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Injection, Vol. 1

Injection, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2021-06-05 09:56:47
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Warren Ellis
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Summary

A few years ago， a public/private partnership between the British Government and a multinational company saw five clever people placed in university-owned offices and allowed to do whatever they liked。 It was called the Cultural Cross-Contamination Unit， and the idea was that it would hothouse new thinking and new patents。 Five actual geniuses， all probably crazy， very eccentric， put in one place and given carte blanche to think about ways to approach and change the future。 What Could Possibly Go Wrong？
They did A Crazy Thing， which was referred to as The Injection。 A mysterious Thing that they did in order to make the 21st Century better and stranger。 It got out。 It got loose into the fabric of the 21st Century， whatever it was， and now things are getting weird and ugly， faster and faster。
So a few years have passed。 They've all gone their separate ways， into separate "jobs" that allow them to follow and sometimes deal with the repercussions of The Injection。 We are in the period where the toxic load of The Injection is at such a level that events that are essentially paranormal in nature are coming faster and faster， headed towards a point where humanity won't easily be able to live on the planet any more。 Not a Singularity of glory， but an irretrievable constant blare of horror coming too thick and fast for anything to deal with。
From the creators of Moon Knight: From the Dead: the story of five mad geniuses trying to save us all from themselves。

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Reviews

Autumn ，

I'm not sure what to rate this。 It's an intriguing， though somewhat confusing first volume。 There were two different timelines going on and some scenes didn't seem to fully belong to either。 But the premise is really interesting and I'm defintely hooked for the rest of the series。 I'm not sure what to rate this。 It's an intriguing， though somewhat confusing first volume。 There were two different timelines going on and some scenes didn't seem to fully belong to either。 But the premise is really interesting and I'm defintely hooked for the rest of the series。 。。。more

Deane Hariss ，

Going in completely blind I quickly began to see the picture they were setting up and I loved it。 Reminds me a bit of Control and I’m a sucker for that type of stuff。

Adrian ，

It's in the blood and the gristle。 These are the veins and arteries of Britain。 You can't escape your genes， he thinks， any more than you can escape your own heart and vessels。 Just tend to them 。 Just listen to your pulse。 But don't mistake it for a drumbeat。 Don't march to it。When a spot an unknown Warren Ellis in a charity shop I snap it up。 You know you are going to get something fun and bizarre。 This is certainly no exception。Ellis manages to weave horror， fantasy， and science fiction， It's in the blood and the gristle。 These are the veins and arteries of Britain。 You can't escape your genes， he thinks， any more than you can escape your own heart and vessels。 Just tend to them 。 Just listen to your pulse。 But don't mistake it for a drumbeat。 Don't march to it。When a spot an unknown Warren Ellis in a charity shop I snap it up。 You know you are going to get something fun and bizarre。 This is certainly no exception。Ellis manages to weave horror， fantasy， and science fiction， with British mythology and history， and provides a dystopian look at where our future is heading。When five brilliant minds are brought together to model where humanities future is heading， they find that innovation and progress is going to flatline。 Rather than accepting this fate they decide produce a new form of artificial intelligence， the 'Injection' to work in the background of the internet。 It's purpose is to push humanity forward， to bring out opportunity for progress。 Unfortunately what they create causes so much more interference that they imagined， able to bend the laws of physics themselves。 Can the 'Injection' be stopped？Gripping， intriguing， and thoroughly fun。 5 stars！ 。。。more

