Before we wrap up the rest of the variant covers, here’s the official description for the series.
“In CALEXIT, the citizens of California will struggle to seize power back from an autocratic government. The ongoing series tells the story of Jamil, a 25-year old courier (aka smuggler), and Zora, a 27-year old leader in the Pacific Coast Sister Cities Resistance, who escape together from a prison camp in Occupied Los Angeles, where martial law has been in place for the past year — ever since America’s demagogue President signed an executive order to deport all immigrants, and California responded by proclaiming itself a Sanctuary State. Each issue of CALEXIT will also include non-fiction material about local sustainability and grassroots campaigning for 2018 elections.”
Illustration by Maria Llovet
Illustration by Amancay Nahuelpan
Illustration by Amancay Nahuelpan
Illustration by Amancay Nahuelpan
Illustration by Ben Templesmith
Triptych of interior art by Amancay Nahuelpan
Series writer Matteo Pizzolo and artist Amancay Nahuelpan will be going on a Calexit: Change The World Tour of comic stores to promote the book. In a statement, Pizzolo said “Given the level of conversation we expect around Calexit, it made sense to debut the series timed to San Diego Comic Con. Our intention is to spark a dialogue with fans, press and retailers about what’s happening, both in the real world and in the fictional world of Calexit. There’s no better way to do that then hit the road on the Calexit: Comics Change The World Tour signing tour.”
Here’s a list of the comic book stores that will host the first wave of the your with Pizzolo and Nahuelpan, as well as other Black Mask Studios talent.
•Southern California Comics, San Diego
•Comickaze, San Diego
•Alakazam Comics, Irvine
•POP Comics, Anaheim
•Pulp Fiction Comics, Long Beach Pulp Fiction Comics, Culver City
•4 Color Fantasies, Rancho Cucamonga
•A Shop Called Quest, Claremont
•A Shop Called Quest, Downtown LA
•A Shop Called Quest, Redding
•Njoy Comics & Games, Northridge
•Golden Apple Comics, Hollywood
•Meltdown Comics, West Hollywood
•Hypno Comics, Ventura
•Comics Conspiracy, Sunnyvale
•Comix Experience, San Francisco
•Mission: Comics & Art, San Francisco
•Escapist Comics, Berkeley
•Cape & Cowl, Oakland
•Brian’s Comics, Petaluma
•Comics Factory in Pasadena
Black Mask Studios notes that the second wave of the tour will begin this summer with signings in Tijuana, Oregon, and Washington State. The third wave will be “a Red State Tour” this fall.
Calexit # 1 will be released on Wednesday, July 12.
