Ciudad

Sex, money and power, things aren’t always as they seem as the enchanting rewards of profit and pleasure help engender widespread lawlessness in the booming international trading post of Ciudad del Este. A modern-day Casablanca set at the nexus of the so-called five wars of globalization (terrorism, trafficking, money laundering, piracy and migration), Ciudad del Este is home to the largest illicit economy in the Western Hemisphere, and arguably the most lawless metropolis on the planet, where the seductive allure of its tropical setting masks the danger of its dark undercurrents. Into this hornet’s nest walks Travis Newcomb, the CIA’s new Deputy Chief of Station, and a man with unassailable integrity. Little by little, the elusive nature of his enemies and the abundantly delightful temptations in Ciudad del Este reset his moral compass. First Issue in a series. Text: Kevin Kerslake. Art: Iva Sasheva.