(W) Darcy Van Poelgeest (A) Caio Filipe (CA) Alex Eckman-Lawn
Is entropy the end, or is there another way? The mysterious Keeper Program in a cyberpunk, decaying Vancouver of the near-future has developed highly-advanced technology that calls this into question, playing god with the meaning of human life itself. But when an attack on the clandestine program occurs, former police detective Bennie Strikman comes out of retirement to take on one final, chilling case, and hopefully take those involved with the program out of harm's way. But the secrets of the Keeper Program grow deep, with the heart of everything directly connected to the chilling trail that Bennie follows. He won't be the same after what he uncovers? Eisner-winning and Harvey-nominated writer and director Darcy Van Poelgeest (Little Bird) is joined by rising star artist Caio Filipe (Stranger Things: Tales From Hawkins) for this timely and thought-provoking look into the human condition, set in a dystopia that's as grounded as it is metaphysical. Collects Lotus Land #1-6.
(W) Jody Houser, Nil Vendrell Pallach (A) Caio Filipe & Various
On the surface, Hawkins, Indiana seems like the kind of town where nothing too out of the ordinary ever happens, but in the fall of '83 two hunters head out into the woods with their rifles and a six-pack, and find themselves the prey of a nightmarish beast. When Barb Holland goes missing, Murray Bauman is on the case if only he can look past his own suspicious mind to solve the case. Robin Buckley's school film project gives her a chance to work with her secret crush, but does it only make it harder to come to terms with her feelings? And when pumpkins start inexplicably rotting, the feud between two farm families reaches a boiling point. Collects Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins issues #1-4.