ComiXology have released the synopsis for “Snow Angels,” the new sci-fi comic by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Jock, as well as a seven-page preview for the first issue, due out February 16, 2021. The series, which comiXology announced will run for ten issues, follows two girls, Milliken and Mae, who live in the Trench, “a sprawling settlement of people living inside the massive ice walls of a vast, seemingly endless frozen trench carved into the surface of an otherwise icy wasteland.”
According to the synopsis, the Trenchfolk don’t know how they came to settle the Trench, and have survived by never leaving. When Milliken turns 12, their father “takes the two girls on an overnight skate down the trench — a coming-of-age ritual to teach them how to fish the frozen river, how to hunt the wild Trenchdogs that wander its frigid banks, and how to give proper thanks to their frozen Gods — The Colden Ones. It’s the trip of a lifetime until the girls push beyond the borders of their humble land and awaken the Trench’s deadly defender… The Snowman! What follows next is an action-packed story of survival, loss and redemption.”
ComiXology also released a 30-second teaser trailer for the series on IGN, which you can watch here. Issue #0 of “Snow Angels” is available to read now for free here; like all comiXology Originals, the whole series will be free at no extra charge to subscribers of comiXology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited, and Prime Reading.
