Ram V’s next project is Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma, a metaphysical fantasy-adjacent science fiction story with art by Anand RK. The six-issue series was revealed on Polygon, based on the 1997 character created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Jackson “Butch” Guice.
The series follows Mitch Shelley, a man with no memory of his past who discovers he has the unique ability to resurrect after death. Each time he comes back to life, Mitch gains a new superpower, which is often tied to the circumstances of his death or the challenges he must face.
The stories blend elements of superhero action, science fiction, and mystery, as Mitch encounters strange phenomena, fights villains, and grapples with his ever-shifting abilities. The character’s dark themes and inventive premise made him a unique figure in DC’s pantheon.
“This is a story I’ve wanted to tell since I first started writing for DC,” V said in a news release. “It’s lingered and stayed and got its hooks into my mind, and my love and excitement for the character and story has only grown. Part of the joy of writing comics, for me, is getting to reinvent, reimagine characters in a way that speaks to my own preoccupations and joys; with Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma, I hope readers will share in my excitement as Anand, [colorist Mike Spicer] and [letterer Aditya Bidikar] and I tell a story of endless lifetimes, saving universes and falling in love, spanning the length of all existence.”
So what’s Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma about?
After living and dying his latest life, Shelley awakes with a new purpose to go along with his latest power: saving the universe. This version of Resurrection Man must battle across time and space against a sadistic Word War II internment camp captain who has inherited a twisted version of Shelley’s abilities. As the lines of cosmic order begin to blur, Mitch Shelley will literally die to save the universe, more than once.
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