Mercury Heat

Mercury Heat is a two-issue miniseries from Avatar Press, published in 2016–2017, that follows the grim exploits of Luiza—a no-nonsense, genetically engineered law enforcement agent—on a terraformed Mercury. Written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Nahuel Lopez and Omar Francia, the series blends hard-boiled sci-fi with visceral, futuristic action. Its compressed run delivers a dense, stylishly brutal vision of a corporatized solar system, marking a sharp, underappreciated entry in Gillen’s body of work.