Calexit (comic)
| Calexit | |
|---|---|
Calexit #1 (Fifth Printing) cover by Amancay Nahuelpan | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Black Mask Studios |
| Schedule | irregular |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | July 2017–present |
| No. of issues | 11 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Matteo Pizzolo |
| Artist(s) | Amancay Nahuelpan, Carlos Granda, Butch Mapa, Elisa Pocetta, Winston Smith, Ashley A. Woods, Ben Templesmith, Maria Llovet, Tyler Boss, Soo Lee, Skylar Patridge, Alexis Ziritt, Tim Smith 3, Robert Anthony Jr, Richard Nisa, Luana Vecchio, Creees Lee, Sunando, Emily Pearson, Duski Loveless |
| Penciller(s) | Amancay Nahuelpan, Carlos Granda, Butch Mapa, Elisa Pocetta |
| Letterer(s) | Jim Campbell, DC Hopkins |
| Colorist(s) | Tyler Boss, James Offredi, Elisa Pocetta, Brad Simpson, Lauren Affe |
| Collected editions | |
| Calexit vol. 1 | ISBN 978-1628751819 |
Calexit is a speculative fiction comic book written by Matteo Pizzolo, illustrated by Amancay Nahuelpan, Carlos Granda, Butch Mapa, and Elisa Pocetta, and published by Black Mask Studios.
The book has been called "prescient" and "all-too-topical" as if "Matt Pizzolo has some kind of crystal ball for this thing."
According to Entertainment Weekly, the comic book was initially created prior to the 2016 United States presidential election and before the term Calexit was adopted by the Yes California initiative, explaining that the story was actually inspired by the California droughts. Pizzolo said "The thought of having to rely on the federal government for something like water was scary... To my mind, the comic isn't about secession or attacking the government, it's about people learning to take care of one another at a time when it feels like we're all slipping apart." CNN reported that Pizzolo based the comic book title off of Brexit.
The comic has been cited as "seemingly ripped-from-the-headlines" and predicting events, such as in The Battle of San Onofre (2025), which "tells the story of friends radicalized by a DHS raid at their workplace, and though seemingly ripped from today's headlines, the story was written last year before the current wave of deportations."