Romance in the Age of the Space God Is a Quirky, Timely Dystopian Sci-Fi Graphic Novel

Writer/artist Stephan Franck has built up a sizable instrumentality pursuing acknowledgment to his critically acclaimed Palomino graphic novels. Now Franck is taking to Kickstarter to merchandise not lone the adjacent 2 volumes successful the Palomino saga, but besides a hauntingly topical sci-fi comic called Romance successful the Age of the Space God. Who doesn't emotion a bully dystopian communicative starring cutesy mice characters?

With the Kickstarter run for Romance successful the Age of the Space God unrecorded now, IGN tin exclusively debut a caller preview of this epic graphic novel. Check it retired successful the slideshow assemblage below:

Romance successful the Age of the Space God is written and illustrated by Franck and published done Dark Planet Comics. Here's the authoritative statement for the book:

Born successful dense times which person not gotten immoderate lighter, ROMANCE IN THE AGE OF THE SPACE GOD is acceptable successful a satellite successful erosion, successful which the hallowed-out trappings of civilian nine stay successful place, simply existing arsenic a maze for radical to stumble through. And past determination is the Space God. What is it? What does it want? Is it present to Judge us? To Rule us? To extremity us? To enlighten each of america oregon possibly conscionable a prime few? Or does it privation thing astatine all—its inescapable beingness an inscrutable void for radical to task their existential struggles into?

“Romance successful the Age of the Space God is simply a unusual comic for and astir unusual times,” said Franck successful a statement. “It is cute and funny, it is sci-fi and dystopian, it has governmental satire and the benignant of slice-of-life that I love. It introduces Nate, Lydia, Anya, each looking for their spot successful a hard world, each profoundly quality — adjacent though they are adorable small mice. It started arsenic a webcomic, but the program was for it to beryllium released successful print, successful an oversized format similar a magazine. We did a very, precise constricted tally past twelvemonth conscionable earlier San Diego Comic Con and it instantly sold out. The clip has travel to propulsion retired each the stops and bring this comic to a overmuch wider audience. It’s a small weird gem of a comic, and I anticipation you volition springiness it a shot!”

Romance successful the Age of the Space God and Palomino Volumes 4 and 5 are each crowdfunding connected Kickstarter now.

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