Drowntown

The first part of the exciting graphic novel by two of the UK s very brightest talentsThe world has changed forever, ravaged by climatic upheaval. The flooded metropolis of London has adapted to the rising sea levels: the elite gaze out over the Thames from their ivory towers, while the inhabitants of submerged pubs peer into the streets like specimens in an aquarium. Hired by a notorious underworld figure, Leo Noiret uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that stretches from the depths of Drowntown to the highest echelons of power. Meanwhile, aqua-courier Gina Cassel learns that young love can be a dangerous game when she becomes romantically involved with the heir to the Drakenberg Corporation. There s a storm brewing in Drowntown, with Gina and Noiret at its heart Flooded civilisations have long been a staple of post-apocalyptic fiction Few have executed their dystopian vision with quite as much panache as Robbie Morrison and Jim Murray do here SFX