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Behind Blue Eyes - The Graphic Novel Part 1
In a future world ruled by warring mega-corporations, cyborg Nephilim believed she was fighting a righteous cause.As a powerful, cybernetically enhanced elite soldier her job is to do all the dirty work for the mega-corporation she belongs to. She and her elite cyborg squad are deployed on the most dangerous missions – to protect Olympias from threats outside and inside at any cost.
One day, a malfunction in her implants separates her from the all-controlling grid. For the first time in her life, Nephilim is free.
She learns that everything she has believed in all her life is a lie and decides to defend her newfound freedom.
But Metatron, the leader of her unit, has very special plans for her future and won’t let her get away.
Soon, Nephilim finds herself hunted by the killer squads she once belonged to. She’s the best of them but will her skills be enough to survive?
Blade Runner meets John Wick with a badass female lead!
This is the graphic novel adaptation of the hit cyberpunk series Behind Blue Eyes. It covers the first chapters of the first novel in the series and can be enjoyed as a standalone or as an addition to the books.
One day, a malfunction in her implants separates her from the all-controlling grid. For the first time in her life, Nephilim is free.
She learns that everything she has believed in all her life is a lie and decides to defend her newfound freedom.
But Metatron, the leader of her unit, has very special plans for her future and won’t let her get away.
Soon, Nephilim finds herself hunted by the killer squads she once belonged to. She’s the best of them but will her skills be enough to survive?
Blade Runner meets John Wick with a badass female lead!
This is the graphic novel adaptation of the hit cyberpunk series Behind Blue Eyes. It covers the first chapters of the first novel in the series and can be enjoyed as a standalone or as an addition to the books.
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Published November 16, 2024
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About the author
Anna Mocikat
57 books204 followersAnna Mocikat is a successful Cyberpunk and Space Opera author.
She was born in Warsaw, Poland, but spent most of her life in Germany where she attended film school, worked as a screenwriter and a game writer for several years.
Her "MUC" novels have been nominated for the most prestigious awards for Fantasy and science fiction in Germany.
In 2016 Anna moved to the USA where she continued her writing career.
"Shadow City" was her debut in English in 2019.
Since then she also published the "Behind Blue Eyes" series, the "Cyber Squad" series, the "Nephilim" series as well as "Space Punks" and "Neon Nights."
She was born in Warsaw, Poland, but spent most of her life in Germany where she attended film school, worked as a screenwriter and a game writer for several years.
Her "MUC" novels have been nominated for the most prestigious awards for Fantasy and science fiction in Germany.
In 2016 Anna moved to the USA where she continued her writing career.
"Shadow City" was her debut in English in 2019.
Since then she also published the "Behind Blue Eyes" series, the "Cyber Squad" series, the "Nephilim" series as well as "Space Punks" and "Neon Nights."
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February 13, 2025
BEHIND BLUE EYES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL #1 by Anna Mocikat and illustrated by Ivano Lago is a fantastic cyberpunk comic book that shows that independent creators are rapidly developing the ability to compete with larger imprints. It is based on the indie science fiction series of the same name but serves as a standalone story that is roughly the size of two normal-sized comics at 77 pages. There are no advertisements within the comic, and it is a bit text heavy but filled with beautiful sequential art.
The premise for Behind Blue Eyes is that the world has been taken over by oppressive corporations with the Olympias Corporation ruling the Western Hemisphere. Olympias is good at appearing liberated, though. Its population is kept in access to brain numbing media, sex, and drugs to keep its people compliant. This keeps the public from also resisting the fact they have banned books, religion, immigration, and regularly engage the public with death squads that eliminate those who seemingly threaten the state. It should be noted Anna Mocikat is a woman from Poland and is just the right age to have lived under totalitarianism.
Nephilim is one of the many children of the state's victims that have been kidnapped from their parents or acquired through other means before being put through a state-run education that exists to turn them into soldiers. Much of the comic is devoted to depicting Nephilim as she goes through the horrifying physical changes as well as indoctrination that the Olympias Corporation needs from its Guardian Angels. This is all framed through the lens of a flashback occurring while Nephilim is leading the attack on a bunch of refugees hiding away from the Olympias Corporation in the woods.
If that sounds pretty grimdark then, well, congratulations on your reading comprehension. It is a very dark and oppressive story that is nevertheless incredibly beautiful to read. The artwork is beyond stunning and very reminiscent of Ghost in the Shell. The character designs are beautiful and manage to run the line between sexy and foreboding. It is not exactly anime/manga, being slightly more realistic, but it invokes it enough to remind you of Eighties cyberpunk.
This story is obviously better if you've read or plan on reading the Behind Blue Eyes novel series. I have read Behind Blue Eyes and enjoyed them all. I don't think you need to in order to enjoy this. On its own, it's a pretty clear and enjoyable tale of a woman being indoctrinated into a soldier for the megacorps and the people trying to resist. It's also got fantastic art that perfectly encapsulates a cyberpunk aesthetic. Its visual style is reminiscent of several things I've enjoyed but also unique.
In conclusion, I really recommend this comic book as something for cyberpunk and grimdark fans to check out. If you enjoy it, perhaps you should check out the book series. It might also lead to other comics set in the universe. Anna Mocikat has created a really lovely work of art here and I think its well worth the money to pick up.
The premise for Behind Blue Eyes is that the world has been taken over by oppressive corporations with the Olympias Corporation ruling the Western Hemisphere. Olympias is good at appearing liberated, though. Its population is kept in access to brain numbing media, sex, and drugs to keep its people compliant. This keeps the public from also resisting the fact they have banned books, religion, immigration, and regularly engage the public with death squads that eliminate those who seemingly threaten the state. It should be noted Anna Mocikat is a woman from Poland and is just the right age to have lived under totalitarianism.
Nephilim is one of the many children of the state's victims that have been kidnapped from their parents or acquired through other means before being put through a state-run education that exists to turn them into soldiers. Much of the comic is devoted to depicting Nephilim as she goes through the horrifying physical changes as well as indoctrination that the Olympias Corporation needs from its Guardian Angels. This is all framed through the lens of a flashback occurring while Nephilim is leading the attack on a bunch of refugees hiding away from the Olympias Corporation in the woods.
If that sounds pretty grimdark then, well, congratulations on your reading comprehension. It is a very dark and oppressive story that is nevertheless incredibly beautiful to read. The artwork is beyond stunning and very reminiscent of Ghost in the Shell. The character designs are beautiful and manage to run the line between sexy and foreboding. It is not exactly anime/manga, being slightly more realistic, but it invokes it enough to remind you of Eighties cyberpunk.
This story is obviously better if you've read or plan on reading the Behind Blue Eyes novel series. I have read Behind Blue Eyes and enjoyed them all. I don't think you need to in order to enjoy this. On its own, it's a pretty clear and enjoyable tale of a woman being indoctrinated into a soldier for the megacorps and the people trying to resist. It's also got fantastic art that perfectly encapsulates a cyberpunk aesthetic. Its visual style is reminiscent of several things I've enjoyed but also unique.
In conclusion, I really recommend this comic book as something for cyberpunk and grimdark fans to check out. If you enjoy it, perhaps you should check out the book series. It might also lead to other comics set in the universe. Anna Mocikat has created a really lovely work of art here and I think its well worth the money to pick up.
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October 12, 2025Amazing artwork very linear up to non existing plot. Waiting for next ones, please do “Space Punks”
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