Revolution 9 Vol. 1

by Mark London, Carlos Reno (Illustrator)

Overview

Revolution 9 is the first thrilling title in Underworld, an all-new universe created by Mark London which also includes Hour of the Wolf and Exit City. Each miniseries set within can be savored as a standalone serial, while serving as a stepping stone towards ENDLESS NIGHT, the must-read crossover guaranteed to blow your mind in 2025!

After years of working as an assassin for the Order of Nine-an ancient order dating back almost 3,000 years-Velveteen has turned her back on the very people that saved her. Now, marked for death and with the life of the otherwise innocent hacker Jasper Dean to protect, Velveteen must escape the Order's grasp and prevent society as we know it from toppling.

Collects issues #1-4

Revolution 9 is part of the all-new Underworld Universe Created by Mark London (Hunt. Kill. Repeat., Battlecats, Knights of the Golden Sun).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781545816677
Publisher:	Mad Cave Studios
Publication date:	04/29/2025
Series:	Revolution 9 , #1
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	88
File size:	63 MB
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About the Author

Mark London’s central focus is to provide a compelling experience through action-driven storytelling and immense world building. Everything he does at Mad Cave is the result of a commitment he made to his amazing wife to pursue his passion and follow his dreams. Always read the best comics first.

Dave Sharpe is an artist and currently a letterer for various featured comic publishing companies within the industry. He graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc. in 1990, and immediately went to work at Marvel. As of 2009, Dave has been lettering for DC Comics on a number of titles currently: Green Lantern, Green Lantern War Journal, and ACTION COMICS! Dave also letters LOTS of other books and titles for various publishers. Dave plays bass guitar and is way more approachable than he looks.

Editorial Reviews

2025-05-15
In author London and illustrator Reno’s comics collection, a young assassin in the San Francisco Bay Area confronts the unresolved contradictions of her past, which requires her to make some unsettling choices.

Zealotry exerts a powerful pull on the mind, but it only takes one contradiction to weaken it. Velveteen learns this lesson the hard way as she carries out her grim assignments for the Order of Nine, a shadowy cabal with roots in ancient Rome. At first, she thinks nothing of her latest task—to kill Jasper Dean, a young hacker whose incredible coding abilities pose a serious threat to the organization. Just how much of a threat quickly becomes apparent when Jasper’s hackery reveals that the story of her own origins, as told to her by the Order, is a lie: “There’s no revolution. No great plan,” she concludes. The realization that she’s essentially been programmed to do someone else’s bidding hits hard, but it’s one that Velveteen has precious little time to ponder, as the Order is soon targeting her. She must find a way to keep herself—and Jasper, with all his secrets—alive. Readers will find themselves engaged by the pair’s navigation of the situation, in which the impulse to do right and the instinct to do what’s necessary to stay alive are often mutually exclusive. The resolution of this first installment, which covers the story’s first four issues, is delivered amid some graphic, eye-popping action sequences, and it serves as an effective repudiation of the brutal mindset of Volta, the Order’s extremist leader. As the author suggests, the end doesn’t always justify the means, nor does empathy equate to weakness, despite what Volta’s declaration that “Emotions are what make youuntrustworthy.” It’s a timely and compelling reminder that readers will surely appreciate, especially in today’s hyperpolarized social climate.

A fast-moving but thoughtful tale of betrayal and enlightenment.

Kirkus Reviews