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Skin Police Vol. 1: Crimes Against Nature
From rising star Jordan Thomas (The Man from Maybe, Mugshots) and viscerally talented artist Daniel Gete (Über) comes a hyper-violent sci-fi/action spectacle that will force you to trust no one . . . not even yourself . . .
In the year 2142, fertility levels around the globe plummeted, and a black market for illegal clone babies emerged. Millions of parents used their own genetic material to welcome these new children, only realizing the horrific consequences far too late. At some point in their life cycle, three in four of these genetic duplicates transform into psychologically unstable killing machines known as “Dupes.” Fortunately, the United Nations of Europe has decided to take an active role in containing the growing threat. Their specialized task force has taken up the unenviable task of hunting Dupes before their violence can spread. To the government, they're the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division. To everyone else, they're the "Skin Police."
The worst part of the job? It's always the one you least suspect . . .
Collecting Skin Police #1–4.
In the year 2142, fertility levels around the globe plummeted, and a black market for illegal clone babies emerged. Millions of parents used their own genetic material to welcome these new children, only realizing the horrific consequences far too late. At some point in their life cycle, three in four of these genetic duplicates transform into psychologically unstable killing machines known as “Dupes.” Fortunately, the United Nations of Europe has decided to take an active role in containing the growing threat. Their specialized task force has taken up the unenviable task of hunting Dupes before their violence can spread. To the government, they're the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division. To everyone else, they're the "Skin Police."
The worst part of the job? It's always the one you least suspect . . .
Collecting Skin Police #1–4.
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May 17, 2025
I received an ARC through NetGalley for an honest review.
First things first and always ACAB.
Right away the cover grabbed me and the title gave me some concerns...
Essentially, this is the combination of Bladerunner and Judge Dredd with The Incal aesthetics, just more bloody and less weird and with replicants being replaced with 'dupes', illegal clones that eventually 'pop' and suffer murderous delusions...
I'll be honest, when I saw "fertility epidemic" and "mass immigration" in the intro I had serious concerns for the politics of this comic, which...while they aren't great, are at least a little more centrist than I initially expected.
The title of this volume is "Crimes Against Nature" and the duplicants are portrayed as both a relatively egalitarian resistance of persecuted minorities and kooky spooky 'psycho killers' that the vast majority of the action and flashy, bloody art is either of the results of their killing sprees or their brutal executions of the DIC 'Skin Police'.
The main POV is our Dredd stand in, complete with visor helmet and a new partner he calls Rook. He has to empathy for dupes and murders them with abandon and is made to look cool, while doing so. We also follow a newly escaped and rescued dupe as well as the leader of the resistance who is [Dredd]'s opposite who is focused on trying to kill his nemesis.
The resistance have a medication that helps dupes keep their minds after they 'pop' and there are rumours that the government suppressed a treatment themselves. Dupes also have no human rights.
There's a lot to unpack and I don't know how inclined I am to spend too much more time thinking about this comic, especially when it seems the creators didn't think that much about what it says themselves.
I feel like we are firmly in the Last of Us 2 and The Substance have your cake and eat it buffet. Dupes are quite literally a serious danger to themselves and each other. When they pop they are given all the thoughtful handling of mental health and marginalisation as an Arkham Asylum 'correctional officer' and it looks cool and bloody when Dredd blows them away as if they are nothing but zombies, but also the government stripped their rights, suppressed their medication, and they can peacefully organise and take care of their own? It's giving Druckmann telling me to be sad about this one dog dying or person dying when he made it incredibly fun to do that a million times before those moments or Fargeat telling me to consider the awful way women, especially aging women are treated while casting the youngest-looking 60-odd year old on the planet and doing no less than three 'old hag' jumpscares in the movie!
I know killing people and dogs is bad and the patriarchal bullshit women, male-gazedly sexualised when young and when thrown away or made freak shows of when they are old, but that's not the ludonarrative and story of this works. Likewise, when you make a marginalised group actual monsters, entirely deranged and murderous, unless they can be imprisoned until the can be safely treated...that's really fucking fucked up.
