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The Department of Truth: The Complete Conspiracy Deluxe Hardcover Book 1 Hardcover – May 9, 2023

by James Tynion IV (Author), Martin Simmonds (Artist), Elsa Charretier (Artist),
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
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"A wonderfully dizzy mixture of Men in Black, John Carpenter, Stephen King, The Matrix, and 1970s conspiracy thrillers."- Forbes

The first three arcs of the critically acclaimed series that explores in-world case file reports of unexplained phenomena are collected here for the first time in a deluxe hardcover.

COLE TURNER has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true: the JFK Assassination, Flat Earth Theory, Bigfoot, Mothman, and so much worse. One organization has been covering them up for generations, controlling the narrative for what they claim is the greater good.

What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth—and will learning it destroy Cole’s life from the inside out?

Experience…THE COMPLETE CONSPIRACY by Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake) and ART MARTIN SIMMONDS (Dying is Easy).

Collects THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #1-#17
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    The Department of Truth
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  3. Language
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    Image Comics
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    May 9, 2023
  6. Reading age
    16 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    8 x 1.2 x 11 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1534399720
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“Hickmanian conspiracy games, Burroughsian crime, Sienkiewiczian style. The Truth: you want it.” -- Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine)

"It is FANTASTIC. Can't wait to read the whole series!" -- Patton Oswalt

"A new conspiracy thriller comic that should appeal to anyone with a fondness for The X-Files." ― IGN

“A story for our zeitgeist. SIMMONDS' art invokes Bill Sienkiewicz.” ― Entertainment Weekly

About the Author

JAMES TYNION IV is the writer of Batman, and many other titles for DC Comics, including Detective Comics, Justice League Dark, and the New York Times best selling Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy. He is the co-creator of Wynd, Something is Killing the Children, Memetic, and the GLAAD award winning series, The Woods. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY with his partner and their nice old dog.

Martin Simmonds is a comic artist, and co-creator of Dying is Easy (with Joe Hill) for IDW, Punks Not Dead (with David Barnett) for Black Crown, and Friendo (with Alex Paknadel) for Vault Comics.He is also a contributing artist to Marvel’s The Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett, and series cover artist for Marvel’s Quicksilver: No Surrender, and Jessica Jones.Martin currently lives in Surrey, UK with his partner and their two year old son.

Tyler Boss is an award winning cartoonist and Eisner nominated designer from Buffalo, NY. His titles include 4 Kids Walk into a Bank and Dead Dog's Bite. Go Bills.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image Comics; Deluxe edition (May 9, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 520 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1534399720
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1534399723
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1.2 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 68 ratings

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James Tynion IV is an Eisner Award Winning, New York Times bestselling comic book author and publisher.

He is the co-creator of SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN with Werther Dell’Edera, the smash hit comic series published by Boom! Studios. SIKTC was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best New Comic Series in 2020. It’s spin-off title, THE HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER, was one of the highest selling comic books in 2021. SIKTC is currently in development for television at Netflix with Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy’s Intrepid Pictures producing.

He is the co-creator of THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH with Martin Simmonds, the high concept conspiracy thriller published by Image Comics. DOT was nominated for the Eisner Awards for Best New Series, and Best Continuing Series in 2021. DOT is currently in development for television with SISTER producing.

He is the co-creator of THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE with Alvaro Martinez Bueno, the apocalyptic horror series published by DC Black Label. NHOTL is the highest selling creator-owned debut published by DC Comics in the last twenty years.

He is the co-creator of WYND with Michael Dialynas, the young adult fantasy adventure series published by BOOM! Studios. WYND was nominated for Outstanding Comic Book at the GLAAD Media Awards in both 2020 and 2021.

Under his own publishing banner, Tiny Onion Studios, James Tynion IV published and curated the acclaimed anthology series RAZORBLADES: THE HORROR MAGAZINE. He is currently publishing the UFO non-fiction webcomic, BLUE BOOK with Michael Avon Oeming through his newsletter, THE EMPIRE OF THE TINY ONION, available at https://jamestynioniv.substack.com.

James is the co-creator of many other acclaimed original series, including the GLAAD Media Award winning THE WOODS, with Michael Dialynas. He is also well known for working on the Batman titles at DC Comics, where he co-created the fan-favorite characters Punchline, Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, Miracle Molly, and more. His storylines and characters have influenced DC TV shows like Batwoman, Young Justice, Gotham, and Legends of Tomorrow.

James is represented by United Talent Agency.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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The story and art are amazing - issues with the print.
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The story and art are amazing - issues with the print.
It's not a huge deal overall but mine came printed so that the pages are higher than the spine. From the packaging, they all came out a bit bent at the top. So much work was put in to make this a deluxe presentation but this is a serious flaw in manufacturing / QA. It just ruins it a little bit - doesn't feel like a deluxe copy.The story is absolutely gripping though and I couldn't put it down. Phenomenal in so many regards.
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Ty
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Concepts I have read in decades
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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My friend loaned me Volume 1 (#1-5) and it is my jam. I really enjoyed what I was reading!

