The Adventures of Luther Arkwright

Luther Arkwright moves among alternate versions of history, where political plots and occult forces intersect. Bryan Talbot began serializing the story in Near Myths in 1978 and continued it through other venues and later editions.

The work is notable for the ambition of its interconnected worlds and its publication path through British independent comics. Its density rewards reading the images as carefully as the dialogue.

Alternate history, espionage and science fantasy meet in a multiverse narrative. The different worlds allow Talbot to vary political and cultural assumptions.

Detailed black-and-white pages, montage and shifts in visual register give the parallel realities distinct weight. The layouts invite rereading.