Joshua Landeros ，

How does one even describe this book？ Innovative？ Strange？ Genre bending？ Cold and macabre？ Yet somehow still beautiful？ This story is all of those things and then some。 I picked it up randomly solely because I wanted to try more comics from a company other than DC and Marvel （Don't worry I've read and loved a lot of their stuff）。 This story is fresh， cryptic， and has the art， dialogue， and intriguing characters to make you want more。 Will you sometimes sit back and wonder what the hell is going How does one even describe this book？ Innovative？ Strange？ Genre bending？ Cold and macabre？ Yet somehow still beautiful？ This story is all of those things and then some。 I picked it up randomly solely because I wanted to try more comics from a company other than DC and Marvel （Don't worry I've read and loved a lot of their stuff）。 This story is fresh， cryptic， and has the art， dialogue， and intriguing characters to make you want more。 Will you sometimes sit back and wonder what the hell is going on？ Yes。 If that sort of thing bothers you， then is the read for you。 If you're like me， at the end of this bizarre book you'll only want more。 Now if you'll excuse me， I'm going to go add volume #2 to my cart。 。。。more

Danny Brown ，

I was still scratching my head by issue 2。 I'm sure there's something good in there but， i couldn't find it。 I was still scratching my head by issue 2。 I'm sure there's something good in there but， i couldn't find it。 。。。more

Danni ，

Meh

Ondine ，

I'm intrigued by the merger of the supernatural and technological， but I didn't get a good feel for how the characters relate to one another， their interactions felt flat。 Curious to see where it goes though。 I'm intrigued by the merger of the supernatural and technological， but I didn't get a good feel for how the characters relate to one another， their interactions felt flat。 Curious to see where it goes though。 。。。more

Jason ，

Excellent book

Bill Coffin ，

Ugh。 Whatever， Warren。

Bonnie ，

A very compelling read！ I was a bit confused with what was going on but the characters and story kept me wanting to find out more！ The story reminded me a bit of the X-Files and of the BPRD！ I definitely want to read the next one！

Josh ，

Creativity such as what is in found here is so rare。 I find the writing to be a little less than pitch perfect （still very good） and the art serviceable。 It is the story’s concept that truly shines。

Georgia ，

what the fuck10/10

Arrianne ，

I really liked this， and will definitely be reading more of the series。 So far， it seems that there's been an experiment by a now fractured group which has altered the state of reality， and it's all gone a bit wrong。 The art is wonderful and I am very intrigued to see where this goes。 I really liked this， and will definitely be reading more of the series。 So far， it seems that there's been an experiment by a now fractured group which has altered the state of reality， and it's all gone a bit wrong。 The art is wonderful and I am very intrigued to see where this goes。 。。。more

Maureen ，

This was recommended to me by Hannah （snow white reader） and I really enjoyed it！ This was such an interesting and unique story and I can't wait to read the other volumes！ This was recommended to me by Hannah （snow white reader） and I really enjoyed it！ This was such an interesting and unique story and I can't wait to read the other volumes！ 。。。more

Anne-Marie ，

Solid first volume and an interesting mix of genres and storylines。 Great art。 I'd borrow the second one from the library （like the first）。 3/5 purple hippo bath bombs Solid first volume and an interesting mix of genres and storylines。 Great art。 I'd borrow the second one from the library （like the first）。 3/5 purple hippo bath bombs 。。。more

Joel Rivera ，

El señor Ellis dándome de nuevo un tipo de historia que no busco: una ciencia ficción demasiaso técnica con personajes hiperácidos; pero que generalmente me saca de mi zona de confort。Las cosas que sí admiro de él son su crítica social y cómo entreje sus historias， además de que constantemente hace "homenajes" a la cultura pop de forma muy retorcida y compleja。 Este cómic mezcla el sci-fi con la fantasía。 El señor Ellis dándome de nuevo un tipo de historia que no busco: una ciencia ficción demasiaso técnica con personajes hiperácidos; pero que generalmente me saca de mi zona de confort。Las cosas que sí admiro de él son su crítica social y cómo entreje sus historias， además de que constantemente hace "homenajes" a la cultura pop de forma muy retorcida y compleja。 Este cómic mezcla el sci-fi con la fantasía。 。。。more

BobFish ，

rhymes with inception

Alyssa （Intotheheartwyld） ，

DNFBy the 50th page I had no idea what was going on， who anyone was or what the point of the story was。 It started to feel like a chore with no end in sight and ultimately had no drive to continue reading。

