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Calexit (comic)

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Calexit
Publication information
PublisherBlack Mask Studios
Scheduleirregular
FormatOngoing series
Publication dateJuly 2017–May 2018
No. of issues3
Creative team
Written byMatteo Pizzolo
Artist(s)Amancay Nahuelpan
Letterer(s)Jim Campbell
Colorist(s)Tyler Boss
Collected editions
Calexit vol. 1ISBN 978-1628751819

Calexit is a 2017 speculative fiction comic book written by Matteo Pizzolo, illustrated by Amancay Nahuelpan, and published by Black Mask Studios.[1]

Publication

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Black Mask put out three issues of Calexit from July 2017 to May 2018, followed by a trade paperback collection published in June 2018.

Plot

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Following 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

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Calexit 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

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  1. ^ Garcia, Arturo (14 July 2017). "'Calexit' Comic Depicts State Under Siege Following Secession". Snopes. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ Gustines, George Gene (18 July 2017). "Comic Books That Put the Pow in Political Power". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Lydon, Pierce (12 July 2017). "Best Shots Review: CALEXIT #1 'Is The Most Political Book On Stands Now'". Newsarama. Retrieved 16 December 2018.