Channel Zero is a graphic novel

Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...

 by Brian Wood set in a near-future New York City

New York City

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The character Jennie 2.5 also appears in Wood's The Couriers

The Couriers

The Couriers is a series of graphic novels created and written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Rob G. and published by AiT/Planet Lar.-Publication history:Woods has discussed a fourth volume, saying, in mid-2009:-Plot:...

Publication history

Channel Zero was first published by Image Comics

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 in 1997 as a serial before being collected as a standalone work by AiT/Planet Lar

AiT/Planet Lar

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 in 2000. In 2002, Public Domain: A Channel Zero design book was released, and a sequel, Channel Zero: Jennie One, appeared a year later.

Reception

Matthew Shaer of The Village Voice

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described the work as reminiscent of William Gibson

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, while Keith Giles of Comic Book Resources

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declared that the novel "established [Wood] early on as a talented artist and writer to keep an eye on".