Suzanne Rooyen ，

I really enjoyed this。 Loved how sinister and ominous the set-up is and the connection to folklore is just the cherry on top。

Andy Hickman ，

INJECTION Volume 1Crazy cool。 Really impressed with this new world created by Ellis & team ****Injection #1“’Sawlung’。 It means ‘giving up the ghost。’ …“I want a sandwich。” – Professor Maria Kilbride。Injection #2“So。 Nobody should go in there at all ever。” – Professor Maria Kilbride。Injection #3“。。 apparently only men are allowed to be tortured geniuses and haunted souls and romantically doomed！” – Professor Maria Kilbride。Injection #4“A huge part of human history is about us just trying to surv INJECTION Volume 1Crazy cool。 Really impressed with this new world created by Ellis & team ****Injection #1“’Sawlung’。 It means ‘giving up the ghost。’ …“I want a sandwich。” – Professor Maria Kilbride。Injection #2“So。 Nobody should go in there at all ever。” – Professor Maria Kilbride。Injection #3“。。 apparently only men are allowed to be tortured geniuses and haunted souls and romantically doomed！” – Professor Maria Kilbride。Injection #4“A huge part of human history is about us just trying to survive the speed of nature。” - Robin。Injection #5“This is only going to get worse。” – M。K。…。 。。。more

Missy （myweereads） ，

“Take control of your world。”Injection by Warren Ellis gathers five unique people to group together and think about the future。 Humanity， as it seems， is declining and it’s up to this group to come up with a solution for the future。 They put together The Injection， made of folklore， a Thing to alter our reality however since its inception there are problems with The Injection taking over bringing forth unimaginable creatures of Magik and legend。I was sold on the idea of this graphic novel and do “Take control of your world。”Injection by Warren Ellis gathers five unique people to group together and think about the future。 Humanity， as it seems， is declining and it’s up to this group to come up with a solution for the future。 They put together The Injection， made of folklore， a Thing to alter our reality however since its inception there are problems with The Injection taking over bringing forth unimaginable creatures of Magik and legend。I was sold on the idea of this graphic novel and dove straight into it。 It picks up at a point in the future where the group which consists of a wizard are trying to fix the “leak” of these creatures which are appearing and causing problems for the future。It does sound a little confusing and there is a lot to take in but once you get going the story begins to take a dark shape。 The group consists of characters that will feel familiar like a detective， a wizard and a seer。 The entity or Magik which was born of folklore is disturbing and it translates through the gory illustrations which are a sight to be seen。An interesting take on a story which I look forward to seeing how it develops。 。。。more

Christa ，

Read for comic book club。 Set in our world。 Introduced a diverse cast， so it was easy to tell them apart。 A lot of mystery/backstory needs to be included to understand the reason。

Will ，

Superb。 Brilliant work by Ellis。 Brilliant mixing of magic， cyberpunk， mythos， social commentary。 Part LXG， part promethea， part Cumberbach's Sherlock。 I wish he had finished the series。 Be warned， it stops after the third book。 I got hooked and then dropped。 Still totally worth it。 Superb。 Brilliant work by Ellis。 Brilliant mixing of magic， cyberpunk， mythos， social commentary。 Part LXG， part promethea， part Cumberbach's Sherlock。 I wish he had finished the series。 Be warned， it stops after the third book。 I got hooked and then dropped。 Still totally worth it。 。。。more

Sam ，

Definitely cool idea to mix old English folklore with future-tech！Team is pleasantly diverse in their skills， story telling and backgrounds。Graphic is beautiful！It's a fast paced storytelling Definitely cool idea to mix old English folklore with future-tech！Team is pleasantly diverse in their skills， story telling and backgrounds。Graphic is beautiful！It's a fast paced storytelling 。。。more

