Trees

In the near-future world of Trees (2015–2016), massive, silent alien monoliths have landed on Earth, standing inert and inscrutable for a decade while humanity struggles to adapt to their eerie, looming presence. Published by Urban Comics, this three-issue series explores a globe-spanning tapestry of human stories—from a small Italian village to the Arctic—as people grapple with the political, social, and personal fallout of an alien invasion that never truly arrives. Written by Warren Ellis with art by Jason Howard, the series is a thoughtful, slow-burn science fiction meditation on waiting, uncertainty, and the strange ways life persists under the shadow of the unknown. Its concise, atmospheric storytelling makes it a distinctive entry in the alien-contact genre, favoring quiet tension over explosive action.