Planetary, Book Two by Warren Ellis

The second collected volume follows the Planetary team — Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner and the Drummer — as they peel back deeper layers of the world’s hidden history, confronting a shadowy cabal known only as the Four. Their investigations carry them through pulp, science-fiction and superhero pastiches—alternate histories, lost cities and reality-bending technologies—as the stories blend homage with a growing mystery. Along the way the team uncovers long-buried secrets about who has been shaping the modern world and faces escalating threats that force them to confront the true cost of uncovering the past.