Joy Operations Volume 2

Illustrated by Stephen Byrne
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On sale Jan 21, 2025 | 112 Pages | 9781506740652

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Brian Michael Bendis, the New York Times bestselling, Peabody and multi-Eisner award-winning co-creator of Miles Morales, Naomi, Jessica Jones, and Powers, returns with scorching hot comics sensation Stephen Byrne (Wonder Twins, Legion of Superheroes) for their hit creator-owned blockbuster series.

The JOY operation is back! That means Joy Corrigan and Hampton are back! They are two of the greatest En Vois in this fast-paced, fiercely ambitious sci-fi odyssey who now share the same body and the credit for saving the entire world from the broken trust technology…and the blame. 

It's fifty-five years from right now. Joy was an En Voi. A special agent of one of the Jonando Trust. Trusts are corporate-owned cities that are the centerpiece of modern society. She rights wrongs for the trust. Because of the Joy operation that saved the world Joy lives with fellow En Voi Hampton inside her head. Joy and Hampton try to embrace their 'new life’ together. They re-enter society...and Joy's marriage. They try to re-establish a connection in a new trust, but there are many people in the world who blame Joy for what has happened. The joy operation has an enemies list!

Collects Joy Operations series II #1–#4.
Brian Michael Bendis is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books. Starting with crime and noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero work. With Bill Jemas and Mark Millar, Bendis was the primary architect of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in 2000. He relaunched the Avengers franchise with New Avengers in 2004, and has also written the Marvel "event" storylines "Secret War" (2004–2005), "House of M" (2005), "Secret Invasion" (2008), "Siege" (2010) and "Age of Ultron" (2013). In addition to writing comics, Brendis has worked in television, video games and film. He has also taught courses on Graphic Novels at University of Oregon and Portland State University. In 2014, Bendis wrote Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels, a book about comics published by Random House.

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Brian Michael Bendis, the New York Times bestselling, Peabody and multi-Eisner award-winning co-creator of Miles Morales, Naomi, Jessica Jones, and Powers, returns with scorching hot comics sensation Stephen Byrne (Wonder Twins, Legion of Superheroes) for their hit creator-owned blockbuster series.

The JOY operation is back! That means Joy Corrigan and Hampton are back! They are two of the greatest En Vois in this fast-paced, fiercely ambitious sci-fi odyssey who now share the same body and the credit for saving the entire world from the broken trust technology…and the blame. 

It's fifty-five years from right now. Joy was an En Voi. A special agent of one of the Jonando Trust. Trusts are corporate-owned cities that are the centerpiece of modern society. She rights wrongs for the trust. Because of the Joy operation that saved the world Joy lives with fellow En Voi Hampton inside her head. Joy and Hampton try to embrace their 'new life’ together. They re-enter society...and Joy's marriage. They try to re-establish a connection in a new trust, but there are many people in the world who blame Joy for what has happened. The joy operation has an enemies list!

Collects Joy Operations series II #1–#4.

Author

Brian Michael Bendis is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books. Starting with crime and noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero work. With Bill Jemas and Mark Millar, Bendis was the primary architect of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in 2000. He relaunched the Avengers franchise with New Avengers in 2004, and has also written the Marvel "event" storylines "Secret War" (2004–2005), "House of M" (2005), "Secret Invasion" (2008), "Siege" (2010) and "Age of Ultron" (2013). In addition to writing comics, Brendis has worked in television, video games and film. He has also taught courses on Graphic Novels at University of Oregon and Portland State University. In 2014, Bendis wrote Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels, a book about comics published by Random House.

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