Time²: The Epiphany [First Graphic Novel Number Eight]

In 1986, Howard Chaykin launched Time²: The Epiphany for First Comics, a self-contained graphic novel that distills his signature blend of cynical futurism and hard-boiled storytelling into a single, dense issue. The series, which has remained a singular, open-ended work ever since, follows a time-traveling troubleshooter navigating a fractured, media-saturated future where reality itself is a negotiable commodity. Chaykin’s razor-sharp dialogue and bold, kinetic art make this a defining artifact of the mid-80s independent comics boom—a prescient, no-holds-barred exploration of power, identity, and the manipulation of history.