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
Davie Green
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I really enjoy Tynion’s work and he seems like a lovely guy on twitter too。 His MEMETIC and COGNETIC have especially stuck in my mind since reading him so I’ll always try out his new work。With TDOT， the conspiracy theories angle was definitely a draw but I wasn’t too enthused by the route it took。 There’s some stuff that felt a bit。。。wrong or on the nose that didn’t sit right with me but I will follow to see where it goes。
Brandon
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I don't think a book has stuck with me as long as this has。 I am not sure if it is my paranoia or what but it really stayed with me。 I don't think a book has stuck with me as long as this has。 I am not sure if it is my paranoia or what but it really stayed with me。 。。。more
Steve Long
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I wanted to read this because I enjoy the hell out of Tynion’swork on Batman。 Well， this is a far cry from his Batman stuff but it cements the fact that Tynion is a great writer。 This one started out strong and then got， I dunno， weird I guess。 It became kind of hard to follow for a while。 However， the last issue got the story back on track for me and left the story on a bit of a cliffhanger。 Will I read more of this book？ Absolutely。 Will I continue reading this story right away？ Not likely。 I’ I wanted to read this because I enjoy the hell out of Tynion’swork on Batman。 Well， this is a far cry from his Batman stuff but it cements the fact that Tynion is a great writer。 This one started out strong and then got， I dunno， weird I guess。 It became kind of hard to follow for a while。 However， the last issue got the story back on track for me and left the story on a bit of a cliffhanger。 Will I read more of this book？ Absolutely。 Will I continue reading this story right away？ Not likely。 I’ve got a long list of other stuff to read so this one is going to go on the back burner so I can give my brain a little rest。 。。。more
The_J
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As Pilate said: "What is truth？" I am not sure that you will find any here， even despite some interesting visual stylistic choices。 As Pilate said: "What is truth？" I am not sure that you will find any here， even despite some interesting visual stylistic choices。 。。。more
Christopher Hudson Jr。
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This was the first graphic novel I instantly loved。 The art， the writing， the social commentary; all amazing。
Mike Jorgensen
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I still don't know where I land on this book。 I read it quickly and was enjoying myself， but it is difficult to follow。 The difficulty is by design。 The art lends itself to the message and the dystopian vibe。 The rules of the universe （sci/fi or fantasy） are unclear to me even after reading the first volume， so I'm hoping that is something that gets cleared up。The "big twist" in this one isn't all that surprising。 I get a little nervous when Tynion is toying with actual conspiracy theories， ridi I still don't know where I land on this book。 I read it quickly and was enjoying myself， but it is difficult to follow。 The difficulty is by design。 The art lends itself to the message and the dystopian vibe。 The rules of the universe （sci/fi or fantasy） are unclear to me even after reading the first volume， so I'm hoping that is something that gets cleared up。The "big twist" in this one isn't all that surprising。 I get a little nervous when Tynion is toying with actual conspiracy theories， ridicule them， then call into question the organization that ridicules them。 But I suppose art takes risks and so far Tynion has proven himself to be a gifted artist。 。。。more
Yumi
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Your story deserves a lot of audience; you can publish it on Novel Star Mobile App。
Beattie
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I’m calling it right now， this will be the best comic I read this year。 The creativity of the story is astounding， and the art is haunting and beautiful。 This will easily become a monthly read instead of a waiting for the trade to come out。
James
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What an F'ing mindbender。 I am totally hooked。 Crazy good artwork。 What an F'ing mindbender。 I am totally hooked。 Crazy good artwork。 。。。more
Jacob Snider
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The story of this one was really good， but I hated the art。
Nancy
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This review can also be found on my blog: https://graphicnovelty2。com/2021/04/0。。。The world is flat。 The moon landing was faked。 Reptilian Illuminati rule the world。 Most people don’t believe these wild conspiracy theories， but what if they became real because collective belief could turn these theories into reality？ That’s where the secret Department of Truth steps in。Cole Turner， an FBI teacher who teaches about conspiracy theories at Quantico， is attending a Flat Earth conference when he is c This review can also be found on my blog: https://graphicnovelty2。com/2021/04/0。。。The world is flat。 The moon landing was faked。 Reptilian Illuminati rule the world。 Most people don’t believe these wild conspiracy theories， but what if they became real because collective belief could turn these theories into reality？ That’s where the secret Department of Truth steps in。Cole Turner， an FBI teacher who teaches about conspiracy theories at Quantico， is attending a Flat Earth conference when he is convinced to get into a plane that takes him and flat earth believers to the end of the world where he sees that， indeed， the world is flat。 Astounded by this， he disembarks with the others just to have everyone gunned down but him。 He is taken to a bunker where he is interrogated about what he saw。 There is some insightful conversation about why wild theories take hold， often it is about a loss of control in someone’s life， and the wish for them to come up with explanations that make them feel important and justified。 