Downside #1
"Downside Part 1" kicks off a stark, timely tale set in a near-future UK transformed by authoritarian rule, where dissent is crushed and survival hinges on quiet resistance. Writer Dave McNamara and artist Pete Ketley craft a tense, grounded story on a crumbling estate, where the return of Joe Rossi after three years ignites old tensions and forces a community to confront both their past and the fragile present. The cover by Pete Ketley captures the weight of the moment, matching the story’s grim, urgent tone.
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Five years after publication date the UK hs become a repressive far right state where dissidents are not tolerated. The struggle is presented in microcosm on a run down estate where the new owner is attempting to evict his tenants. The situation is complicated by the return of Joe Rossi, not seen for three years, dragging the past back with him.
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