lauren_endnotes's review
4.0
What if a fascist, autocratic President took over the United States? and what if California seceded from the United States as a sanctuary state?
CALEXIT imagines this scenario, (and a few others along the way) in this dystopian comic series by indie publishers Black Mask Studios.
It is a gritty series, but one that also has some hope - each issue includes 2-3 interviews at the end with activists, and organizers who are doing amazing work.
CALEXIT imagines this scenario, (and a few others along the way) in this dystopian comic series by indie publishers Black Mask Studios.
It is a gritty series, but one that also has some hope - each issue includes 2-3 interviews at the end with activists, and organizers who are doing amazing work.
verumsolum's review
3.0
Another complicated-to-review #1 here. I don't have any real problems with the comic itself, but… it didn't make me glad to have read it. I don't feel like I enjoyed myself or learned anything. It was just a story, and it was more depressing than anything else, at least in this first issue. If I saw the trade in a library, I would probably borrow and read it, but some parts of it hit too close to home for reading in Trump's America. And maybe that's it: too much about today's world distracts me from the story that Calexit is telling. But I'm still not paying money to read the rest of it.
lesley's review
3.0
As a California girl I was always intrigued by the idea of California or the west coast separating from the US. Calexit takes that not at all new idea and creates a prescient story of a scary Trump with climate immigration and opioid issues galore. Compiled as half graphic novel and half interviews with activists I found all parts interesting and will certainly read the next volume.
jameseckman's review
3.0
What if California refused to obey a really horrible presidential executive order? Too close to reality for comfort. Decent story and art but very dark. The added interviews in back with modern day activists were OK, but not standouts, you can read a couple at http://calexitcomic.com/ .
theromanticace's review
4.0
This is really more of a 3.5 stars for me. I love the idea behind this book, and the illustrations are gorgeous, but the ending was v abrupt and I can’t tell if this story continues in any iteration. Also I felt that some of the world-building was lacking. Overall, this was a good book and I hope the story continues because there are some characters that I’ve grown invested in.
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