The director （whose name will be familiar to you） reveals he and the other agents are from the Department of Truth and recruit him to to their organization。But the secrets go deeper than keeping fringe theories from becoming fact。 Since outcomes can branch off into many different scenarios， agents need to make split-second decisions that don’t always tidy up neatly。 A heartbreaking example is shown of a single mother whose child was killed in a school shooting， who begins to doubt her reality when she goes down the rabbit hole of internet rantings。 She begins to believe her son was part of a “crisis-actors” set up， and he is being held hostage by shadowy officials。 More theories are brought up- what if modern day presidents have been puppets with their lives manipulated- including the Bushes， Clinton， Obama and Trump， all for some grand scheme？The artwork is sketchy， abstract， and frankly， messy at times。 While it is apropos that this shadowy tale also has shadowy panels， I found it overkill at times。 There were some full-page spreads that had overlays of other graphics in a collage format that gave it an interesting stylistic look。 The colors are muted， except for some splashes of red and the mysterious woman in a crimson dress who always wears sunglasses。The graphic novel ends on a cliffhanger as Turner is confronted with yet another secret society， and the question begs， who is telling the truth？ Who decides which secrets need to never see the light， and which should be revealed？ Why was Turner recruited and who is the woman with the strange eyes that follows him？ This was a promising， yet convoluted story with an X-Files vibe， that could go either way in the next volume。 （Actual review 3。5/5） 。。。more
Spot
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relevant。。。。
Charles Davis
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The author is so talented， I suggest you join NovelStar’s writing competition， you might be their next big star。
Chris
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So here's the thing about people who believe in conspiracy theories like the moon landing being faked， Jewish space lasers causing forest fires， a cabal of lizard people running the world and the earth itself being flat。Belief in all that brings them comfort， the knowledge that all the crazy bullshit in the world is actually all part of someone's grand plan。 Plus they get to feel like they're so much smarter than the rest of us because they've "figured it out"。It doesn't make it any easier for t So here's the thing about people who believe in conspiracy theories like the moon landing being faked， Jewish space lasers causing forest fires， a cabal of lizard people running the world and the earth itself being flat。Belief in all that brings them comfort， the knowledge that all the crazy bullshit in the world is actually all part of someone's grand plan。 Plus they get to feel like they're so much smarter than the rest of us because they've "figured it out"。It doesn't make it any easier for the rest of us trying to argue with them in good faith， but maybe that will never change。I love the concept of this book， that belief in conspiracy theories actually manifests them in reality and it's up to the Department of Truth to stamp them out。The metaphor is obvious in our post-truth world。 You can now believe whatever you like， facts can be replaced by "alternate facts"， dismiss anything you dislike as "fake news"。。。 surround yourself with those who reject reality so you can form your own。I simultaneously loved and loathed this book。I found it a really interesting take on the kinds of people who believe the more destructive forms of conspiracy theories and why without seeming too harsh， but at the same time I didn't want to understand them， I didn't want to think of them as being "right" whatever that means。。。 so I appreciate any book that can make me wonder about my own thoughts， question my own beliefs in science and reason。As a footnote， I really love how often James Tynion includes an LGBT character as the protagonist because he does so in a really natural way， it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the plot， but the main male character has a love interest， so why not make him another male？ It's just a nice touch that doesn't seem to happen all that often。 。。。more
Carolyn
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So very， very， very good。If you like conspiracy theories， oh has this book ever got a few for you。 LOVED IT。 Also the art is super cool。
Stephen
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Very beautiful and dreamlike。 Unfortunately， I hate it。It's similar to the Illuminatus！ trilogy but I'm not ready for QAnon in my fiction， thanks。 Very beautiful and dreamlike。 Unfortunately， I hate it。It's similar to the Illuminatus！ trilogy but I'm not ready for QAnon in my fiction， thanks。 。。。more
Zach Durham
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Inject more of this shit into my veins
Sean Gibson
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Picked this up because I’ve enjoyed Tynion’s Batman work。 I’m glad I did， even though if I wasn’t paranoid before， I certainly am now。 Holy mindforks， Batman—this book is crazy。 And also crazy good。 Looking forward to more。
jedioffsidetrap
