149 Scrawled across the title pages of Bitch Planet (Volume 1 and Volume 2, collecting issues 1 through 5 and issues 6 through 10, respectively) is the following: “Space is the mother, earth is the father, and for your wickedness, your father has cast you out. You will live out your lives in penitence and service here on Bitch Planet.” These forbidding lines beckon readers into the universe of Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine de Landro’s comic series, which launched in December 2014 from Image Comics. These lines are preceded by the signature Bitch Planet font printed on a planet’s silhouette and accompanied by the image of a fst, chained at the wrist, with the middle fnger raised in rebellion against the font and planet. This paratext that opens the two bound volumes is a shortened version of what is included in the individual issues. The longer version of this warning message is printed as the lead-in to Issue #1 and the fst is included at the beginning of every individual issue but printed in a diferent color. From Issue #2 onward, the fst is also printed with a recap of the events of the previous issue (Figure 11.1). 11 Plea deal compounds Black women’s anger in “the system” of Bitch Planet Katlin Marisol Sweeney Figure 11.1 Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine de Landro. Bitch Planet (2015)