The folks at AfterShock Comics have an amusingly named title set up for an October 9th, 2019 debut with Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated. The new series comes from writer Patrick Kindlon who wrote the recent PATIENCE! CONVICTION! REVENGE! series that went wonderfully over the top. They’re working with Stefano Simeone on the book as the artist while Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou will letter it.
“In this hyper-capitalist future, a job in loss prevention is the closest a man can get to judge, jury, and executioner,” said Kindlon. “Nussbaum takes his position seriously, and when he finds an underground society living outside corporate oversight his only instinct is DESTROY! This book feels timely without being forced commentary. A recipe for great sci-fi.”
“Judge Dredd and Marshal Law are so fully representative of their eras. The satire of those characters perfectly mirrors the concerns of the time. This series asks what that concept would look like in 2019. The name is a play on the ubiquitous ‘shoplifters will be prosecuted’ sign that makes every retail outlet feel like a county jail.”
Plot Concept: The largest retailer in the world requires the best-trained loss prevention staff, and Security Officer Nussbaum defends the company interests at any cost. Life, human rights, rational thought are all secondary concerns. But his world is upended when he finds a society living under the retail outlet – a culture that challenges his notions about consumerism and sense of self. Is he ready for the message? Imagine Judge Dredd working for Amazon, and you’ve got a hint of what you’re in for.