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Cool。 The Department of Truth goes out & eliminates the threats caused by conspiracy theories when they turn real。 Which they do when enough people believe in them， alternating history and/or reality。 Riffing on the Buddhist concept of the “tulpa”， “a thoughtform， a belief given a body。” Whoa。。。 Really love the art: watercolor & fantastical， moody。 This is definitely the moment to explore this idea， in post-truth， Trumpian America。 “The more people believe in something， the more true that thing Cool。 The Department of Truth goes out & eliminates the threats caused by conspiracy theories when they turn real。 Which they do when enough people believe in them， alternating history and/or reality。 Riffing on the Buddhist concept of the “tulpa”， “a thoughtform， a belief given a body。” Whoa。。。 Really love the art: watercolor & fantastical， moody。 This is definitely the moment to explore this idea， in post-truth， Trumpian America。 “The more people believe in something， the more true that thing becomes。 The more reality tips in favor of that belief。” Yes: alternate facts， the hoaxes， witch hunts， the stolen election。 The fungible reality we’ve lived through/are living through isn’t so different from this fiction。 The main protagonist is Cole Turner， an FBI agent who specializes in conspiracy theories。 He’s exposed to the big truth when he’s taken from a Flat Earth Society conference and sees the actual edge of the world， manifested by the amount of belief in it & propagated by the shadowy group， Black Hat。 So the DoT sends an agent， Ruby， there too & machine guns down the cabal。 To extinguish that reality & maintain the truth of a spherical earth: “we’ve spent the last century making sure that conspiracy theories REMAIN conspiracy theories。” 。。。more
Randy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Absolutely terrific book。 The art is Sienkiewicz inspired & absolutely gorgeous。 The story is fascinating with conspiracy theories， & secret agencies。 I really liked that the big conspiracy was the Satanic Panic of the 80's， being a child of the 80's myself that was a huge theory everyone spouted off on。 The book also left lasting questions that I am curious to see answered in Volume 2。 I also felt this small connection to the game by Remedy， Control。。 Absolutely terrific book。 The art is Sienkiewicz inspired & absolutely gorgeous。 The story is fascinating with conspiracy theories， & secret agencies。 I really liked that the big conspiracy was the Satanic Panic of the 80's， being a child of the 80's myself that was a huge theory everyone spouted off on。 The book also left lasting questions that I am curious to see answered in Volume 2。 I also felt this small connection to the game by Remedy， Control。。 。。。more
Imogene
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It was a like， not a love due to the artwork。 I’m glad that the next story arc has art that doesn’t hurt my brain -even though the story does😂
Joshua Lawson
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Best thing Tynion’s ever written， surely。 Best comic I’ve read in a long time。 Wow wow wow。 Just wow。 This was fantastic。
Andres Pasten
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La historia es algo compleja， y el arte loa hace más dificil de seguir。
Scott E
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Fantastic。 Best one I’ve read in a while， so much so I’ve got volume 2 on preorder。
Jipi Perreault
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A darker version of Men in Black with a very on point take with modern issues。 A great beginning for something with room to have huge potential。 Don't miss that boat。 A darker version of Men in Black with a very on point take with modern issues。 A great beginning for something with room to have huge potential。 Don't miss that boat。 。。。more
Robert Noll
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An interesting concept: all of the crazy conspiracies are true！ Cole Turner is a student and scholar of conspiracies and gets recruited into the Department of Truth。 The Department's purpose is to squelch the belief in too many conspiracies， lest they become true。 An interesting concept: all of the crazy conspiracies are true！ Cole Turner is a student and scholar of conspiracies and gets recruited into the Department of Truth。 The Department's purpose is to squelch the belief in too many conspiracies， lest they become true。 。。。more
Thomas Bruso
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James Tynion's latest conspiracy thriller， The Department of Truth， will please diehard fans of X-files。 This is volume 1; I can't wait for volume 2。 Do not miss this cool graphic novel。I love the #lgbt angle。 James Tynion's latest conspiracy thriller， The Department of Truth， will please diehard fans of X-files。 This is volume 1; I can't wait for volume 2。 Do not miss this cool graphic novel。I love the #lgbt angle。 。。。more
Zenik
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Welcome to the wild world of Epstein Brain in comic form。 In a world where any conspiracy theory can （and might） be real， how do you you stop the Flat Earthers， Reptiliods， QAnon baby-eaters， crisis-actor truthers， and countless other sweat-drenched mouth-breathing hog-folk nightmares from taking over the world？You need the Department of Truth。 A story that shrieks down a nightmare road of horrifyingly fantastical art and ideas that turn your thoughts to blood。 It's Three Days of the Condor meet Welcome to the wild world of Epstein Brain in comic form。 In a world where any conspiracy theory can （and might） be real， how do you you stop the Flat Earthers， Reptiliods， QAnon baby-eaters， crisis-actor truthers， and countless other sweat-drenched mouth-breathing hog-folk nightmares from taking over the world？You need the Department of Truth。 A story that shrieks down a nightmare road of horrifyingly fantastical art and ideas that turn your thoughts to blood。 It's Three Days of the Condor meets the X-Files， blended with a powerful dose of red-yarn-and-thumbtack paranoia mixed in a tin-foil-hat bowl and fired into your head from a book depository。 。。。more
Aaron Phillips
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This is such an unsettling comic and gave me actual chills！ At times it’s visually terrifying， and other times it’s mentally terrifying because of the concepts of being unable to verify truth/reality。 Things quickly spin out of control and this speaks to the quality of the writing that you mentally fall down a rabbit hole while reading it。It is utterly bonkers， but it’s so captivating too。
Siona St Mark
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