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List of dystopian comics

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ6617558 ↗
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This is a list of dystopian comics.

Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

American Flagg! by Howard Chaykin

Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro

Ronin by Frank Miller

The Uncanny X-Men (#141–142): "Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Terry Austin

Sabre by Don McGregor and Paul Gulacy

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore follows the exploits of the anarchist V and his struggle in a Britain ruled by a fascist party.

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