Popular Last Week: Robot Rumble

Dust off your tools and brush up on your Robotics cause Popular Last Week is bringing the world of automatons right to your doorstep! Can a robot be a person? Would you store your memory in a machine? Is robot racing fun? These are the questions posed in these thought-provoking works of fiction. Hold on to your hats, cause things are about to get digital!

Red Light, 56 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @ChrisF-AWA)

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.

Story and Art by AWA Studios

Rewired, 130 pages - Published by Liberty Realms Studio, (cc/ @Inkerclark)

Among the shadows of a lost civilization, a wild man's quiet life changes when mysteryous memories begin to haunt him.

Story and Art by Liberty Realms Studio

PETROL HEAD, 80 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)

SERIES PREMIERE JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE NON-HUMAN RACE WITH 42 ROBO-GORGEOUS LAUNCH-ISSUE STORY PAGES! In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, HOTROD-RACING ROBOT is one 12-year-old girl’s only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity? Early praise for Petrol Head: “Rob Williams continues his winning streak with Petrol Head, yet another entry in the list of peculiar yet terrific yarns that only he could come up with. This time he’s joined by the superb Pye Parr, whose stunning artwork makes this a must-have.” —Garth Ennis, Preacher, The Boys “Like Fury Road f***ed a rainbow!" —Chris Burnham, Batman Inc. “Alex Toth's Hot Wheels via Akira, Wa...

Story and Art by Pye Parr and Rob Williams

Killtopia, 181 pages - Published by BHP Comics, (cc/ @bhpcomics)

Killtopia is set in future Japan, and follows a salvage hunter called Shinji and his robot sidekick, Crash. Once word gets out that Crash holds the secret to curing a deadly nano-virus that’s killed millions around the world, every bounty hunter and Yakuza thug for 1000 city blocks joins the hunt for our heroes. Can they survive the night and change the course of humanity forever?

Story and Art by Craig Paton and Dave Cook Mr.

Synthetic Instinct, 66 pages - Published by Cats&Comics, (cc/ @Meezer)

A Cyberpunk-Dystopia. Isa's mundane life is completely changed when the government finds out that she is a chimera- a hybrid of two unrelated genus. Navigating an unforgiving society Isa befriends a demobilized war machine named Rex, whose past is much darker and violent than she may realize. A story about who you are versus what the world wants you to be.

Story and Art by Cats&Comics

ZURI, 22 pages - Published by Alex Fogt, (cc/ @ilovemonkeys)

Zuri - is an artist living in the future. She has copied her consciousness into a robotic vessel, to crate art forever! Follow her on her journey, as she finds out about the dark part of this deal.

Story and Art by Alex Fogt

Brings a whole new meaning to full metal doesn't it? You can check out more popular sci-fi comics here. If you have any other themes or genres you want the GlobalComix Team to explore, let us know in a comment below!