The Department of Truth, Vol 1: The End of the World
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Summary
COLE TURNER has studied conspiracy theories all his life， but he isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true， from the JFK Assassination to Flat Earth Theory and Reptilian Shapeshifters。 One organization has been covering them up for generations。 What is the deep， dark secret behind the Department of Truth？
From bestselling writer JAMES TYNION IV （BATMAN， SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN） and breakout artist MARTIN SIMMONDS （DYING IS EASY）！
Collects DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #1-5
From bestselling writer JAMES TYNION IV （BATMAN， SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN） and breakout artist MARTIN SIMMONDS （DYING IS EASY）！
Collects DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #1-5
Reviews
Kara
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Well that was an unsettling read！ Took me a couple hours to read through it but will be stuck in my head， overthinking， for far longer。 Definitely a mind-f*ck， but in the best way。 Great graphics， design， lettering， and stories。 Ready for volume 2。
Donna
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Cole is recruited into an agency that tries to prevent conspiracy theories from becoming truth。Imagine that you could get a ton of people to believe that the earth was flat - and then it would indeed be/become/always have been flat。 That's an intriguing idea and enough to get me to read the second volume of this series when it comes out。 Right now， it's all set up and hand-waving so I can't tell how well it will pan out。 I actively dislike the art style; it's way too Bill Sienkiewicz for me。 I l Cole is recruited into an agency that tries to prevent conspiracy theories from becoming truth。Imagine that you could get a ton of people to believe that the earth was flat - and then it would indeed be/become/always have been flat。 That's an intriguing idea and enough to get me to read the second volume of this series when it comes out。 Right now， it's all set up and hand-waving so I can't tell how well it will pan out。 I actively dislike the art style; it's way too Bill Sienkiewicz for me。 I like to be able to tell what I'm looking at。 。。。more
tammy ⁎⁺˳✧༚
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i’m HOOKED — so glad i randomly found this on hoopla lolthe art style is absolutely amazing， and it’s extremely relevant to our current state of america culture & politics。 great comic collection， excited to read more！
Daniel Hale
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I knew this one would hit me。 I just didn't know how hard。 I knew this one would hit me。 I just didn't know how hard。 。。。more
Aron
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4。25 Stars。 Really good， genuinely scary & disturbing in a fun and entertaining way。 Looking forward to more of this series。
B。
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The art is amazing！ 5 solid stars for the art。 The story is。。。fine。 I'm interested， I'm in， I'm willing to go farther。 It's just rather convoluted。 And that's probably the point。 The art is amazing！ 5 solid stars for the art。 The story is。。。fine。 I'm interested， I'm in， I'm willing to go farther。 It's just rather convoluted。 And that's probably the point。 。。。more
Poetniknowit
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Very weird， fucked up， and awesome new series to follow！The perfect blend of conspiracy， horror， excellently creepy art and inking， and leads you down a rabbit hole of What-the-Fuckery！
Sarah T。
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Dang！ It took a bit for my brain to catch up with the chaotic artwork but I eventually got used to it。 I LOVE this twisted story and can't wait for Vol。 2。 Dang！ It took a bit for my brain to catch up with the chaotic artwork but I eventually got used to it。 I LOVE this twisted story and can't wait for Vol。 2。 。。。more
Deane Hariss
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Going in blind I was blown away。 I fell in love hard with this story and concept
Angela
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Fascinating and timely trip through the possibilities of the mind。 The question of what the role of truth is explored in this creative alternate reality。
Wayong
