Deep State

A taut eight-issue conspiracy thriller from Boom! Studios, Deep State (2014–2015) follows the agents of a secret government organization tasked with investigating and containing the world's most bizarre and dangerous phenomena. Writer Justin Jordan and artist Ariela Kristantina craft a sleek, paranoid espionage tale where reality-bending threats are met with cold, bureaucratic protocol. It matters as a smart, self-contained take on the X-Files formula, emphasizing grounded character work and escalating dread over flashy spectacle.