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The Coporate Trolley Problem

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The cover art was first drawn in old school pencil and ink. This was done by the artist Marco Nelor to give the book cover an old school comic feel, as a nod to the novel's comicbook inspirations, despite being a written book. Simon wanted to pay a real artist to do the cover in this world where AI is taking over, to reflect the humanity present in the story's often hyper-technological corporate environment.

Preamble

BANG - KABOOM - Cosignment Conspiracy? Enter the Comic Punk series! In a futuristic world with puppy subscriptions, rampant gun violence, a miserable healthcare system, one unemployed janitor will try to do the impossible: get functioning medical treatment for his family. That means getting a job, and Health Insurance, in a cyberpunk dystopia! But wait, is that guy even the main character?

What is like to live in a cyber punk world for a normal person? What is that normal even like? What do children grow up thinking? What do adults hope for? This sarcastic yet serious novel will have you laughing, crying, and questioning the nature of good and evil. You'll race between heartwarming love, and cruel disregard. With spies, corpies, runners, armored police, mind-bending technology, and some very questionable magic, are you ready... Punk?

Buyable in Book Places ~Fall 2026

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Genre description

A novel inspired by comic books, with a focus on modern, relevant, sassy, sarcastic parody of healthcare and corporate oppression, written in the epic fantasy style, in the cyberpunk genre. With heavy worldbuilding, character development, a No-NPCs rule, deep lore, and inspiration from Norse and Irish mythology, Chinese numerology and culture, The US Healthcare System, TOS agreements, Subscriptions, Corporate law, and the r/trolleyproblems subreddit.