The Surrogates

(Top Shelf, 2005-2006, 2009)
™ and ©2005 Robert Venditti

It’s 2054, and the emotional distance created by technological advances has reached its logical conclusion. More than 90 percent of the adult population either owns or has operated a “surrogate”—an artificial person. Now most people remain in their homes while their surrogates walk around living their lives, or in some cases dying. When two surrogates are mysteriously killed, the police find themselves with a troubling new problem. Was this just a random act of violence, or the start of a much greater killing spree?

This series deserves credit for coming up with a fresh take on a frightening future, and writing and drawing it in a way that makes it not only plausible but compelling.

— Andy Richardson

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