Vincent ，

A non-parallel graphic novel that was convoluted at times。 I can't recall why this was recommended to me， but it didn't jive with me as the development was hard to follow。 A non-parallel graphic novel that was convoluted at times。 I can't recall why this was recommended to me， but it didn't jive with me as the development was hard to follow。 。。。more

Matt Maielli ，

I predict that I'm gonna like Warren Ellis， but the structure of this makes it so that you deliberately have no idea what's going on until the last quarter。 cool idea though I predict that I'm gonna like Warren Ellis， but the structure of this makes it so that you deliberately have no idea what's going on until the last quarter。 cool idea though 。。。more

Dasha Brotherton ，

I liked the premise， but I didn’t like how obtuse this was。 Why do we have to wait until the very last chapter just to get a concrete explanation of what is going on？

Dan DalMonte ，

This is a very interesting beginning to the series。 It has a very weird and eerie feel。 This group of five scientists has introduced this new non-biological consciousness into the fabric of the universe called the Injection。 It's purpose was to increase innovation so that the 21st century is not stagnant。 But it introduces all these paranormal phenomena。 This is a very interesting beginning to the series。 It has a very weird and eerie feel。 This group of five scientists has introduced this new non-biological consciousness into the fabric of the universe called the Injection。 It's purpose was to increase innovation so that the 21st century is not stagnant。 But it introduces all these paranormal phenomena。 。。。more

Paul Swanson ，

X-files techno-horror-thriller with humor in all the right places。"Best case scenario is that this is an incursion from deep history or another strata of spacetime or a previously mysterious terrestrial life-form that we once believed to be folklore。 That sounds insane and impossible doesn't it？ Of course it does。 I know what I just said。 That's the BEST case。"Drops you into a mysterious premise and slowly lets the pieces come together。A labor of love。Warren is killing it。 Again。 The drawing fro X-files techno-horror-thriller with humor in all the right places。"Best case scenario is that this is an incursion from deep history or another strata of spacetime or a previously mysterious terrestrial life-form that we once believed to be folklore。 That sounds insane and impossible doesn't it？ Of course it does。 I know what I just said。 That's the BEST case。"Drops you into a mysterious premise and slowly lets the pieces come together。A labor of love。Warren is killing it。 Again。 The drawing from Declan Shalvey is masterful and full of thought。 Savor each page。 Notice the thoughtful framing， symmetry， and allusions to previous frames。 Jordie Bellaire's coloring enriches it all。 Seeing her work on this and Pretty Deadly shows an impressive range of talent and a tasteful eye。 。。。more

Dimitar Ivanov ，

"You have skills like no other， cunning-man。 Why does the Ministry of Time and Measurement want you to work for them？ And what could you achieve on your own instead？ You made the Injection live by infusing it with something from the Other World。 But now you shun the Other World。 Your avoid your fellows。 You try to forget yourself。 You hold that working for the rulers is the same as working at all。 I was happiest when I was working for myself。 Setting my own goals。 Improving my own skills。 Decid "You have skills like no other， cunning-man。 Why does the Ministry of Time and Measurement want you to work for them？ And what could you achieve on your own instead？ You made the Injection live by infusing it with something from the Other World。 But now you shun the Other World。 Your avoid your fellows。 You try to forget yourself。 You hold that working for the rulers is the same as working at all。 I was happiest when I was working for myself。 Setting my own goals。 Improving my own skills。 Decide what you want， cunning-man。 And do it on your own。 When you are a smith or a cunning-man nothing matters more than the art。 Take control of your world。 " Funny， complex， intellectually stimulating， Injection is a mind-boggling science-fiction mystery tale of artificial intelligence， espionage， and come-to-life-mythological-folkore， that feels like a Nolan/Fincher movie， and is one of the best comics I've read this year。 Robin's just the perfect mix of John Constantine and Rust Cohle that I was unaware I wanted。 Definitely excited to see how this one will wrap up。。 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Injection, Vol. 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

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