It's 2025 and fascism is in the rise all over the world. ICE, which very much needs to be abolished, works under the assumption of the above. I have no room left in my Queer trans disabled heart for people who want to fuck around with these massive political allusions without thinking it through and taking in the world around us.
Maybe in further volumes things are fleshed out and less gross, but right now this pseudo-intellectual dystopia and resistance and aesthetic can fuck off along with Pierce Brown's Red Riding bullshit.
ACAB.
First things first and always ACAB.
Right away the cover grabbed me and the title gave me some concerns...
Essentially, this is the combination of Bladerunner and Judge Dredd with The Incal aesthetics, just more bloody and less weird and with replicants being replaced with 'dupes', illegal clones that eventually 'pop' and suffer murderous delusions...
I'll be honest, when I saw "fertility epidemic" and "mass immigration" in the intro I had serious concerns for the politics of this comic, which...while they aren't great, are at least a little more centrist than I initially expected.
The title of this volume is "Crimes Against Nature" and the duplicants are portrayed as both a relatively egalitarian resistance of persecuted minorities and kooky spooky 'psycho killers' that the vast majority of the action and flashy, bloody art is either of the results of their killing sprees or their brutal executions of the DIC 'Skin Police'.
The main POV is our Dredd stand in, complete with visor helmet and a new partner he calls Rook. He has to empathy for dupes and murders them with abandon and is made to look cool, while doing so. We also follow a newly escaped and rescued dupe as well as the leader of the resistance who is [Dredd]'s opposite who is focused on trying to kill his nemesis.
The resistance have a medication that helps dupes keep their minds after they 'pop' and there are rumours that the government suppressed a treatment themselves. Dupes also have no human rights.
There's a lot to unpack and I don't know how inclined I am to spend too much more time thinking about this comic, especially when it seems the creators didn't think that much about what it says themselves.
I feel like we are firmly in the Last of Us 2 and The Substance have your cake and eat it buffet. Dupes are quite literally a serious danger to themselves and each other. When they pop they are given all the thoughtful handling of mental health and marginalisation as an Arkham Asylum 'correctional officer' and it looks cool and bloody when Dredd blows them away as if they are nothing but zombies, but also the government stripped their rights, suppressed their medication, and they can peacefully organise and take care of their own? It's giving Druckmann telling me to be sad about this one dog dying or person dying when he made it incredibly fun to do that a million times before those moments or Fargeat telling me to consider the awful way women, especially aging women are treated while casting the youngest-looking 60-odd year old on the planet and doing no less than three 'old hag' jumpscares in the movie!
I know killing people and dogs is bad and the patriarchal bullshit women, male-gazedly sexualised when young and when thrown away or made freak shows of when they are old, but that's not the ludonarrative and story of this works. Likewise, when you make a marginalised group actual monsters, entirely deranged and murderous, unless they can be imprisoned until the can be safely treated...that's really fucking fucked up.
It's 2025 and fascism is in the rise all over the world. ICE, which very much needs to be abolished, works under the assumption of the above. I have no room left in my Queer trans disabled heart for people who want to fuck around with these massive political allusions without thinking it through and taking in the world around us.
Maybe in further volumes things are fleshed out and less gross, but right now this pseudo-intellectual dystopia and resistance and aesthetic can fuck off along with Pierce Brown's Red Riding bullshit.
ACAB.
September 13, 2025
NOTE: I read this in the single monthly issues.
This is a futuristic sci-fi comic with a wild concept by Thomas and incredible art from Gete. The only downside is that this is a continued story, and while the first mini-series ends with Issue #4 — it ends on a cliffhanger. However, since I waited this long to read the complete first volume, I picked up Issue #1 of SKIN POLICE II last week.
SKIN POLICE reminds me of JUDGE DREDD and BLADE RUNNER, taking place in the teeming cityscapes of 2176 in Madrid,Spain. In prior years 2142 through 2156 a fertility pandemic occurred, which produced a black market for illegal cloned babies. These “duplicates” (or “dupes”) are not traceable and also do not realize that they were cloned. However, their genetics are unstable and 75% of them will “POP”, turning into homicidal maniacs.
