Department of Truth, Vol 1: The End Of The World (The Department of Truth)

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"A wonderfully dizzy mixture of Men in Black, John Carpenter, Stephen King, The Matrix, and 1970s conspiracy thrillers."- Forbes

“A story for our zeitgeist. SIMMONDS' art invokes Bill Sienkiewicz.”- Entertainment Weekly

"It is FANTASTIC. Can't wait to read the whole series!"- Patton Oswalt

COLE TURNER has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true, from the JFK Assassination to Flat Earth Theory and Reptilian Shapeshifters. One organization has been covering them up for generations. What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth?

From bestselling writer JAMES TYNION IV (BATMAN, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN) and breakout artist MARTIN SIMMONDS (DYING IS EASY)!

Collects DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #1-5

"A story for our zeitgeist. SIMMONDS' art invokes Bill Sienkiewicz."-Entertainment Weekly

"Genuinely one of the best comics you'll read this year. Do not miss it."-Scott Snyder

"A new conspiracy thriller comic that should appeal to anyone with a fondness for The X-Files."-IGN

"It is FANTASTIC. Can't wait to read the whole series!"-Patton Oswalt

"The hype on this is real."-Brian Michael Bendis

"A wonderfully dizzy mixture of Men in Black, John Carpenter, Stephen King, The Matrix, and 1970s conspiracy thrillers."-Forbes

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY -- This twisty paranoid thriller follows a secret government organization devoted to “making sure that conspiracy theories stay conspiracy theories.” Cole, an FBI researcher, gets recruited to the shady Department of Truth and is paired with Ruby, a seasoned agent. Initiated into the reality-warping revelation that “the more people believe in something, the more true that thing becomes,” they race to stop Satanic sacrifices, Reptilian invasions, a flat Earth, and dark alternate histories of America from becoming real. Simmonds's streaky painted art, strongly reminiscent of Bill Sienkiewicz, gives the series the feel of a classic 1990s Vertigo comic, as does the nightmarish X-Files-like atmosphere. The plot, though, takes a while to coalesce and sometimes wanders into simply describing conspiracy theories and how they work. In the age of QAnon, a thriller about cultlike thinking feels exceedingly relevant, but it's sometimes uncomfortable that the comic jams seriously dangerous beliefs like school shooting “false flags” against fringe goofiness like tinfoil hats and dark doings at the Denver International Airport. But it's a visual treat, and the setup has the potential for further uncanny adventures, provided the story can gel. (Mar.)

"The hype on this is real."-Brian Michael Bendis




"A new conspiracy thriller comic that should appeal to anyone with a fondness for The X-Files."-IGN




"It is FANTASTIC. Can't wait to read the whole series!"-Patton Oswalt




"A wonderfully dizzy mixture of Men in Black, John Carpenter, Stephen King, The Matrix, and 1970s conspiracy thrillers."-Forbes




“A story for our zeitgeist. SIMMONDS' art invokes Bill Sienkiewicz.”-Entertainment Weekly




"Genuinely one of the best comics you'll read this year. Do not miss it."-Scott Snyder