SERIES PREMIERE
From JONATHAN LUNA (ALEX + ADA, GIRLS, THE SWORD) and LAUREN KEELY, in her writing debut, comes an all-new ongoing series!
This sci-fi thriller for mature readers imagines a not-so-distant future-a world of norms and syms, divided by fear. Syms, a small percentage of the population with telekinetic abilities, form gangs to survive. But division only breeds more division, and Mer and Nuon experience this firsthand as they become entangled in the often dramatic, sometimes violent, but always complex social landscape of sym gang rivalries in Anchorage, Alaska.
20XX #1 is packed with world-building, but not in an in your face kind of way. It is peppered with hints and comments that clue you into the world that you're reading about. It's so subtle that by the end of the issue you don't even realize how much you've learned about the world so far. By the second half, I was scrambling to get to the end. I wanted to know more about the story and more about Meria. Every new thing I learned seems to hold a new thing I wanted to know more about the inside of it. Laced with wonderful art, 20XX #1 is at the top of my comics to keep reading list. I wish the first issue had been longer, and I can't wait to learn more about the world that Keely and Luna have created together. Read Full Review
20XX succeeds with a mix of excellent artwork and well done characters. It is a timely comic executed with a high level of craft, and I am confident recommending it to any and all readers. Read Full Review
Luna and Keely waste no time establishing a relatable protagonist in Mer, and a believable and immersive world in 20XX. Together they've created an interesting piece of science fiction that allows them to investigate real issues. Read Full Review
20XX is a dark story of desperate people with unwanted psychic powers living in a treacherous and dangerous world where everyone is a potential enemy, whether they are infected or not. Read Full Review
Stories like this always end up being less about what is happening and more about how the characters handle the situations. This is about human nature, and what people resort to when they are mistreated and cast aside. In desperate times we resort to desperate measures. What would you do to survive? Read Full Review
With a cliffhanger ending that leaves room for the story to advance in a number of directions, 20XX #1 certainly gives readers plenty of incentive to tune back in for issue two. I hope the creative team of Luna and Keely can continue to find traction with this story. It feels like this book could tell a powerful tale if it's given the chance. Read Full Review
'20XX' is described as a "sci-fi thriller" but it's more than that. Keely and Luna mesh elements of science-fiction, medical thriller, horror, superheroes with a subtext of a prejudicial dystopian society. This is a smart and exciting new series that looks fantastic. Read Full Review
The black-and-white debut will launch readers on a roller coaster of emotions as they are introduced to a world on the brink. Read Full Review
The story has me clamoring for more, the art not so much. Read Full Review
"20XX" #1 is a tense thriller that grows more intriguing as the issue progresses. Read Full Review
While it feels like there's still a missing ingredient to really make this narrative stand apart, the execution makes 20XX a decent read. Read Full Review
Absolutely fantastic debut tat sucked me into the world and made me care about the protagonist. Really excited to see where this goes.
This is how you do an excellent first issue. Really dig the new art style by Jonathan Luna and the b&w, too.
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