Speculative Fiction Comics

I’m not much of a comics person - with the exception of Asterix & Obelix, thanks to my oldest brother, Tony - but I’ve recently been introduced to a few comics that are right up my alley. Speculative fiction comics. Can you say, "Cool!"?

We have Freefall, which starts with a wrecked spaceship, duct tape, and a robot. I think. Hey, cut me some slack - I’ve just started reading it! And I’m liking the humour.

Then there’s Skin Horse, which starts here. Genetically augmented lions, a sniper, and some kind of talking dog. The lion talks as well, of course. I mean, where would we be without a genetically mutated talking lion?

Gunnerkrig Court reminds me, initially, of the Adams Family. Except Gunnerkrig Court is a school and Antimony, who somehow acquired a second shadow, is our main character. Complete with schoolgirl uniform. And the shadow wants Antimony’s help to escape. And it goes on from there with a minotaur named Basil…

And then there’s Dicebox. Starts here. With a spacesport and spaceships, Jaffa freighters (how did the Jaffa get in here?), and two down-in-their-luck people.

And of course, Girl Genius - Adventure, Romance, and Mad Science (starts here). "Now, this isn’t a Heterodyne story like your mama tells you…"

Do you read speculative fiction comics? Other kinds of comics? Which are your favourites and why?

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