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Channel Zero
Page count144 (2000 edition) pages
PublisherImage Comics[1]
AiT/Planet Lar
Creative team
WritersBrian Wood
ArtistsBrian Wood
Original publication
Date of publication1997 (serial), 2000 (collected), 2012
ISBN0967684749

Channel Zero is a graphic novel by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan set in a near-future New York City.[1]

The character Jennie 2.5 also appears in Wood's The Couriers.

Publication history

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Channel Zero was first published by Image Comics in 1997 as a serial before being collected as a standalone work by AiT/Planet Lar in 2000. In 2002, Public Domain: A Channel Zero design book was released, and a sequel, Channel Zero: Jennie One, appeared a year later.[2] The book is currently published by Dark Horse Comics in omnibus format.

Synopsis

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The story focuses on Jennie 2.5, a hacker who uses an illegal television channel to urge viewers to fight back against New York and America's violent theocracy.

Reception

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Matthew Shaer of The Village Voice described the work as reminiscent of William Gibson,[3] while Keith Giles of Comic Book Resources declared that the novel "established [Wood] early on as a talented artist and writer to keep an eye on".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b DePuy, Laura (April 1999). "The Not-So-Distant Future: A Chat with Brian Wood". Sequential Tart. II (4). Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Giles, Keith (January 9, 2002). "Brian Wood celebrates 'Brian Wood Month'". CBR News. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  3. ^ Shaer, Matthew (July 15, 2008). "New York Books - Meet Your Four Father". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
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