The Department of Truth, Vol 1

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see...

Conspiracies, half-truths, lies, murder. I read the first volume confused if this was fiction, taken directly from any news, YouTube channel, or a bit of both. Collectively, we all should agree not to trust any government right? Brb there's a knock at my door...

The Department of Truth: The End of the World is the first trade volume of this series, collecting issues 1-5. I don't want to get into spoilers, but I enjoyed seeing a world building element I was familiar with in fantasy be applied to conspiracy theories. I also loved the art. It's really stunning! I almost want to buy a print edition in addition to my Kindle/ComiXology edition because it's so beautiful. I found the plot and concept compelling and can't wait to read volume 2. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a trip

Couldn't possibly stress enough how much I adore this series. The writing is James Tynion IV at his absolute best, a culmination of all the work he's done over the years. The artwork is breathtaking and reminiscent of the very best work done at Vertigo and the like.

In general it reminds me of the type of book you'd have read during the early Vertigo days, fantasy and horror in it's rawest form bleeding into real world fears. The artwork and prose is hypnotic at times, sending you to a place where the line between fact and fiction is blurred. Of course truth is an incredibly important piece to this series, in my opinion it deals with all that rather well, never feeling overtly disrespectful. The School Shooting issue boiled my blood, feeling more relevant than ever. I also must confess my morbid curiosity in the Q conspiracy dived into in Issue 4, I felt they handled that well given how recent and scary it still is.