I recommend starting with with my science-fiction romance-thriller comic, Artifice, the first graphic novel I ever created. It’s a complete story, a quick read at 88 pages, and is very well-reviewed. Even folks who aren’t huge sci-fi fans seem to like it. In my opinion, it’s the best introduction to my work.

What’s it about?

Artifice is a sci-fi romance-thriller about a prototype android soldier, Deacon, and the 19-year-old human outcast, Jeff, he was supposed to kill, but didn’t. Now the evil Corporation who built him wants answers and they have employed the brilliant and ruthless robopsychologist Clarice Maven to get them.

Deacon seems desperate to conceal the shocking events that took place between him and Jeff on Da Vinci 4, but what chance does he have fighting an adversary who can control his every move?

Artifice was listed as one of the Top 5 LGBT Graphic Novels of 2013 by The Advocate and was a Lambda Literary Award Finalist of 2014.

You can read the complete Artifice comic for free starting here.

(Oh, and it’s a trade paperback, too! You can buy the book here.)