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Why is it worth your time?: This ongoing series is a refreshing new take on the DC superhero Martian Manhunter. The Martian is truly eldritch in nature, and the story visuals do bend your brain a bit in a delightful way. Despite the triggering content (and there is a LOT of it–see content warnings), the story so far has an altogether positive outlook on humanity.
Plural/1+ Tags: realitymashing, type: setting-specific, visions, voices,
Content Warnings: lighter spoilers for up to the most recent issue (#6): John is in an FBI unit that focuses on random acts of violence, and this series does NOT flinch on this (see heavy spoilers for specifics). Most of this violence and the "bad ideas" that drive them stem from the influence of an entity called the White Martian, but once it may partially stem from a character’s schizophrenia. Drug use (marijuana, tobacco, hard drugs) is referenced briefly multiple times. Child sex abuse is alluded to in a single panel. There's a panel where a trans woman seems to remember transphobic parents. There's a violent home invasion. As of this point, John and his wife are at a low point in their relationship (he's constantly working and she knows he's hiding something from her. He sleeps on the couch a lot, and at one point she wants to separate). There are high levels of unreality throughout, bordering on eldritch horror. John speaks aloud to the Martian, and some people around them during these conversations act negatively toward them and think ableist things.
Heavy spoilers: There's the aftermath and investigation of a suicide bombing. Another investigation is of homeless people set on fire, which leads to a homeless shelter and the city at large set ablaze. A character with schizophrenia whose delusion that immigrants are invading aliens carries out a mass shooting. When he is about to surrender, he is shot through the skull. A serial dog killer appears several times throughout and kills multiple pets. A series of violent fights breaks out, and some happen along racial/ethnic or religious lines. In one instance, police shoot innocent civilians. There's a cult in the classical sense composed of teenagers. A domestic murder-suicide is heavily implied. There are multiple instances of attempted murder through food tampering, and a child eats some of the tainted food. At one point John is hit by an ambulance and afterwards nearly vivisected by its driver. In a “battle of minds,” a city is bombed.
Accessibility Notes: Currently available where comic books are sold. May be available online (though currently that may only be on bootleg sites.)
Misc. Notes: definitely for adults and possibly older teens but definitely not younger teens
“You're not from Mars. You're from too much pressure on my brain.” “FORGIVE ME–US–YOURSELF. …NOT “MARTIAN.” NOT LITERAL. SYMBOL/SYNECDOCHE– “OUTLINE OF BEST FIT.” MARTIAN CONCEPT-CONSTELLATION—ALIEN–DIFFERENT–FAR AWAY.”Blurb: a year after FBI agent John Jones moved to the Stochastic Terrorism Unit in Middleton, he is caught in a suicide bombing. Afterwards, he starts seeing colored smoke coming from people and knowing close details about people around him. He also begins perceiving messages from an unknown being he calls the Martian. Together, they must learn to work together in order to protect Middleton from acts of violence and the encroachment of the mysterious White Martian.
And I… see isn't the right word… there are no words for it…New nonsense senses describing–experience of–somewhere so distant the universe will burn out before light from Earth can reach it…a place beyond places”
Why is it worth your time?: This ongoing series is a refreshing new take on the DC superhero Martian Manhunter. The Martian is truly eldritch in nature, and the story visuals do bend your brain a bit in a delightful way. Despite the triggering content (and there is a LOT of it–see content warnings), the story so far has an altogether positive outlook on humanity.
Plural/1+ Tags: realitymashing, type: setting-specific, visions, voices,
Content Warnings: lighter spoilers for up to the most recent issue (#6): John is in an FBI unit that focuses on random acts of violence, and this series does NOT flinch on this (see heavy spoilers for specifics). Most of this violence and the "bad ideas" that drive them stem from the influence of an entity called the White Martian, but once it may partially stem from a character’s schizophrenia. Drug use (marijuana, tobacco, hard drugs) is referenced briefly multiple times. Child sex abuse is alluded to in a single panel. There's a panel where a trans woman seems to remember transphobic parents. There's a violent home invasion. As of this point, John and his wife are at a low point in their relationship (he's constantly working and she knows he's hiding something from her. He sleeps on the couch a lot, and at one point she wants to separate). There are high levels of unreality throughout, bordering on eldritch horror. John speaks aloud to the Martian, and some people around them during these conversations act negatively toward them and think ableist things.
Heavy spoilers: There's the aftermath and investigation of a suicide bombing. Another investigation is of homeless people set on fire, which leads to a homeless shelter and the city at large set ablaze. A character with schizophrenia whose delusion that immigrants are invading aliens carries out a mass shooting. When he is about to surrender, he is shot through the skull. A serial dog killer appears several times throughout and kills multiple pets. A series of violent fights breaks out, and some happen along racial/ethnic or religious lines. In one instance, police shoot innocent civilians. There's a cult in the classical sense composed of teenagers. A domestic murder-suicide is heavily implied. There are multiple instances of attempted murder through food tampering, and a child eats some of the tainted food. At one point John is hit by an ambulance and afterwards nearly vivisected by its driver. In a “battle of minds,” a city is bombed.
Accessibility Notes: Currently available where comic books are sold. May be available online (though currently that may only be on bootleg sites.)
Misc. Notes: definitely for adults and possibly older teens but definitely not younger teens
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Date: 2026-01-03 06:11 am (UTC)