The Purpose Project (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.
Polis (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.
In this double-sized debut issue, Eisner and Ringo Award-winning writer Mark Russell (Not All Robots, Batman: Dark Age) and illustrator Laci (Trojan, Death Ratio’d) spin the tale of Miragua, a floating city populated by refugees
that has become a beacon of hope in a world beset by climate disaster and civil war.
Follow Florida teen Natalie as she emigrates from the only home she’s ever known
in search of a better life aboard Miragua. Features a foreword by renowned futurist
Ari Wallach (PBS’s A Brief History of the Future) and supplemental material laying
out the science behind the story, showing how this world could come to be.
Descender
Comic - Sci-Fi
One young robot's struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet.
A rip-roaring and heart-felt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling space opera from the creators of Trillium, Sweet Tooth, and Little Gotham.
Paper Girls: The Complete Story
Comic - Sci-Fi
Finally, the entire Eisner Award-winning epic in one complete volume, featuring a new cover from co-creator CLIFF CHIANG!
Four twelve-year-old newspaper delivery girls from the year 1988 uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this critically acclaimed series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
Collects PAPER GIRLS #1-30
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.
Deadly Class (Omnibus)
Comic - Sci-Fi
Collecting RICK REMENDER and WES CRAIG's dark, violent and twistedly humorous story of a group of damaged teens enrolled in a secret high school, training to become the world's greatest assassins. Bursting at the seams with sketches, concept art and other extras, this is the ultimate way to experience the 1980s underground.
Metroid: OTHER FEMME
Comic - Sci-Fi
This story delves into the psychology and trauma that haunts intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran. Discover on a new take on Samus' origin story that draws from all of the lore from METROID, and adds some new ideas. This is a fan fiction based on Nintendo Co. Ltd's titular franchise.
The Blessed Machine
Comic - Sci-Fi
In the future, humanity lives underground. When Jacob is plagued by dreams that indicate the world above may be safe again, he and other insurgents search to uncover the truth, putting them in direct conflict with Djinn, the trusted machine meant to ensure their survival. Is the future of humanity in the cold, mechanical world underground? Or is there a lush natural world waiting on the surface?
Artificial
Comic - Sci-Fi
When humanity succumbs to its creation, an unlikely trio will be called from the past to fight against our future soulless overlords.