Oni Press; $4.99

Far in the future fertility levels dropped so low that a black market for cloned babies was created. The problem is that despite being made of their parents genetic material, three out of four clones turn into psychotic murderers known as “dupes.” The United Nations of Europe created the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division (nicknamed the Skin Police) to find the dupes and keep them from hurting others or themselves.

Brisson Eckis, one of the top agents, is training new recruit Junior Agent Sheen Corfer, who quickly learns that citizens aren’t exactly grateful for their help. Especially when it means chasing frightened people through the streets or threatening their loved ones. While Corfer learns the hard parts of her new job, Dupe Lacey Dodd is on the run, until she finds new allies in the Dupe Rebel Underground.

Skin Police is a messy story – which can be quite literal when a dupe “pops” and attacks people. On the one hand, it has a witch hunt feel with the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division grabbing people for suspicion of being a dupe. On the other hand, they are protecting people because some dupes will go on a murderous rampage. As artist Daniel Gete and colorist Jason Wordie depict the gruesome side of their actions, writer Jordan Thomas counters with a look at how dupes and their allies could help them without incarceration or execution.  

-Amanda Sheriff