The United Nations of Europe created a special government division to hunt down and remove these “deadly ticking time bombs”. The task force is called the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division, or DIC.
Agent Brisson Eckis is the top enforcement agent, and we get to see him in action as a dupe POPS onboard an airline flight and proceeds to attack and kill passengers and pilots. He is later assigned to mentor a new DIC recruit, and they work together on an investigation. Meanwhile a suspicious citizen reports her step-daughter (Lacy) as a dupe, and a chase ensues until she is rescued by a masked vigilante who offers to take her to sanctuary.
The following issues follow two separate storylines that don’t cross until the middle of Issue #4. In addition to identifying and neutralizing “dupes”, Agent Eckis has his hands up as two separate terrorist anti-DIC groups spring up and cause havoc. Meanwhile, the group that rescued Lacy and promised her sanctuary soon enlists her into their anti-skin police efforts.
Lots of tight panels and explosive action, plenty of dialogue - this is a book that deserves multiple readings in order to take it all in. The art reveals elaborate cityscapes and the world designs show a Möbius influenc. There are traces of Paul Gulacy and Paul Chadwick in Gete’s style.
I had previously rated Issue #1 a 4.25 Star reading experience, with the hope that future issues would elevate it even higher. Sadly, this didn’t quite meet those expectations as too many issues and conflicts are brought up that aren’t thoroughly explained or resolved. However, this remains a FOUR STAR read, and anyone looking for a science fiction story with a good amount of action will not be disappointed.
This is a futuristic sci-fi comic with a wild concept by Thomas and incredible art from Gete. The only downside is that this is a continued story, and while the first mini-series ends with Issue #4 — it ends on a cliffhanger. However, since I waited this long to read the complete first volume, I picked up Issue #1 of SKIN POLICE II last week.
SKIN POLICE reminds me of JUDGE DREDD and BLADE RUNNER, taking place in the teeming cityscapes of 2176 in Madrid,Spain. In prior years 2142 through 2156 a fertility pandemic occurred, which produced a black market for illegal cloned babies. These “duplicates” (or “dupes”) are not traceable and also do not realize that they were cloned. However, their genetics are unstable and 75% of them will “POP”, turning into homicidal maniacs.
The United Nations of Europe created a special government division to hunt down and remove these “deadly ticking time bombs”. The task force is called the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division, or DIC.
Agent Brisson Eckis is the top enforcement agent, and we get to see him in action as a dupe POPS onboard an airline flight and proceeds to attack and kill passengers and pilots. He is later assigned to mentor a new DIC recruit, and they work together on an investigation. Meanwhile a suspicious citizen reports her step-daughter (Lacy) as a dupe, and a chase ensues until she is rescued by a masked vigilante who offers to take her to sanctuary.
The following issues follow two separate storylines that don’t cross until the middle of Issue #4. In addition to identifying and neutralizing “dupes”, Agent Eckis has his hands up as two separate terrorist anti-DIC groups spring up and cause havoc. Meanwhile, the group that rescued Lacy and promised her sanctuary soon enlists her into their anti-skin police efforts.
Lots of tight panels and explosive action, plenty of dialogue - this is a book that deserves multiple readings in order to take it all in. The art reveals elaborate cityscapes and the world designs show a Möbius influenc. There are traces of Paul Gulacy and Paul Chadwick in Gete’s style.
I had previously rated Issue #1 a 4.25 Star reading experience, with the hope that future issues would elevate it even higher. Sadly, this didn’t quite meet those expectations as too many issues and conflicts are brought up that aren’t thoroughly explained or resolved. However, this remains a FOUR STAR read, and anyone looking for a science fiction story with a good amount of action will not be disappointed.
May 1, 2025
Skin Police drops you into a dark future, 2142, where not enough babies are being born. This leads to a shady business in making clone babies. But things go horribly wrong when many of these clones turn into crazy killers called "Dupes." So, the UN creates a tough group called the Skin Police to hunt them down. This setup makes for a really bloody story with lots of action.
