Jordan Thomas, Daniel Gete. Oni Press, (96p) ISBN: 9781637158074. Graphic Novel, read 23/04/25, eBook ★★★★☆

Skin Police Vol. 1: Crimes Against Nature

Set in a future of almost zero fertility, cloning, instability, and societal collapse.

Oh yes, the cloning…

It was thought that the cloning would help keep the world population stable and people thought it would be a joy to raise a little version of themselves, all really good ideas, though a bit vain.

But there was one major setback, three out of four clones would ‘pop’ and turn into hallucinating blood thirsty killers.

The United Nations of Europe, a one-party superstate with some nods toward the Mega Cities of the Dredd world, has come up with a solution, total eradication. But after societal upset and collapse with records going astray and a lot of the ‘Dupes’ being procured on the black market this is difficult.

In comes Eckis, a very Dredd-style character with his Andersen rookie along for the ride, and it is such a ride. Future tech, traitors, underground resistance, government conspiracies, and an enforcement agency with a shoot now… no questions later attitude.

The art style is nice and graphic with lots of reds and bright colours often at odds with the world we find ourselves in, the internal ‘thoughts’ of the dupes who pop are excellent and imaginative, there are a couple of subplots running through to humanize the main characters, and the ending of Volume 1 is a great reveal!

Another great offering from Oni Press and I’m looking forward to the rest of this coming out.

I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.