Letter 44

When a newly inaugurated U.S. president discovers a decades-old letter from his predecessor revealing a massive alien construction project in the asteroid belt, he must navigate a secret space mission, political intrigue, and the crumbling of earthly certainties. This 35-issue series from Oni Press, written by Charles Soule with art primarily by Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque, blends hard science fiction with a taut political thriller. Running from 2014 to 2018, it earned acclaim for its grounded, human-scale take on first contact and the weight of presidential responsibility.