Template:Short description Template:Infobox comic book title Calexit is a 2017 speculative fiction comic book written by Matteo Pizzolo, illustrated by Amancay Nahuelpan, and published by Black Mask Studios.[1]
Publication
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
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
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]