book On Stands Now'". Newsarama. Retrieved 16 December 2018.