Conspiracies, Shadow Governments, General odd phenomena; and the concept that collective human consciousness can shape reality (if shown real/false “proof” to create a doubt)... But not only change things but change so it “was always that way”… what a crazy concept.

Imagine this. A group of Flat Earthers gather enough support around a common concept that they can fly to the edge of the world to see an ice wall. So they do it and see it. If they can prove it, the world would then have always been flat and the populace would rise up since that would mean every governmental agency lied to them… however, if those people started to not believe and/or disappeared, the Earth would have always been round and they would have always been fringe conspiracy theorists… that’s the type of stuff inside.

Crazy stuff. I liked volume 1 so much I had to get them all.

So I got this omnibus that has volumes 1-3 (#1-17) to get the whole “conspiracy” and am very pleased with the heft, the quality, the animations, and the fact that the whole series is essentially in one book. It’s bigger in size than the volumes. It’s almost the size of a sheet of paper, but stack 3 volumes to get the width.

*Now, heads up, there is a Volume 4 (“Ministry of Lies”) that completes the story and you will have to get that as a Volume, since it’s not included…

If you liked X Files growing up, or ever secretly entertained the idea that there is a secret society running the world, you will absolutely love this. It’s a really great look into the odd and the weird, shown through the eyes of a new recruit that doesn’t understand the grand scope of things, nor the part they may have played in the narrative of the story in the past. Did they generate a reality? If so, what was it?

Enjoy!
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Kirk in CT
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best graphic novels I have ever read
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023
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Superb story, very well told and beautifully illustrated.
Very thought provoking.
The premise being that if enough people believe something, it becomes true. If they stop believing it, it ceases to be true. Considering the relative fates on two belief systems without foundation - Religion and Climate Change - one can see what the writers are getting at.
Well worth a read.
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D. Pallas
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Horror Thriller Comic
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2023
I love James's take on conspiracies and horrors of the world in this X Files like series. I am so excited for more issues in the future. I worry HBO will pick this up and ruin it with an adaptation there feels like such a depth of story here from centuries ago till present day. Pick up this series and read it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The story and art are amazing - issues with the print.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
It's not a huge deal overall but mine came printed so that the pages are higher than the spine. From the packaging, they all came out a bit bent at the top. So much work was put in to make this a deluxe presentation but this is a serious flaw in manufacturing / QA. It just ruins it a little bit - doesn't feel like a deluxe copy.

The story is absolutely gripping though and I couldn't put it down. Phenomenal in so many regards.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The story and art are amazing - issues with the print.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
It's not a huge deal overall but mine came printed so that the pages are higher than the spine. From the packaging, they all came out a bit bent at the top. So much work was put in to make this a deluxe presentation but this is a serious flaw in manufacturing / QA. It just ruins it a little bit - doesn't feel like a deluxe copy.

The story is absolutely gripping though and I couldn't put it down. Phenomenal in so many regards.
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Jason
1.0 out of 5 stars One star for packaging
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2023
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The content and construction of the book are wonderful and second to none. However, this hefty book arrived in a banged-up shoebox-size box with no padding. There is so much paper waste in America; can't you use old newspapers and shredded boxes to package heavy books properly? It's not as if international buyers don't pay shipping costs. If you are an international buyer - shop locally.
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Marco Razo
5.0 out of 5 stars Los Hombres de Negro de las conspiraciones
Reviewed in Mexico on April 12, 2024
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Las teorías conspirativas son reales y el departamento de la verdad se tiene que encargar de que sigan siendo teorías.
Muchas de ellas se exploran aquí, desde el asesinato de JFK, los OVNIS, Pie Grande y si, los hombres de negro.
Si te gustan las teorías conspirativas o los programas como "X - Files" este libro te gustará.
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Myriam Black
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a good series. One of the best.
Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2024
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I love this series. I enjoy it every time I reread it. So good.
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Gabriel Botelho Muniz Miguel
5.0 out of 5 stars UM DOS MELHORES TÍTULOS DA IMAGE
Reviewed in Brazil on December 30, 2023
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James Tynion mais uma vez brilhando com uma história fora da caixinha e bem tétrica. tive um calafrio enquanto lia a edição do Mothman
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Nick Doring
5.0 out of 5 stars Work of art
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2024
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Highly recommend
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Dalm
4.0 out of 5 stars wonderful.. gotten just now
Reviewed in Italy on August 3, 2023
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I haven't read it yet; what I can say so far, is I'm in love w/ the Art, there are at least, two Illustrators, with too different techniques/ The cover's angles of this hard cover edition are well bent -upper side-, and slightly torn
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(One thing's for sure though: Whatever this story shall be about, key aspects may be fantasy: Otherwise, makers shouldn't be winning prizes right now, they'd be simply missing.. -forever)
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