Vanishing Point #4
Mark Russell
Aug 2025 · Simon and Schuster
Ebook
32
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About this ebook
In "Proof of Life", a robot is accused of sentience and put on trial. If it is found to be alive, it will be destroyed. But what proves that you are alive more than not wanting to be destroyed? The brainchild of Mark Russell, Vanishing Point is an anthology series of short stories that are part science fiction and part existential horror, with an exceptional roster of artists tackling each tale. These are stories with a twist in which the twist is not the point of the story, but a beginning point from which to ask what it means to be alive.
About the author
Mark Russell is an author, comic book writer, and cartoonist living and toiling in Portland, Oregon. The works he is known for include God Is Disappointed in You, a modern re-telling of the Bible, The Flintstones, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles (Winner of the 2019 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Comic), Not All Robots (Winner of the 2022 Eisner Award for Best Humor Comic), and Superman: Space Age, which tells the story of Superman and his loved ones, living against the backdrop of Cold War America. As far as he knows, all his books are still in print.
Jok was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in the seventies and has been working as a comic book artist since 1993. His work´s been published in the US (Image, Massive, Heavy Metal, Scholastic, Capstone, Bad Bug, Alien Books and soon in Mad Cave), England (Markosia, David Lloyd´s Aces Weekly), Italy, France (Mosquito, Delcourt), Spain, Germany (Splitter), Denmark, Cyprus, Canada, China (Cixin Liu´s work adaptation), Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. He runs a studio along with fellow comic book creators since 2001, splitting his time amongst several endeavors, including work-for-hire projects, creator-owned books, children illustration, attending conventions all over the world and not missing a match of his weekly soccer with friends and colleagues.
Jok was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in the seventies and has been working as a comic book artist since 1993. His work´s been published in the US (Image, Massive, Heavy Metal, Scholastic, Capstone, Bad Bug, Alien Books and soon in Mad Cave), England (Markosia, David Lloyd´s Aces Weekly), Italy, France (Mosquito, Delcourt), Spain, Germany (Splitter), Denmark, Cyprus, Canada, China (Cixin Liu´s work adaptation), Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. He runs a studio along with fellow comic book creators since 2001, splitting his time amongst several endeavors, including work-for-hire projects, creator-owned books, children illustration, attending conventions all over the world and not missing a match of his weekly soccer with friends and colleagues.
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