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The Dept。 of Truth starts out promising， with agents （“Men in Black”？ “Special Ops”？ Mulder /Scully FBI dept？） questioning & punishing the main character of the story。Initially， the novel was intriguing & felt fresh compared to other related books， especially compared others in the same sub-genera。 The artwork is reminiscent of late ‘80s to Mid ‘90s a la Seinkowitz & David Mack， but while their art sings & are fibrant， TDoT’s art gets muddier。 The men in the book are hard to discern at times。Plu The Dept。 of Truth starts out promising， with agents （“Men in Black”？ “Special Ops”？ Mulder /Scully FBI dept？） questioning & punishing the main character of the story。Initially， the novel was intriguing & felt fresh compared to other related books， especially compared others in the same sub-genera。 The artwork is reminiscent of late ‘80s to Mid ‘90s a la Seinkowitz & David Mack， but while their art sings & are fibrant， TDoT’s art gets muddier。 The men in the book are hard to discern at times。Plus ， the book goes downhill for the last 3rd of the G。n。 The plot goes down the rabbit-hole & is confusing to the reader。I’m not certain what exactly occurred at the end， nor can I figure out how they can continue the plot for second collected editions， considering the end。Such a shame as typically I love Tynian’s writing。 As it stands， it looks like a tin-foil hat Q-ANON character who recruits & pedals Pizza-Gate & Flat Earthers。 🥱🥲 And can legitimately think that Tynian is supporting this way of thinking。At best， I rated the book 1。5 out of 5 & rounded up as 2 as the first 3rd book well done。Read Gideon Falls; Y， The Last Man; Umbrella Academy or watch Under the Dome （Stephen King）; Castle Rock; watch/read The Leftovers; Dirk Gently （most recent TV adaptation）; 12 Monkeys; Men in Black & Brazil instead of reading Dept。 of Truth。 The prior books & shows/movies do conspiracy theories & speculative fiction correctly。 。。。more
Chris Grosvenor
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Just amazing - perfect synergy of writing and artwork。
Justin Nelson
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Ooooo。。。this was good。 A very solid start to an intriguing series！ Tynion plays with paranoia and truth very effectively here。 Our current world populated with conspiracy theories and crackpot pontificators takes center stage here as we see two sides of "truth" pitted against each other。 This is one of those tales in which no one appears to be "good" or a hero， but the gray zone of motivations feeds the paranoia theme and works so well。 No conspiracy theory is safe here， but it doesn't feel over Ooooo。。。this was good。 A very solid start to an intriguing series！ Tynion plays with paranoia and truth very effectively here。 Our current world populated with conspiracy theories and crackpot pontificators takes center stage here as we see two sides of "truth" pitted against each other。 This is one of those tales in which no one appears to be "good" or a hero， but the gray zone of motivations feeds the paranoia theme and works so well。 No conspiracy theory is safe here， but it doesn't feel overstuffed at all。 Simmonds' art is a great fit here。 Very moody and menacing。 Dark colors and sketchy， unfinished feels to the layouts up the creep factor。 In fact， my only two criticisms would be that the horror elements of the plot could be played up more to create a greater sense of unease。 Also， you can tell this is a first arc， so the ending leaves you wanting more。 But， in a good way， as in I cannot wait to get Volume 2 or perhaps even add this as a monthly pull to my floppy copy comic reading。 If you like dark， cerebral， paranoiac， X-Filesesque creepy thriller， check this out。 。。。more
Martijn Van
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The X-Files 2。0 spiced up with some true post 2020 madness。
Simon Fletcher
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This is plain tin foil hat brigade bonkers but strangely compelling
Pete Krolczyk
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Like conspiracy theories？ Read this TPB。 Great stuff from Tynion， Simmonds and Bidikar。
Tolendi Kaken
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рисовка огонь
Javier Lanz
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Gran comienzo。 Un planteamiento interesante -aunque no estrictamente novedoso， ya que se anticipa por Gaiman y Moore en American Gods y en Promethea， respectivamente- y brillantemente adaptado al ámbito de las conspiraciones。 El dibujo de Simmonds resulta inquietante y nebuloso， acompañando perfectamente a la trama。 Queda por ver -como ocurre siempre， por otro lado- si el desarrollo posterior de la serie conseguirá mantener la misma tensión e interés y si los meandros de la historia no la termin Gran comienzo。 Un planteamiento interesante -aunque no estrictamente novedoso， ya que se anticipa por Gaiman y Moore en American Gods y en Promethea， respectivamente- y brillantemente adaptado al ámbito de las conspiraciones。 El dibujo de Simmonds resulta inquietante y nebuloso， acompañando perfectamente a la trama。 Queda por ver -como ocurre siempre， por otro lado- si el desarrollo posterior de la serie conseguirá mantener la misma tensión e interés y si los meandros de la historia no la terminan volviendo ininteligible。 。。。more
Creative Warrior
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The immense talent shown on your works of art deserves more attention。 What about publishing your other works at N0velStar？
