Description
In Denver, one man fights against all odds to get back the woman he loves, set in a not-too-distant dystopian future.
A gripping, self-contained adult sci-fi thriller from Jimmy Palmiotti (Pop Kill, Punisher, Harley Quinn), Justin Gray (Jonah Hex, Hawkman), and illustrator Pier Brito (Harley Quinn/Gossamer, The Jetsons), packed with tension, worldbuilding, and sharp social commentary. Perfect for fans of dystopian futures and grounded, sexy, character-driven action.
In a near-future world swallowed by rising oceans, the city of Denver survives as one of humanity’s last tightly regulated safe zones. Every resource is rationed. Every meal is counted. Every citizen is tracked. Population limits are enforced with absolute precision, and the rules that keep Denver alive leave no room for compassion.
For Max Flynn, enforcing those rules is more than a job; it’s the pressure cooker that defines his life. As a veteran border patrol officer, Max works the surrounding waters at the edge of the city and its checkpoints that control Denver’s fragile ecosystem. At home, he struggles to care for his wife and daughter under the city’s unforgiving restrictions.
But when his wife is suddenly kidnapped, Max’s world detonates. A mysterious enemy contacts him with a brutal ultimatum: turn against Denver from the inside… or never see her alive again.
Forced into an impossible corner, Max pulls together a trusted crew of border patrol agents and plunges into a dangerous hunt through the city’s underbelly. As they chase shadows and unravel a conspiracy buried deep within Denver’s leadership, Max discovers truths that challenge everything the city claims to protect. What begins as blackmail becomes a personal war, one that could expose the cracks in Denver’s carefully maintained order and ignite a reckoning that threatens the future of the last safe city on Earth.
About the Author
Jimmy Palmiotti is a powerhouse American comic book writer, screenwriter, and award‑winning character creator whose fearless storytelling has helped redefine modern Marvel and DC. A driving force behind Event Comics, Black Bull Entertainment, Marvel Knights, and his current company Paperfilms—co‑founded with his partner Amanda Conner—Palmiotti has left an unmistakable mark on titles like Painkiller Jane, Daredevil, Harley Quinn, and Jonah Hex. He currently can be seen on Deadly Tales of the Gunslinger, Punisher, and Pop Kill for Mad Cave Studios. His creations continue to leap into feature films, television, animation, and video games, cementing him as a major industry architect.
Justin Gray is a comics writer and creator whose work spans DC Comics, Marvel, film, animation, and video games, with over 600 published comic credits. He’s best known for his work on Jonah Hex and writing characters including Batman, the Fantastic Four, and Power Girl. His work has also been adapted to film, including Random Acts of Violence. Alongside his mainstream work, he creates original titles such as Blue Geisha, Voltessa, and I Eat Monsters, blending crime, horror, and pulp storytelling focused on character.
Pier Brito has been drawing comics for a disturbingly long time. He got his start in the early 90s as an inker for Marvel and DC (Daredevil, Sabretooth and Mystique, Alpha Flight, Lobo, and other titles). Then came various comics and publishing endeavors for European and South American markets, most notably Logout (2016, Norma Editorial, a 120-page sci-fi graphic novel with Spanish writer Sergi Puertas). A chance encounter at a comic convention started an ongoing spree of projects with Jimmy Palmiotti: The Jetsons mini-series, a Harley Quinn/Gossamer one-shot, along with Denver and Fantasima for Palmiotti’s own Paperfilms. He is currently working on a new book with Jimmy and painstakingly trying to finish a book of short stories. He lives in the Netherlands with his wife, his daughter, and a couple of cats.