Beyond just the violence, the story touches on some serious stuff. The desperation of people wanting kids so badly they go to illegal means, and then the awful results, makes you think about our own worries about having children and the risks of new technologies. The fact that there's a special UN police force also suggests bigger issues about how society deals with fear and control. However, the story gets a bit tangled up and hard to follow at points.
While you might expect a cool, futuristic look, the art doesn't fully deliver on that. Still, Skin Police sounds like a decent read if you're into dark, action-packed stories that make you think a bit, even if it's not perfect and the future world doesn't look as sharp as you'd hope. A 3 out of 5 solid read overall.
Beyond just the violence, the story touches on some serious stuff. The desperation of people wanting kids so badly they go to illegal means, and then the awful results, makes you think about our own worries about having children and the risks of new technologies. The fact that there's a special UN police force also suggests bigger issues about how society deals with fear and control. However, the story gets a bit tangled up and hard to follow at points.
While you might expect a cool, futuristic look, the art doesn't fully deliver on that. Still, Skin Police sounds like a decent read if you're into dark, action-packed stories that make you think a bit, even if it's not perfect and the future world doesn't look as sharp as you'd hope. A 3 out of 5 solid read overall.
June 2, 2025
My thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press for an advance copy of this graphic novel that tells of a future where child birth is stagnating and the solutions has led to a new threat, one that only a militarized police force can fight, though many including one officer are starting to wonder what the truth really is.
When I was young we looked forward to the future. Our arts, our entertainment, with a few exceptions were mostly positive, Star Trek seemed possible. Slowly this changed, and now people spend more time looking to the past, returning to an age of nostalgia that never existed, as we speed towards a future that seems to get dumber and darker than any out of fiction. Well maybe the film Idiocracy. As a person who will never have children, I feel a sense of relief. As an uncle, I have fear of what will come. After reading this comic, I see a lot of this happening, much sooner than the comic posits. Skin Police Vol. 1: Crimes Against Nature is written by Jordan Thomas and illustrated by Daniel Gete and tells of a future where children are scare, the replacements are going mad, the police are hiding far more than people know, and things are starting to go bad.
In the year 2142 birth rates began to collapse, leaving people both childless and worried about the future. To fill this gap, a black market was introduced to provide clones to families, based on their DNA, which should have made everyone happy. Except something was in the clones, something that made them go POP, and enter a murderous rage that killed many, many people. These clones, called Dupes became a threat to the public, and a new United Nation force was started to stop and contain this threat. Called the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division, they are better known to the populace as the Skin Police, and are not highly thought of. One of their best agents is Brisson Eckis, a supercop without a conscience, risking life, limb and property damage to contain these Dupes and their murder sprees. Eckis is starting to fear that something else is going on. There seems to be a group that is defending Dupes, a group that is well armed, and well informed of what the Skip Police are up too.
There is a lot here. A police force telling others what to do with their bodies, declaring a certain part of society not human, and not worthy of rights. Declining birth rates causing fear, clones, a bleak future. Except for the fact this book seems to be one hundred years in the future, it really speaks of now in many ways. This might bother some people, but the comic is drawing from a lot of differnt things, Judge Dredd, Blade Runner, Demolition Man, and much more. The world seems real, very close to the world we live in, with people sure they are doing right, without really questioning orders. There are a lot of surprises, and a lot of twists. The art is a mix of Heavy Metal, with a lot of European influence, and Geof Darrow, both in backgrounds, tech and ultraviolence.
Again some might wonder who the Dupes stand for, immigrants, trans people, enemies of the current state that can be anybody right now. Some might not like the reflection from both sides of the political spectrum. I found it interesting and want to see where the story is going. And if the darkness in the comic gets as dark as the world is getting today.
When I was young we looked forward to the future. Our arts, our entertainment, with a few exceptions were mostly positive, Star Trek seemed possible. Slowly this changed, and now people spend more time looking to the past, returning to an age of nostalgia that never existed, as we speed towards a future that seems to get dumber and darker than any out of fiction. Well maybe the film Idiocracy. As a person who will never have children, I feel a sense of relief. As an uncle, I have fear of what will come. After reading this comic, I see a lot of this happening, much sooner than the comic posits. Skin Police Vol. 1: Crimes Against Nature is written by Jordan Thomas and illustrated by Daniel Gete and tells of a future where children are scare, the replacements are going mad, the police are hiding far more than people know, and things are starting to go bad.
