Calexit (comic)
2017 comic by Matteo Pizzolo and Amancay Nahuelpan
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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.
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References
- ↑ 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.
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