Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus
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"The year is 2112, and it's the apocalypse exactly as expected: rivers receding, oceans rising, civilization crumbling. Humanity has given up hope, except for a group of Indigenous outcasts who have discovered a time travel portal in a cave in the desert and figured out where everything took a turn for the worst: America. Convinced that the only way to save the world is to rewrite its past, they send one of their own--a reluctant linguist named Tad--on a bloody, one-way mission to 1492 to kill Christopher Columbus before he reaches the so-called New World. But there are steep costs to disrupting the timeline, and taking down an icon isn't an easy task for an academic with no tactical training and only a wavering moral compass to guide him. As the horror of the task ahead unfolds and Tad's commitment is tested, his actions could trigger a devastating new fate for his friends and the future"--
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Great horror comic about what might happen if, in an apocalyptic near future, a group of Indigenous folks tried to go back in time and stop the creation of America to save not only their civilizations, but the world from environmental destruction. While this concept will no doubt offend some patriots, I think it's good food for thought about the complex history and mixed impacts of the US in both North America and the globe. In typical Stephen Graham Jones fashion, sometimes the story is a little hard to follow, but it's wildly creative and beautifully drawn and colored. I highly recommend and look forward to the next story arc.
3.5 stars.
I've enjoyed other books that I've read from Stephen Graham Jones and this one is no different. The only problem I had with this volume was that the beginning chapters were a little confusing, especially with the author was doing with time. Overall, a great read and I am interested in seeing where this goes.
UPDATE:
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