Mindset
The Complete Series
Published on 6. June 2023
184 pages
978-1-63849-160-6 (ISBN)
Description
Black Mirror meets The Social Network in the mind-bending, sci-fi technothriller Mindset, where mind control is only an app away. For fans of Dave Eggers' The Circle and The Every. NOW IN DEVELOPMENT AS A TV SERIES!!
The Cult of Control
When an introverted tech geek accidentally discovers mind control, he and his friends do something unexpected ? they put the science into a meditation app to help users break their technology addiction. But as their Mindset app achieves a dangerous cult following, lies, conspiracies, and murder come to light. Are they helping people or controlling them?
Free your mind.
Who's in control?
Collects the entire, smash and super-hot, best-selling 6-issue series!
NOW IN DEVELOPMENT AS A TV SERIES FROM DON CHEADLE'S PRODUCTION COMPANY THIS RADICAL ACT AND ORPHAN BLACK: ECHOES PRODUCER BOAT ROCKER!
From in-demand writer Zack Kaplan (ECLIPSE, PORT OF EARTH, THE LOST CITY EXPLORERS, JOIN THE FUTURE, BREAK OUT, METAL SOCIETY, FOREVER FORWARD) and star artist John J. Pearson (2021 Eisner Award winner along with Anand RK for BLUE IN GREEN (Image Comics))
For fans of Black Mirror, Halt and Catch Fire, graphic novel The Department of Truth, and for fans of technothriller writers Dave Eggers (The Circle, The Every), Blake Crouch (Recursion), and Douglas E. Richards (The Enigma Cube), for readers interested in the CIA's two decade-long MK Ultra mind control experiments, and readers interested in the impact of tech on society.
"This twisty and cynical thriller cleverly situates itself at the intersection of heated debates about social media, tech giants, and social inequality." -- Publishers Weekly
"What an AMAZING, disturbing first issue this was! Every godd*** book @thevaultcomics puts out is a must-read." - Patton Oswalt (actor, comedian, writer)
"Mind-blowing art. A chilling concept. The perfect technothriller..." - Cavan Scott (New York Times bestselling author: Star Wars: The High Republic)
"Fans of The Social Network and tales of corporate espionage will snap this up." -- Publishers Weekly
The Cult of Control
When an introverted tech geek accidentally discovers mind control, he and his friends do something unexpected ? they put the science into a meditation app to help users break their technology addiction. But as their Mindset app achieves a dangerous cult following, lies, conspiracies, and murder come to light. Are they helping people or controlling them?
Free your mind.
Who's in control?
Collects the entire, smash and super-hot, best-selling 6-issue series!
NOW IN DEVELOPMENT AS A TV SERIES FROM DON CHEADLE'S PRODUCTION COMPANY THIS RADICAL ACT AND ORPHAN BLACK: ECHOES PRODUCER BOAT ROCKER!
From in-demand writer Zack Kaplan (ECLIPSE, PORT OF EARTH, THE LOST CITY EXPLORERS, JOIN THE FUTURE, BREAK OUT, METAL SOCIETY, FOREVER FORWARD) and star artist John J. Pearson (2021 Eisner Award winner along with Anand RK for BLUE IN GREEN (Image Comics))
For fans of Black Mirror, Halt and Catch Fire, graphic novel The Department of Truth, and for fans of technothriller writers Dave Eggers (The Circle, The Every), Blake Crouch (Recursion), and Douglas E. Richards (The Enigma Cube), for readers interested in the CIA's two decade-long MK Ultra mind control experiments, and readers interested in the impact of tech on society.
"This twisty and cynical thriller cleverly situates itself at the intersection of heated debates about social media, tech giants, and social inequality." -- Publishers Weekly
"What an AMAZING, disturbing first issue this was! Every godd*** book @thevaultcomics puts out is a must-read." - Patton Oswalt (actor, comedian, writer)
"Mind-blowing art. A chilling concept. The perfect technothriller..." - Cavan Scott (New York Times bestselling author: Star Wars: The High Republic)
"Fans of The Social Network and tales of corporate espionage will snap this up." -- Publishers Weekly
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05/2023
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Zack Kaplan is a break-out science fiction comic writer and creator of such comics and graphic novels as ECLIPSE, PORT OF EARTH, THE LOST CITY EXPLORERS, JOIN THE FUTURE, BREAK OUT, METAL SOCIETY, FOREVER FORWARD and MINDSET. He has worked with publishers such as Image/Top Cow, Dark Horse, Aftershock, Vault, Humanoids, Scout Comics and DC Comics. His first three series were all optioned for TV adaptation, with PORT OF EARTH currently being developed by Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment and Amazon TV Studios. Zack has taught screenwriting and storytelling at the International Academy of Film and TV, located in the Philippines. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
John J. Pearson is an Eisner Award-winning artist and illustrator based in Leeds UK.
John has built a reputation as an inimitable talent through his varied portfolio producing work for clients as diverse as DC Comics, Image Comics, Vault Comics, Z2 Comics, Heavy Metal Magazine, Netflix, WWE, Rue Morgue Magazine, The Ray Harryhausen Foundation, Burning Witches Records and Arrow Video amongst many others. He is also an award-winning comic book artist, receiving the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (Interior Art) alongside collaborator Anand RK, for the work done on Blue in Green (Image Comics).
John fuses traditional drawing techniques, digital painting and collage to produce highly-detailed and darkly compelling images across a range of printed media. Combining elements of photorealism, popular culture, abstraction and psychedelia to create a unique style and versatility in approach that appeals to a wide spectrum of audiences.
John has exhibited in the UK and USA, organised extensive art experiences across the country, and produced live murals at high profile events both independently and as part of Leeds based art collectives.
John J. Pearson is an Eisner Award-winning artist and illustrator based in Leeds UK.
John has built a reputation as an inimitable talent through his varied portfolio producing work for clients as diverse as DC Comics, Image Comics, Vault Comics, Z2 Comics, Heavy Metal Magazine, Netflix, WWE, Rue Morgue Magazine, The Ray Harryhausen Foundation, Burning Witches Records and Arrow Video amongst many others. He is also an award-winning comic book artist, receiving the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Painter / Multimedia Artist (Interior Art) alongside collaborator Anand RK, for the work done on Blue in Green (Image Comics).
John fuses traditional drawing techniques, digital painting and collage to produce highly-detailed and darkly compelling images across a range of printed media. Combining elements of photorealism, popular culture, abstraction and psychedelia to create a unique style and versatility in approach that appeals to a wide spectrum of audiences.
John has exhibited in the UK and USA, organised extensive art experiences across the country, and produced live murals at high profile events both independently and as part of Leeds based art collectives.
