The Divided States of Hysteria
Image · 2017 · 6 issues
About the series
Howard Chaykin’s The Divided States of Hysteria, launched in 2017 from Image Comics, is a six-issue miniseries that satirizes a near-future America fractured by political extremism and vigilante violence. Chaykin, serving as both writer and artist, delivers his signature cynical, densely illustrated take on a country where a disgraced cop becomes the catalyst for a brutal, media-saturated crusade. The series matters as a pointed, no-holds-barred commentary on contemporary polarization, channeled through Chaykin’s distinctive, provocative visual storytelling.