Synopsis
Captain Malik and the crew of his spaceship are in search of the only resources that matter – and can only be found by harvesting the giant corpses of alien gods that are found on the edge of human space..and now they see an opportunity to finally break free from this system: by being the first to find a living god.
THE GODS ARE ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL… …AND THE GODS ARE ALWAYS DEAD. Captain Malik and the crew of the spaceship the Vihaan II are in search of the only resources that matter – and can only be found by harvesting the giant corpses of alien gods that are found on the edge of human space. While other autopsy ships and explorers race to salvage the meat, minerals, and metals that sustain the human race, Malik sees an opportunity to finally break free from this system: by being the first to find a living god. But Malik’s obsession with the gods will push his crew into the darkest reaches of space, bringing them face to face with a threat unlike anything they ever imagined, unless the rogue agent on their trail can stop them first…
From: Simon and Schuster
Notes on This Title
A focal character of this series is a queer man with one eye. He has dark skin, but it is unclear to which real world ethnic group he belongs. Another focal character is a dark-skinned queer man who grows to old age over the course of the story. The supporting cast is racially diverse, and includes characters that are coded as Black and Asian.
Awards
2021 Eisner Award for Best New Series - Nominee
Reviews
“We Only Find Them When They’re Dead is one of the most ambitious sci-fi, deep space epics to date, and it’s the type of book where you keep the back issues on hand, a folder of notes, and a couple different fan wikis to keep everything straight.” (Source: Black Nerd Problems)
Interviews
CBR: “Al Ewing Teases ‘Cosmic Awe’ in We Only Find Them When They’re Dead”
SYFY Wire: “Indie Comics Spotlight: Kirby-Esque Space Gods are Mortal in Al Ewing’s ‘We Only Find Them When They’re Dead‘”