Cover: Martin Simmonds

The Department of Truth #6

Feb 2021 · Image · 3.99 USD

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“Deviation One: Apocrypha”

In "Deviation One: Apocrypha," Lee Harvey Oswald—alive and imprisoned in a hidden basement—uncovers the Apocrypha, a secret text that rewrites history by revealing the true origins of the Anno Domini calendar. Written by James Tynion IV and illustrated with striking precision by Elsa Charretier, with colors by Matt Hollingsworth and letters by Aditya Bidikar, this issue dives into a chilling alternate history where truth is both weapon and prison. The cover, by Martin Simmonds, captures the eerie stillness of a man on the edge of revelation.

writer James Tynion IV · artist, inker Elsa Charretier · colorist Matt Hollingsworth · letterer Aditya Bidikar · cover Martin Simmonds

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Full credits

writer James Tynion IV

artist, inker Elsa Charretier

colorist Matt Hollingsworth

letterer Aditya Bidikar

cover pencils, inks Martin Simmonds

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Lee Harvey Oswald, who was not assassinated by Jack Ruby, is locked in a basement where the secret archives of The Department of Truth are stored. With a Latin-to-English dictionary on hand, he begins to read the Apocrypha and learns about the original conspiracy regarding the creation of the Anno Domini calendar system.

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