{"id":938,"date":"2017-09-14T08:10:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T15:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/?p=938"},"modified":"2017-10-30T10:32:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T17:32:19","slug":"first-impression-evolution-2017-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/first-impression-evolution-2017-1\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impression: EVOLUTION [2017] #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-939 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SEP170638-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"EVOLUTION [2017] #1\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SEP170638-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SEP170638.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>This is one of my favorite sub-genres of science fiction&#8211;the sweeping metamorphosis of humanity. 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