''The Agency'' was a
comic book
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published by
Top Cow
Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992.
History
During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim ...
and
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
from 2001 to 2002. Written by
Paul Jenkins with art by
Kyle Hotz
Kyle Hotz is an American Comics artist, comic book artist and Comics writer, writer. His work has appeared in series published by Marvel Comics, DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics.
Comics career
Hotz graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, bachel ...
, the book followed a team of
cyborg
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police in a
dystopian
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future
United States
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. The entire six issue run of the title was collected and released as a
trade paperback in 2007.
If you thought Blade Runner and Seven were dark and disturbing, you haven't seen anything yet!! From Paul Jenkins comes the newest must have Top Cow series, The Agency!! A futuristic tale of special operatives, designed, built and trained to handle the cases which the police cannot, only they do it on THEIR terms and at THEIR cost or they don't do it at all! Consisting of one of the most outrageous and deadly groups of characters ever created, the Agency will keep you on the edge of your seat and supply the thrills to keep you wanting more!
References
The Agency @ comicbookdb
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Top Cow titles