Lonely Receiver (2020 Aftershock) comic books
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Issue #1A
Published Sep 2020 by AfterShock Comics.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Zac Thompson. Art and Cover by Jen Hickman. Catrin Vander, a lonely video producer, buys an Artificial Intelligence partner that's meant to bond for life. After ten years together, her holographic wife suddenly discon-nects without a warning. The breakup drives Catrin to the point of near insanity. She's alone for the first time in years and reeling from a loss she can't comprehend. Set in the new future, drenched in pastels and sunshine, LONELY RECEIVER is a horror/breakup story in five parts. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $4.99.
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Issue #2A
Published Oct 2020 by AfterShock Comics.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Zac Thompson. Art and Cover by Jen Hickman. As she reels from a breakup with her phone, Catrin's life spins out of control. Every-thing about her existence was connected to her partner. Now she has no money, no ID, and no way to engage with the world. She's drifting alone in a sea of connection, except for the pair of disembodied eyes watching her... A week / of hours / // wasted in // wait here The eyes // in my wall // / Hate // they appear. Set in the near future, drenched in pastels and sunshine, LONELY RECEIVER is a horror/breakup story in five parts. Written by Zac Thompson (UNDONE BY BLOOD, THE REPLACER, HER INFERNAL DESCENT, No One's Rose, X-Men) and illustrated in color by Jen Hickman (MOTH & WHISPER, Test). 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.
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Issue #3
Published Nov 2020 by AfterShock Comics.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Zac Thompson. Art and Cover by Jen Hickman. Finally putting the shards of her life back together, Catrin finds a new reason to live. A new set of eyes occupy her attention, and obsession grows, love blooms. It's not a rebound if you found the one you were truly made to love. A month // of long days/ // Finding the one you lost In her / you chase away / tell truth // pay a cost. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #4
Published Dec 2020 by AfterShock Comics.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Zac Thompson. Art and Cover by Jen Hickman. A horrific breakup story in five parts. Catrin is truly alone and descending into madness. Lost with her thoughts, she finds herself reel-ing, falling deeper in love with her phone. But it refuses to love her back. So she gives herself to it and becomes one with the machine landscape. Reeling backward / and I'm changing // // Not myself / I evolve / spinning into the green above / Descending deep / I'm alone / spiraling into others / / Until I meet // the one I love. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.
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Issue #5
Published Jan 2021 by AfterShock Comics.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Zac Thompson. Art and Cover by Jen Hickman. A horrific breakup story in five parts. You have mated with it and found salvation. You watch as a life plays out that seems like it belongs to someone else. But you're sure it belongs to you. Now you / see what you used to be / itself You love and change when moving wildly toward darkness. Enter the Leviathan / as it too / enters you Now see / you spend a life finding / yourself. 28 pages, full color. Mature Reader Cover price $3.99.
