Calexit (comic)
# Calexit (comic)

Calexit is a 2017 speculative fiction comic book written by Matteo Pizzolo, illustrated by Amancay Nahuelpan, and published by Black Mask Studios.

## Publication

Black Mask put out three issues of Calexit from July 2017 to May 2018, followed by a trade paperback collection published in June 2018.

## Plot

Following an order from the United States federal government to deport all immigrants, California declares itself a sanctuary state, triggering a military intervention by the federal government plunging the state into chaos. The series follows Jamil, a smuggler, and Zora, a resistance leader, who escape together from a detention facility in Occupied Los Angeles.

## Reception

Calexit sold out its first print run of 25,000 copies. It received positive reviews from io9, Boing Boing and Newsarama.

