ALTIPLANO Is the Cyberpunk Jungle Fever Dream You Didn’t Know You Needed — But Absolutely Do

Welcome to ALTIPLANO

There’s cyberpunk. And then there’s Peruvian Cyberpunk — a molten fusion of rusted steel, Amazonian folklore, street-level rebellion, and biotech beasts tearing through the jungle like gods high on algorithmic acid.

And perched at the bleeding edge of that neon-drenched chaos? ALTIPLANO — the genre-defying graphic novel by comic book renegade Gustaffo Vargas, ready to detonate into your life via Kickstarter on July 10th.

This isn’t your dad’s Blade Runner. This is the jungle reclaiming the machine. This is mother nature with a datajack and a vendetta.

ALTIPLANO Graphic Novel front cover with art by Gustaffo Vargas. Featuring the two protagonists, a cyborg jaguar and the jungle of Peru in this Peruvian Cyberpunk world.

A Jungle of Chrome and Blood

ALTIPLANO isn’t just a book. It’s a 152-page riot. It slaps together MANU, PUNO, and PILCUYO — the savage trilogy that birthed Peruvian Cyberpunk — and tosses in a brand-new bonus chapter like a monkey wrench to the face: PUERTO MALDONADO.

It's album-sized, full colour and big enough to swallow your coffee table whole. Coming in hardcover, softcover, and digital for those of you who like your dystopia portable.

Altiplano isn’t just another forgettable crowdfunded comic. It’s a fever dream with spine staples.

ALTIPLANO page sample. Canela drags her boat to shore and treks through the jungle. As she does so there is wildlife around her including a bird with a cybernetic eye.

What’s It About? Oh, Just Cyborgs, Jaguars, and Corporate Death Squads

ALTIPLANO follows Lila and Sonia — two fugitives in a world where monkey-assisted biotech, ancient rituals, and corporate hit squads co-exist in a twisted ecosystem of surveillance and survival. There's a hidden asset. There’s a lot of blood. And there's no such thing as a safe place.

Think: if Ghost in the Shell got drunk on Ayahuasca and tried to fistfight Apocalypto. That’s the flavour here.

And the ending? All I’m saying is bring a towel. It’s gonna leave you dripping.

Kickstarter: The Ritual Begins July 10

ALTIPLANO has already been blessed as a Kickstarter “Project We Love”, and it’s easy to see why.

Backers won’t just get the book. They’ll unlock the entire Peruvian Cyberpunk catalogue:🦾 ANTICUCHO & Other Peruvian Cyberpunk Stories⚡ TRUJILLO — Vargas’ raw-throated howl of mythic futurism🎨 Original art, commissions, and stickers that’ll give your laptop an existential crisis

Here’s the campaign link.

Click it. Pledge it. Tattoo it to your soul.

ALTIPLANO page sample. Canela is hidding amongst bushes in the dense Peruvian jungle. Birds are flying overhead indicating there's danger nearby. Other wildlife look on as a cyborg jaguar emerges, poised to attack her!

The Cyberpunk Gospel according to Gustaffo Vargas

To understand why ALTIPLANO matters, you need to look at the mythos Vargas has been building since day one.

He didn’t just create a world. He carved out a genre — dragging cyberpunk out of its rain-soaked Tokyo alleyways and planting it square in the dirt and blood of Latin identity.

• ANTICUCHO was the first taste — a sensory overload of robo-shamans and violent mysticism.

• TRUJILLO built the bones of a new mythology — a punk-noir takedown of corruption and brutality set against a backdrop of high-tech decay.

• OLYMPOS: NULLHUNTER (with Michael Walsh, via Image Comics) proved he could also play ball with the big boys while keeping his teeth sharp.

But ALTIPLANO? That’s his Watchmen. His Akira. His love letter and war cry rolled into one.

It’s the culmination of years of experimentation, worldbuilding, and “what if Latin America got to tell its own future?” fury.

This isn’t just about mechs and machetes. It’s about authorship. About flipping the cyberpunk lens inward — toward indigenous trauma, colonial ghosts, and ecosystems choking on megacorp smog. Vargas doesn’t just write from the margins — he weaponizes them.

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ALTIPLANO page sample. The jaguar cyborg growls at Canela. Its cybernetic glowing a piercing artificial red. She is terrified. It begins running in circles around her. The jaguar could strike at any moment.

Why This Matters (Yes, Matters)

We’re constantly fed the same cookie-cutter dystopias: grey cities, sad robots, and men in trench coats mumbling about free will. But ALTIPLANO says no more. It reprograms the genre through the lens of Latin American myth, politics, and rebellion.

It’s raw. It’s loud. It’s culturally specific and universally furious. It’s indie comics doing what big publishers are too scared to even think about.

If you’re tired of the same stories, supporting ALTIPLANO isn’t optional — it’s revolutionary maintenance.

Final Word? Get In, The Jungle Is Buzzing

ALTIPLANO is what happens when a genre mutates, grows fangs, and sprints into the Andes. It’s ambitious, electric, and brimming with voices the comic world desperately needs more of.

So, on July 10 — click that pledge button. Not just because it’s a gorgeous slab of cyberpunk madness. But because it’s a signal flare in a medium that’s too often silent.

Until then, enjoy the remaining page samples below.

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