Synthetics Volume 1

From award-winning writer J. Michael Straczynski and the phenomenal artist Tony Parker comes a new, original science fiction comics story about a final hope for humanity. Earth is dying and soon the human race will be unable to survive… With “dead zones”—areas so toxic no life can survive—littering the Earth and growing every day, it’s estimated there are only twenty years remaining before the planet becomes so toxic humanity will die out. Reactions to the news range from denial to rage and everything in between, but can something still be done? If a new type of human—stronger, able to work in toxic environments—could be made, could they be the key to fixing the dead zones and saving the planet? Or will they simply be humanity’s last gasp? Collects Synthetics Volume One #1–#4.

On a dying Earth filled with expanding dead zones, humans form rage gangs to vent their anger at futures lost or escape into the cyber-void to avoid thinking about what's coming. Our only hope of survival rests with a new kind of human. Will their appearance in a desperate world be met with acceptance—or destruction? Are they angels, devils, or the latest iteration of a Frankenstein’s monster? • A new apocalyptic sci-fi epic from Joseph Michael Straczynski! • Featuring art by the talented Tony Parker (Medusa)! • Four-issue series.

Nick and Denny finally have a thin lead in their case, but following this trail of breadcrumbs could lead them somewhere unexpected. Meanwhile, Blake Wohl has their own lead on what could possibly be the story of a lifetime. And as Hernando and Yuri feel danger closing in and the fate of the world at stake, they must accelerate the Synthetics timeline and simply hope that their hard work isn’t undone! • A new apocalyptic sci-fi epic from J. Michael Straczynski and Tony Parker! • Four-issue series.

Nick and Denny found the facility that was leaking neural slices to the black market, but with the employee responsible dead on arrival, they may need to dig deeper to find a new lead. Meanwhile, indie journalist Blake Wohl blackmails Dr. Hernando Montoya with an ultimatum: Either give Blake exclusive rights to livestream the birth of the Synthetics or spend what time remains on this Earth in prison. • A new apocalyptic sci-fi epic from J. Michael Straczynski (The Amazing Spider-Man, Babylon 5)! • Featuring art by the talented Tony Parker (Medusa)! • Four-issue series.

In this riveting sci-fi series, the Earth is dying, and humanity has less than twenty years left! Dr. Hernando Montoya, owner of the labs at Vita Nova, is trying to avoid extinction and save Earth by creating the world’s first synthetic human life. “We are now crossing the Rubicon in the quest to create synthetic humans . . . and officially felons in the eyes of the law,” Montoya admits. Will he be able to save life on this planet? • Series finale!