Low is an American After the End science fiction comics series written by Rick Remender and drawn by Greg Tocchini. Low was published from July 2014 to December 2020 by Image Comics, for a total of 26 issues.
The series is set billions of years in the future of the Earth after the start of the Sun's expansion into a red giant has made the surface uninhabitable. It follows the lives of the two million survivors in the underwater city of Salus; its helmsmen, the Caine family; and its pirate enemies. The protagonists of the first issues are Stel Caine, who searches for life-supporting planets with robotic probes, her husband Johl, and their children. Remender summarized the story as being about "one woman's optimism in the face of inevitable and true doom".
The first issues of the series received critical praise. In Paste magazine, Robert Tutton wrote of the "primal, silent awe" inspired by Tocchini's "surreal" and "dazzling" art. In IGN, Tres Dean noted the creators' "complex and intriguing worldbuilding and precise, emotional character work", as well as Tocchini's "impeccable and breathtaking" art.
Collected editions Title Material collected Publication date ISBN Vol. 1: The Delirium of Hope Low #1–6 March 2015 Vol. 2: Before the Dawn Burns Us Low #7–10 November 2015 Vol. 3: Shore Of The Dying Light Low #11–15 October 2016 Vol. 4: Outer Aspects of Inner Attitudes Low #16–19 September 2017 Vol. 5: Light Brings Light Low #20–26 January 2021 Low: Book One Low #1–15 October 2017 Low: Book Two Low #16–26 August 2021 Low: Compendium Low #1–26 August 2023
See also List of underwater science fiction works
References
External links Low: Image Comics Humanity's Final Hour in Low Low published in Italy by Edizioni Star Comics