In the year 2142 birth rates began to collapse, leaving people both childless and worried about the future. To fill this gap, a black market was introduced to provide clones to families, based on their DNA, which should have made everyone happy. Except something was in the clones, something that made them go POP, and enter a murderous rage that killed many, many people. These clones, called Dupes became a threat to the public, and a new United Nation force was started to stop and contain this threat. Called the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division, they are better known to the populace as the Skin Police, and are not highly thought of. One of their best agents is Brisson Eckis, a supercop without a conscience, risking life, limb and property damage to contain these Dupes and their murder sprees. Eckis is starting to fear that something else is going on. There seems to be a group that is defending Dupes, a group that is well armed, and well informed of what the Skip Police are up too.
There is a lot here. A police force telling others what to do with their bodies, declaring a certain part of society not human, and not worthy of rights. Declining birth rates causing fear, clones, a bleak future. Except for the fact this book seems to be one hundred years in the future, it really speaks of now in many ways. This might bother some people, but the comic is drawing from a lot of differnt things, Judge Dredd, Blade Runner, Demolition Man, and much more. The world seems real, very close to the world we live in, with people sure they are doing right, without really questioning orders. There are a lot of surprises, and a lot of twists. The art is a mix of Heavy Metal, with a lot of European influence, and Geof Darrow, both in backgrounds, tech and ultraviolence.
Again some might wonder who the Dupes stand for, immigrants, trans people, enemies of the current state that can be anybody right now. Some might not like the reflection from both sides of the political spectrum. I found it interesting and want to see where the story is going. And if the darkness in the comic gets as dark as the world is getting today.
December 3, 2025
Didn't expect much from a title like "Skin Police" and a cover like that, so I was definitely pleasantly surprised that the book is quality sci-fi noir (if very reminiscent of Blade Runner). We're in a bleak future where babies are rare so people have taken to creating clones instead. Except, the clones don't always know they're clones. A task force (the so-called Skin Police) hunt down these clones because, well, the clones usually snap in high-stress situations and turn into bloodthirsty killers. Oops! Definite design flaw.
The story in this first volume follows a jaded Skin Police officer and his rookie tagalong and, separately, a clone underground where they're trying to solve the "turning into monsters" problem. Naturally, the two storylines collide amidst an array of conspiracies and twists. Who is a clone? Who isn't? It's an unsurprising plot, largely, but the pace is great and the clean art (with some gross-out moments) holds your attention. Looking forward to more.
The story in this first volume follows a jaded Skin Police officer and his rookie tagalong and, separately, a clone underground where they're trying to solve the "turning into monsters" problem. Naturally, the two storylines collide amidst an array of conspiracies and twists. Who is a clone? Who isn't? It's an unsurprising plot, largely, but the pace is great and the clean art (with some gross-out moments) holds your attention. Looking forward to more.
May 29, 2025
In the future, a decline in fertility leaves people turning to the black market for babies. However, these babies are clones and once they reach a certain age they POP. Basically translated as. they go absolutely fucking insane and start killing people. A specialized government force is created to ‘take care’ of these clones, aka The Skin Police. Meanwhile an underground rebellion is blooming, along with the possibility of a cure. But does the government want a cure for these clones or do they just want to terminate them?
An interesting premise that was executed with perfection. There is a lot to unpack in this little graphic novel. Much more than just some top notch artwork and clever writing (although these were both highlights) and that ending... let's just say I can't wait to get my hands on the next volume.
** I received a complimentary copy of this book from Oni Press via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
An interesting premise that was executed with perfection. There is a lot to unpack in this little graphic novel. Much more than just some top notch artwork and clever writing (although these were both highlights) and that ending... let's just say I can't wait to get my hands on the next volume.
** I received a complimentary copy of this book from Oni Press via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
April 26, 2025
I picked up Skin Police because, frankly, with a title like that, how could I not?
