The Last Space Race

In the late 2010s, AfterShock Comics published The Last Space Race, a five-issue miniseries by writer Peter Calloway and artist Alex Shibao. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the story follows two rival astronauts—one American, one Soviet—whose personal competition becomes a desperate struggle for survival when a mysterious alien object threatens both their missions. Calloway and Shibao blend historical tension with sci-fi horror, creating a claustrophobic, character-driven drama about what it means to be first—and what happens when the race becomes a fight for humanity's future.