The Empire of Corpses

A chilling 2018–2019 miniseries from Pika Édition, The Empire of Corpses reimagines a 19th-century world where reanimated corpses serve as cheap labor under the control of Dr. Frankenstein's lost notes. Across three issues, a young medical student becomes entangled in a global race to perfect the process, confronting the moral and political fallout of a society built on the dead. This taut, philosophical horror tale stands out for its darkly atmospheric art and its unflinching exploration of what it means to be human when the line between life and death is erased.