Set in a future where people started cloning to get around a fertility crisis, it turns out three out of four of these clones eventually snap and turn into hallucinating, bloodthirsty killers. The world needs a special task force to hunt them down, and that’s where Agent Eckis comes in. He's part Judge Dredd, part veteran who’s seen too much. He’s teamed up with a rookie, and together they shoot their way through conspiracies, moral dilemmas, and some very bad days.
It’s stylish, chaotic, and quite smart. The art is great and gritty, the colors pop, and when the clones start “popping” too, it’s intense.
A wild, worthwhile ride.
Set in a future where people started cloning to get around a fertility crisis, it turns out three out of four of these clones eventually snap and turn into hallucinating, bloodthirsty killers. The world needs a special task force to hunt them down, and that’s where Agent Eckis comes in. He's part Judge Dredd, part veteran who’s seen too much. He’s teamed up with a rookie, and together they shoot their way through conspiracies, moral dilemmas, and some very bad days.
It’s stylish, chaotic, and quite smart. The art is great and gritty, the colors pop, and when the clones start “popping” too, it’s intense.
A wild, worthwhile ride.
April 20, 2025
Prepare to POP out of your seats for great science fiction!
Oni Press knows that their readers love disturbing and disastrous science fiction! Skin Police proves that they are giving their readers exactly what they want. Set in the future where genetic offspring are both a political tool and outlawed, this story is a blood-fueled fever dream that I could not put down!
Jordan Thomas & Daniel Gete are absolutely artists on the rise, this is a terrifying story that doesn’t honestly feel too far off from where we are headed as a society. It’s the perfect encapsulation of science fiction and this duo are exceptionally talented! I cannot wait to see where this series goes! Check it out!
Oni Press knows that their readers love disturbing and disastrous science fiction! Skin Police proves that they are giving their readers exactly what they want. Set in the future where genetic offspring are both a political tool and outlawed, this story is a blood-fueled fever dream that I could not put down!
Jordan Thomas & Daniel Gete are absolutely artists on the rise, this is a terrifying story that doesn’t honestly feel too far off from where we are headed as a society. It’s the perfect encapsulation of science fiction and this duo are exceptionally talented! I cannot wait to see where this series goes! Check it out!
May 29, 2025
**NetGalley ARC** (thank you!)
Very interesting premise. I'm interested to see where it goes. I feel like I've read a lot of futuristic dystopian sci-fi that involves clones. This one is tied directly to infertility, leading to the cause of the increase in cloning. I find this interesting, especially since it plays upon the very real fears that a lot of us are having today about low birth rates and the increasing incidence of fertility troubles. The story definitely plays upon several "othering" tropes. The art style isn't my favorite, but I think that's more of a preference.
Very interesting premise. I'm interested to see where it goes. I feel like I've read a lot of futuristic dystopian sci-fi that involves clones. This one is tied directly to infertility, leading to the cause of the increase in cloning. I find this interesting, especially since it plays upon the very real fears that a lot of us are having today about low birth rates and the increasing incidence of fertility troubles. The story definitely plays upon several "othering" tropes. The art style isn't my favorite, but I think that's more of a preference.
August 7, 2025
Thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press for providing a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.
A brilliant dystopian tale set in a future where infertility is rife and a black market in clone babies sprung up as a result. Unfortunately, some of the babies grow up into psychotic killing machines, leading the government to create a task force (the skin police) to control them.
Told in a vibrant art style with a bold use of colour, this is a tale that weaves family drama, intrigue, and corruption into a fast-paced, action-packed story with a good cast of characters.
A brilliant dystopian tale set in a future where infertility is rife and a black market in clone babies sprung up as a result. Unfortunately, some of the babies grow up into psychotic killing machines, leading the government to create a task force (the skin police) to control them.
Told in a vibrant art style with a bold use of colour, this is a tale that weaves family drama, intrigue, and corruption into a fast-paced, action-packed story with a good cast of characters.
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May 23, 2025SF with a trashy cover and a good twist at the end!
Reading this comic shortly after reading Huxley's Brave New World makes you slightly pessimistic about the future.
The story of this dystopia is catchy. Between fertility crises, cloning, denunciation, violent law enforcement and inaccessible drug treatments...