VL
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Just not my type of book
Adam
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Absolutely love this series。 The art and story are incredible。
Paul
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Dark and interesting premise。 Artwork fits the plot really well
Taiylor Mundy
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Oh this is a fascinating comic。 Absolutely had me hooked from issue 1。
Jared Rempel
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The story here is a 4。 However， the art is so incredible I cannot stop looking at it。
Robert Lee
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Like a lie that is repeated often enough， people will believe it， The Department of Truth postulates that the more people that believe a conspiracy theory， it becomes real。 In the age of Q'Anon， James Tynion weaves just such a disturbing idea。 This first volume covers the first 5 issues of the ongoing series and it lays the groundwork for the reason the Department of Truth exists。 Caught up in it is new recruit， Cole Turner， who has studied conspiracy theories all his life。 And he discovers that Like a lie that is repeated often enough， people will believe it， The Department of Truth postulates that the more people that believe a conspiracy theory， it becomes real。 In the age of Q'Anon， James Tynion weaves just such a disturbing idea。 This first volume covers the first 5 issues of the ongoing series and it lays the groundwork for the reason the Department of Truth exists。 Caught up in it is new recruit， Cole Turner， who has studied conspiracy theories all his life。 And he discovers that all conspiracies are true once enough people believe it。 And it is the Department's job to stop that from happening before it does。 These early issues are very intriguing and in many ways unsettling。 The art by Martin Simmonds takes some getting used to。 And then it occurred to me that it is heavily influenced by late 80s Bill Sienkiewicz。 The layout may be hard to follow as some of the dialog is meant to flow across a splash spread， but it isn't always obvious。 So that does take some getting used to。 But overall it is very good foundation for more to come。 。。。more
Wakizashi
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Do you believe that the Earth is flat？ If enough people believe it， then it could become true。 Lee Harvey Oswald points this out in the first issue of this collection。 Is he running the Department of Truth？ Or is he trying to take it down？ And what the heck has Alex Jones got to do with it all？ If you are not careful he may just "eat your ass"！ This was a fun read which pretends to take itself more seriously than it does。 Or does it？ By hiding it all in plain sight， is James Tynion exposing the Do you believe that the Earth is flat？ If enough people believe it， then it could become true。 Lee Harvey Oswald points this out in the first issue of this collection。 Is he running the Department of Truth？ Or is he trying to take it down？ And what the heck has Alex Jones got to do with it all？ If you are not careful he may just "eat your ass"！ This was a fun read which pretends to take itself more seriously than it does。 Or does it？ By hiding it all in plain sight， is James Tynion exposing the "truth"？ Or should that be the TRUTH（c）？ "I want to believe！" If only it all wasn't so unbelievable。The art is very atmospheric and reminds me of Bill Sienkiewicz: dark， scratchy and creepy。 If you are looking for something a bit different， this could be for you。 。。。more
J。R。
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Holy cow， that was a mind trip！
Mark Dunn
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Truth is nothing arrived at by consensus， it's not the property of one political party or the other。 Jesus said "I am the way the truth and life no man comes to the Father but by me。" Truth is nothing arrived at by consensus， it's not the property of one political party or the other。 Jesus said "I am the way the truth and life no man comes to the Father but by me。" 。。。more
Jared
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Conspiracy theory， past and present， deftly woven into a terrifying， shifting tale of a malleable consensus reality， with art and lettering that serve the story superbly， keeping you off balance and on edge。 This comes along at just the right time， when many days it feels like if we don't clap enough for our Tinkerbell of a world it will turn into a total hellscape。 Conspiracy theory， past and present， deftly woven into a terrifying， shifting tale of a malleable consensus reality， with art and lettering that serve the story superbly， keeping you off balance and on edge。 This comes along at just the right time， when many days it feels like if we don't clap enough for our Tinkerbell of a world it will turn into a total hellscape。 。。。more
Zach Freeman
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