Polis (The Protopias Collection)
English
Red Light
Comic - Sci-Fi
A futuristic erotic thriller by newcomer Sarah H. Cho and Priscilla Petraites! Lacy is an A.I. sex worker in a futuristic Red Light District. And Lacy knows exactly what her clients want—better than they know it themselves. Housed in a high-tech brothel under the watchful eye of the mysterious Mister, Lacy has little in her manufactured life besides work. All that changes when she befriends Natalie, an orphaned child who comes into her care. Now Lacy and Natalie are on a mission to escape the Red Light District, only to find themselves flung headlong into the mystery behind Lacy's creation.
The Purpose Project (The Protopias Collection)
Comic - Sci-Fi
Welcome to Protopias, the new science-fiction anthology series from AWA and Futurific Studios that explores the many possible futures that can come to pass as we try to make the right choices in imperfect realities.
This imaginative odd couple workplace comedy pairs an unambitious stoner with a salty soon-to-be-retiree as part of a new government initiative dubbed “The Purpose Project.” Its goal: to help everyday citizens adjust to a world in which most jobs have been made obsolete and where people have an opportunity to find alternative sources of purpose beyond the traditional concepts of “work.”
Entanglement (The Protopias Collection)
Comic - Sci-Fi
Welcome to Protopias, the new science-fiction anthology series from AWA and Futurific Studios that explores the many possible futures that can come to pass as we try to make the right choices in imperfect realities.
Austin, TX. 2075. When a breakthrough in “botany tech” ushers in a new business boom centered around hyper-efficient energy production, two companies race to unlock the full potential of the technology in this story of corporate espionage, sibling rivalry, and merciless betrayal.
Black Science
Comic - Sci-Fi
Grant McKay attempts to rescue his team from the evil of the Withering Woods, but his presence threatens to unravel a peace treaty between the world's gods and cost his daughter a hard earned happiness. The Dimensionauts long jaunt through alternative realities is finally leading them back home, but what will it take to get there? More importantly, what has happened while they were gone?
GHOST MACHINE
Comic - Sci-Fi
Written and illustrated by JASON FABOK, GARY FRANK, BRYAN HITCH, GEOFF JOHNS, LAMONT MAGEE, FRANCIS MANAPUL, BRAD MELTZER, PETER J. TOMASI, MAYTAL ZCHUT, and more! A GROUNDBREAKING NEW ERA FOR COMICS, CHARACTERS AND CREATORS LAUNCHES NOW! An all-new powerhouse, creative collective collides into comics with GHOST MACHINE’s 64-page special, introducing its all-new shared universe of strange, fun, exciting and action-packed characters: GEIGER! REDCOAT! ROOK! THE ROCKETFELLERS! AND MANY, MANY MORE! What ties Geiger, Redcoat, Widow X, and the other mysterious, historical heroes of The Unnamed together? Why is Rook the key to saving the war-torn world of Exodus? How will everyone’s soon-to-be-favorite family of the future adapt to a new life in the present?
THE STORIES ALL START NOW!
Money Shot
Comic - Sci-Fi
A story about scientists having sex with aliens for the glory of mankind—and money.
Physicist Dr. Christine Ocampo is on a mission to discover distant worlds, encounter exotic civilizations, seek out strange species, and, well, get busy with them. Space exploration is expensive business, but science calls and porn pays.
In the near future, space travel is ludicrously expensive and largely ignored. Enter Christine Ocampo, inventor of the Star Shot teleportation device with a big idea: She'll travel to new worlds, engage—intimately—with local aliens, and film her exploits for a jaded earth populace trying to find something new on the internet. Now, Chris and her merry band of scientist-cum-pornstars explore the universe, each other, and the complexities of sex in MONEY SHOT!
AEGIS DAWN: TRIALS OF VALOR
Comic - Sci-Fi
In 2375, Admiral Silas Uriah, commander of the aegis fleet, has convened a council meeting with many commanding officers on Arcadia Nova, Uriah emphasizes the guardian’s significance as a defense mechanism for earth’s realm and safety of various alien settlements across the galaxy, despite unprecedented resistance. Uriah asks for five fresh recruits, indicating the development of a new breed of super soldier. Gear up for an explosive sci-fi adventure!
Red Core Resurgence
Comic - Sci-Fi
A post-utopian future. A fractured world. A long-dormant artifact begins to stir.
In the wake of the Red Star Empire and its fallen republic, scattered factions compete for control over the ideological and technological remnants of a shattered utopia.
At the center of it all is Alexei, a young scavenger-engineer who discovers an ancient device — the Core — that could resurrect what was lost, trigger total collapse… or spark something entirely new. Inspired by SNES-era RPGs, this comic blends high-concept world-building with a hopeful reimagining of revolutionary mythology and theory.
Red Core Resurgence is a story of resistance, remembrance, and the heavy weight of collective dreams in a world haunted by the ruins of its own ambition.
Telepaths
Comic - Sci-Fi
An electromagnetic disturbance results in the sudden awakening of telepathic powers in a tenth of the Earth’s population. In the moments after the world comes to grip with this development, newly-telepathic Boston police find themselves sent against a wrongly convicted prisoner who becomes a hero and leader of other telepaths trying to escape a world in which their powers will make them targets.
Butcher Queen
Comic - Sci-Fi
In Black Star City, alien offworlders are being systematically attacked and removed from society by a clandestine paramilitary group called the Overseers. When fugitive cop-turned-mercenary Syd Kiowa is contacted by a victim who escaped their grip, she is thrust into a horrifying war of secrets that will determine the future of alien relations on Earth forever!