We follow two characters who are at odds with each other. It's really intense when the clones "pop" and become killers.
I'm curious to see where the story will lead.
Reading this comic shortly after reading Huxley's Brave New World makes you slightly pessimistic about the future.
The story of this dystopia is catchy. Between fertility crises, cloning, denunciation, violent law enforcement and inaccessible drug treatments...
We follow two characters who are at odds with each other. It's really intense when the clones "pop" and become killers.
I'm curious to see where the story will lead.
July 2, 2025
Okay, I'm torn about this one so I decided to land right in the middle. This was a tad surface level but had an interesting and promising premise that holds the potential for a really successful series if it is done correctly. Also, the ending had a pretty decent cliff hanger and that can score a lot of points with me.
Content Warning: blood and gore, murder
*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book.
Content Warning: blood and gore, murder
*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book.
August 31, 2025
***ARC from NetGalley***
A gritty, violent, dystopian graphic novel reminiscent of Blade Runner, with bits of Logan's Run mixed in.
In the future, there is a fertility crisis, so parents turn to clones to have babies. Unfortunately, 3 out of 4 have an anomaly that causes them to "pop" and go on homicidal benders. The Skin Police are tasked with finding and containing or eliminating these individuals. In response, there is an underground resistance group that rescues and protects those that "pop" but survive.
Ends on a cliff hanger. Looking forward to the next installment.
A gritty, violent, dystopian graphic novel reminiscent of Blade Runner, with bits of Logan's Run mixed in.
In the future, there is a fertility crisis, so parents turn to clones to have babies. Unfortunately, 3 out of 4 have an anomaly that causes them to "pop" and go on homicidal benders. The Skin Police are tasked with finding and containing or eliminating these individuals. In response, there is an underground resistance group that rescues and protects those that "pop" but survive.
Ends on a cliff hanger. Looking forward to the next installment.
January 13, 2026
An interesting premise, but unfortunately not all that great of a story, and it ends on a cliffhanger. I’m not really sure I’m invested enough to continue, tbh.
August 18, 2025
Thank you, Oni Press and NetGalley for the ARC copy of this in exchange for an honest review!
In the middle of a fertility crisis, clones, or "dupes," were a medical marvel. However, no one could have predicted that they would eventually 'pop,' sending them into a murderous rage. In response world governments banned the practice, though black markets still exist... if you have the money.
Skin Police Vol 1 collects issues #1-4, following Agent Brisson Eckis, a hardened legend for the DIC, or "Skin Police," as they are colloquially known. This task force is charged with identifying and hunting down dupes, hopefully before the pop happens. Not only are the DIC dealing with this issue, but also must navigate "pro-dupe" groups who are growing increasingly more violent, underground fighting rings, and a possible mole within their ranks.
I was not aware of this series during its single-issues run, and I'm sad for that. This story feels quite at home with manga, with the art style seemingly influenced heavily by Akira. The story aligns itself with other tales of dystopian futures, where civil unrest and a militarized police state is an everyday occurrence. I look forward to reading the rest of the story! #SkinPoliceVol1 #NetGalley #OniPress
In the middle of a fertility crisis, clones, or "dupes," were a medical marvel. However, no one could have predicted that they would eventually 'pop,' sending them into a murderous rage. In response world governments banned the practice, though black markets still exist... if you have the money.
Skin Police Vol 1 collects issues #1-4, following Agent Brisson Eckis, a hardened legend for the DIC, or "Skin Police," as they are colloquially known. This task force is charged with identifying and hunting down dupes, hopefully before the pop happens. Not only are the DIC dealing with this issue, but also must navigate "pro-dupe" groups who are growing increasingly more violent, underground fighting rings, and a possible mole within their ranks.
I was not aware of this series during its single-issues run, and I'm sad for that. This story feels quite at home with manga, with the art style seemingly influenced heavily by Akira. The story aligns itself with other tales of dystopian futures, where civil unrest and a militarized police state is an everyday occurrence. I look forward to reading the rest of the story! #SkinPoliceVol1 #NetGalley #OniPress
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