The Year is 1997 and in a police state future the kingdom of Far Far Away has been turned into a maximum security prison. The rules are simple: once you’re in, you don’t come out. But when the United States president (Bill Clinton) crash lands an escape pod into the center of the city after fleeing a hijacked plane, a ruthless prison warden bribes ex-soldier and criminal Shrek Plisskin into entering the hazardous Far Far Away and rescuing the distraught president from the twisted world of Far Far Away and from the demented clutches of its new ruler Lord Farquaad in John Carpenter’s cyber-punk, action, suspense shrektacular.
Aaron Lea created Escape from New York and The Thing designs in the style of vintage book and record sets. 12x12 giclee prints, limited to 70 each, can be purchased for $35 via Hero Complex Gallery. Textless variants are also available.
Because I’m a nerd and this was the first thing that came into my mind when I heard ‘Autonomous Zone’, ‘Armed Guards’, and ‘Abandoned Police Precinct’. Hat tip to the people of Seattle. Stay weird.
Writer Stéphane Betbeder Artist Stéphane Bervas FC • 56pp • $5.99 On Sale May 30, 2018
For fans of Akira, Domu: A Child’s Dream, Ghost in the Shell, and Children of Men.
Escape from New York meets The X-Men!
It’s 2021. Detroit has seceded from the United States and its citizens are under the control of a madman with extraordinary abilities. The only hope of retaking the city lies with four superpowered children. But their powers come with a price – using them means aging prematurely.
Can they save the city before their powers use up their lives?
Featuring a cover by James Stokoe(Orc Stain, Aliens: Dead Orbit)!