David Duchovnyhas announced his next writing project: a comic book. On August 04, 2025, Dark Horse Comics issued a press release announcingKepler, a hardcover graphic novel co-written by Duchovny and Phillip Sevy (Tomb Raider,TRIAGE), who is also drawing, coloring, and lettering the graphic novel. The science-fiction story is “a tale of sentient life amongst the stars, inspired by allegorical sci-fi, likePlanet of the Apes,” according to Dark Horse’s Twitter announcement.
Dark Horse has been picking up a number of comics with environmental themes lately, such as Cecil Castellucci, Flavia Biondi, and Fabiana Mascolo’sShifting Earth, and Sevy and Duchovny’sKeplerfollows in those steps. Here’s howDark HorsedescribesKepler:
When the Benadem, benevolent space gods, return to KEPLER, a planet where homosapiens went extinct and other hominid species thrived, their arrival threatens to plunge the world into chaos. West, a 16-year-old Neanderthal girl, is thrust into the conflict and is the only hope to prevent extinction. Her efforts, unique because of her mixed hominid heritage, not only change her life, but also reveal the merciless ambition and identity of the gods themselves.
In the tradition of Planet of the Apes, KEPLER is an allegorical thriller of environmental disaster, colonialism, religion, history, and adolescence told through the eyes of a lonely outsider.
According toComics Beat, the 112-page hardcover OGNKeplerarrives in comic shops on Wednesday, November 16th, and in bookstores the following Tuesday, November 22nd.
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David Duchovny Is Already an Accomplished Writer
AlthoughKepleris the first comic work from David Duchovny, it is not his first time as an author. Duchovny has also written multiple novels. His debut novel,Holy Cow: A Modern-Dairy Tale, debuted in 2015 to mixed reviews. Since then, theAquariusactor has pennedBucky F*cking Dentin 2016,Miss Subways: A Novelin 2018, andTruly Like Lightningin 2021.
Duchovny’s most recent novel isThe Reservoir: A Novella. The actor is currently on a press tour to promote his new novella, with him recently appearing at Powell’s Books in Beaverton, Oregon. The book isRear Windowfor the COVID-19 era. It’s about a Wall Street veteran who contracts COVID-19 and slowly goes mad while taking photos from his apartment.
