The Department of Truth: The Complete Conspiracy Deluxe Hardcover Book 2

The Department of Truth #4-6

by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds (Artist), Letizia Cadonici (Artist)

"A wonderfully dizzy mixture of Men in Black, John Carpenter, Stephen King, The Matrix, and 1970s conspiracy thrillers." —FORBES

Lee Harvey Oswald has held onto power within the Department of Truth for decades—and by any means necessary. But the choices he’ll make to survive America’s troubled new era test even his resolve. To understand the man behind the myth, we have to return to where it all Dallas, 1963, as President John F. Kennedy's motorcade passed the grassy knoll...and a woman in red with X's for eyes picked up a rifle in the window of the Texas Book Depository.

Also in this Marilyn Monroe's life was stranger than fiction. So strange that she may have slipped out of reality herself. And who--or what--was Elvis Presley?

A major turning point for the celebrated series is collected here in deluxe hardcover format from Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (EXQUISITE CORPSES, W0RLDTR33) and Eisner Award-nominated artist MARTIN SIMMONDS (UNIVERSAL DRACULA), featuring acclaimed guest creators including SCOTT SNYDER (Absolute Batman), JOSHUA HIXSON (THE DEVIANT), Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter), and more. Experience…THE COMPLETE CONSPIRACY.

Collects The Department of Truth #18-33 and "Suspicious Minds"

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

536 pages, Hardcover

Published July 14, 2026

About the author

Prior to his first professional work, Tynion was a student of Scott Snyder's at Sarah Lawrence College. A few years later, he worked as for Vertigo as Fables editor Shelly Bond's intern. In late 2011, with DC deciding to give Batman (written by Snyder) a back up feature, Tynion was brought in by request of Snyder to script the back ups he had plotted. Tynion would later do the same with the Batman Annual #1, which was also co-plotted by Snyder. Beginning in September 2012, with DC's 0 issue month for the New 52, Tynion will be writing Talon, with art by Guillem March. In early 2013 it was announced that he'd take over writing duties for Red Hood and the Outlaws in April.

Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.

Reviews

[Aneirin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I'll run out of superlatives for this series. It's dark, and very conscious of how it is using conspiracies and conspiratorial thinking and the effects that it has on individuals and those around them. A little thing to this is that there are moments where you find yourself predicting things in advance and I quite like how Tynion and Simmonds lean into this and let you have those moments of 'I knew it!' but twist it sufficiently that there's still surprise in the reveal.

One of those series where I really am not sure how much one can say when this deep in without getting spoiler-y and I don't want to do that. I was not disappointed in how Tynion and Simmonds took things on, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what they are building towards for a third volume.

No complaints on this deluxe edition. Minor gripe about how sometimes the double page spreads lose a little impact is what it is, and it is a hefty tome to hold if you prefer lighter books to curl up with.

[Krissquared · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second collection felt a little flatter but I am still hooked and curious to see where this goes next as they’ve hinted they are taking on the current administration and conspiracies. Graphics as always rocked and I love the collection of volume covers at the end.

[Lee Woodridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review isn't any different to my review for part 1. Fantastic all around - story, artwork, everything. I just need mooooooooore!
As it's a graphic novel the plot isn't moving as fast as it could, and I need to see what happens next but now have to wait for Vol 3!

[Goran Ivanovski · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars for the artwork. Otherwise this story is chasing its own tail and nothing happens. 0 action. Just smoking, talking heads.

[Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too short imo