ESSENTIALS: Vol. 1 (Bill Sienkiewicz Premiere Edition)

ESSENTIALS: Vol. 1 by Chris "Doc" Wyatt & Luke Arnold explores an invading dimension that weaponizes human emotions — grief, shame, fear, regret, and self-loathing — for political ends, manipulating people into erasing themselves to amplify the invaders' power. Presented in comic book form with colorful line drawings, it is a profound philosophical exploration of a world defined by subjective reality.  This means that, along with the characters, the reader examines the realities we choose to subscribe to and how our emotions and lived experiences leave us vulnerable to (and ultimately limited by) our perceptions and interpretations of the world.