Counterfeit Girl

A dystopian cyberpunk thriller of identity theft, sentient diseases and fake news, from comics' best-dressed rebels, Peter Milligan and Rufus Dayglo! FAKE NEWS In a city ruled by the multinational corporations, identity is crucial - no one can get anywhere without being monitored, logged, and status-checked. Fortunately for some, if a new I.D. is needed, there are 'simmers' - backstreet I.D. thieves that can create new personas by stealing the identities of others. Libra Kelly is a simmer with an axe to grind, doing jobs that cause trouble for the corporations free of charge, but soon finds herself stuck with a terminally diseased I.D. and a price on her head...

Peter Milligan is one of 2000 AD's most prolific story creators. As well as co-creating Hewligan's Haircut with Jamie Hewlett, Milligan created the classic future war story Bad Company, in addition to creating Freaks, Shadows, Sooner or Later, The Dead and Tribal Memories. He also contributed several short stories and Future Shocks, and has written Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper stories. His work outside the Galaxy' Greatest Comic has received enormous critical and fan acclaim. He created Vertigo's existentialist superhero mystery Enigma and wrote via The Eaters, Human Target,Greek Street, Animal Man, Batman, Hellblazer, Shade the Changing Man, Skreemer and Vertigo Pop! London, to name but a few. For Marvel he co-created the bestselling X-Statix, a vicious pop culture satire, illustrated by Mike Allred. Following Dc'S 2011 relaunch, he worked on Red Lanterns and Justice League Dark. In 2015 Peter returned to 2000 AD, working on a new series of Bad Company with Rufus Dayglo, who had replaced the late Brett Ewins on art duties.