In a post as-yet-unspecified-apocalypse, a bunch of young psychic men and women - who, it is implied, were heavily involved in the as-yet-unspecified - establish a sort of purple-tinted raggedy goth-engineer suicide-girl aesthetic safety zone in Whitechapel and protect it with brains and violence from predators and scavengers. When a girl arrives intent on their murder with a big gun, they realise their errant brother Mark, ejected years before, is still alive and causing mischief.

A set-up volume, introducing the world and the characters and, of course, the usual sarcastic-but-sensible tone. It ends with a fairly one-sided battle, demonstrating, presumably, why the Freakangels are a force to be reckoned with.

I read this when it was originally serialised online, and I'm interested to see how it flows in book form. Goes down easy, anyway, Ellis knowing how to structure and pace a narrative like nobody's business. Great art and the usual collection of lovable/repellant characters full of damage and drama.