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The story follows a young woman who, after surviving a brutal attack by the oppressive megacorporation Better Living Industries, reemerges as a reluctant symbol of hope. The earlier revolutionaries, known as the Killjoys, died defending her, and their legacy fuels a new, ruthless insurgency. Faced with the weight of BLI’s expanding oppression, she must dig deep within herself to lead a decisive fight that could end the corporation’s reign of corruption once and for all.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Gerard Way
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