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“If you like your sci-fi comics as weird as they are high-concept, then you'll definitely want to be on the lookout for Xino." —
IGN “An absolute who’s who of rising creators. Every story in this collection is a banger, and I can’t recommend it enough." —Comics BeatBecause the future is getting weirder everyday, we give you XINO—an intra-ocular lozenge of subversive, surrealist science fiction to cure your awful awareness of it all. Try not to worry—the insertion process will be guided by the megawatt brilliance of comics’ brightest talents as they slowly tune your hopes, dreams, desires, paranoia, alienation, anxiety, and adrenaline to produce the desired results.
Join Melissa Flores
(The Dead Lucky,
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Daniel Irizarri (
Judge Dredd) as they surgically activate the hidden dimensions of the human senses; cult phenoms Christopher Condon (
That Texas Blood) and Nick Cagnetti (
Pink Lemonade) debut the world's first intravenous video game system; underground radicals Jordan Thomas (
Weird Work) and Shaky Kane (
Bulletproof Coffin) surveil the suburbs for signs of covert infiltration; plus much, more from a startling cast of megawatt talents, including Phil Hester (
Gotham City: Year One), David Lapham (
Stray Bullets) and Maria Lapham force our collective psyche into unrecognizable new dimensions; award-winning and bestselling author Alex Segura (
Secret Identity) and Zander Cannon (
Kaijumax) embark on an intergalactic journey of revenge; François Vigneault (
Titan) and Artyom Trakhanov (
First Knife) deliver bleeding-edge technology to Paleolithic man; Dan McDaid (
DEGA) takes weaponized incompetence to the next level; Connor Willumsen (
Bradley Of Him) digs deep into our capacity for self-delusion—which doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
All that and much much more in this dazzling deconstruction of our past, present, and future!
About the author
Phil Hester has been writing and drawing comics since the dawn of time. He has drawn Kevin Smith's Green Arrow, Mark Millar's
Swamp Thing, Robert Kirkman's
Ant-Man, and Jeff Lemire's
Family Tree, as well as notable runs on
Nightwing,
The Flash,
Batman Beyond,
Justice League, and many more. His recent penciling assignments include Kevin Smith's
Tales from the Quick Stop, and
Gotham City: Year One with Tom King.
Phil has written
Wonder Woman,
The Darkness,
Deathstroke,
Mythic,
Titans Giant,
Swamp Thing Giant, and his co-creations
The Coffin with artist Mike Huddleston, and
Firebreather with artist Andy Kuhn, which became an Emmy-winning feature on Cartoon Network.
He wrote and drew
The Wretch, which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best New Series. He lives in the sticks.
Summary
Because the future is getting weirder everyday, we give you XINO—an intra-ocular lozenge of subversive, surrealist science fiction to cure your awful awareness of it all. Try not to worry—the insertion process will be guided by the megawatt brilliance of comics’ brightest talents as they slowly tune your hopes, dreams, desires, paranoia, alienation, anxiety, and adrenaline to produce the desired results.
Join Melissa Flores (The Dead Lucky, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Daniel Irizarri (Judge Dredd) as they surgically activate the hidden dimensions of the human senses; cult phenoms Christopher Condon (That Texas Blood) and Nick Cagnetti (Pink Lemonade) debut the world's first intravenous video game system; underground radicals Jordan Thomas (Weird Work) and Shaky Kane (Bulletproof Coffin) surveil the suburbs for signs of covert infiltration; plus much, more from a startling cast of megawatt talents, including Phil Hester (Gotham City: Year One), David Lapham (Stray Bullets) and Maria Lapham force our collective psyche into unrecognizable new dimensions; award-winning and bestselling author Alex Segura (Secret Identity) and Zander Cannon (Kaijumax) embark on an intergalactic journey of revenge; François Vigneault (Titan) and Artyom Trakhanov (First Knife) deliver bleeding-edge technology to Paleolithic man; Dan McDaid (DEGA) takes weaponized incompetence to the next level; Connor Willumsen (Bradley Of Him) digs deep into our capacity for self-delusion—which doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
