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Paul Pope is The Comics Destroyer. His art is like epic sex at 3 a.m., sipping carefully brewed coffee post-coital and smoking fine cigarettes — all served to you by your helper robot. Along with Warren Ellis, he’s one of few comic creators working diligently in science fiction — speculative fiction — whatever you want to call it. Most of his work is largely unavailable/out of print due to the fact that many of his comics were self published and he can’t be bothered to reprint them, I think. That, and, I suspect, he’s a man who looks to the future not only creatively but in the way he approaches life.

You’ll have the easiest time finding 100% and Batman Year 100, of which I recommend the former. Heavy Liquid, published years ago by DC’s Vertigo imprint, is still out of print but worth searching out. As is THB (a masterpiece) that might be available through AdHouse. I bought a 90-ish page novella from them at SPX in Bethesda last year, but that might have been a convention-only thing since Pope was signing.

Pope’s blog, Pulphope, is an absolute gem for fans of comics and art and straight up intelligence. I know I have friends out of state that only read super-hero comics, and I take this moment to grab you by the collar and implore you to try out something new.

At the very least, skim through Pulphope for free. It’s a feast for your mind.