What's Trending: Mad Science

You've got to be a little insane if you're going to come up with new tech and science to advance humanity! Today's What's Trending peeks into the lives of questionable heroes living in worlds full of advanced technology. Whether they seek to serve their own selfish desires, or better humanity, each are forced with ethical conundrums to accomplish them.

Coexistence, 1233 pages - Published by Next_Jen, (cc/ @NextJen)

This universe is filled with wondrous alien species, unique worlds, and threats across the cosmos. One of these threats is the Vex Imperium. Hax, a commander of the Imperium, lands on Earth looking for an artifact. There, his path crosses with a human named Kate. Kate and Hax will set in motion a chain of events that will change humanity forever. Main episodes are released biweekly on Tuesday afternoons.

Story and Art by Next_Jen

Black Science, 1252 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)

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?

Story and Art by Dean White, Matteo Scalera, Moreno Dinisio, Rick Remender

Wasted Space (Volume), 699 pages - Published by Vault Comics, (cc/ @VaultComics)

The galaxy is wrecked—a cocktail of warlords, pirates, and tinpot dictators, stirred to a frenzy by an alcoholic former prophet. Take a sip and get wasted. Billy used to hear the voice of the Creator, and that didn't work out so great. OK. If we're being honest, he led the galaxy to total ruin. When a new prophet comes calling, Billy and his Fuq Bot pal Dust, set out to save what's left of the galaxy. Billy Bane is a prophet who got it all wrong, and the galaxy has been burning ever since. All he wants is to waste away in the darkest corner of space with his best pal Dust, a supercharged Fuq bot. But when a new prophet comes calling, Billy is summoned to save the galaxy he's at least partially responsible for destroying. Too bad he couldn't care less.

Story and Art by Hayden Sherman, Jason Wordie, Jim Campbell, Michael Moreci

VOLK, 64 pages - Published by Dirty7, (cc/ @MrJay)

In the year 2037, peace, justice and order are luxuries for the hedonistic rich and powerful, the rest of the population must now rely on illegal independent contractors known as Ronin to provide the safety and security that the military and law enforcement are no longer providing. Ronin such as Volk. When Vincent Volk takes a contract to kill someone, it goes without saying that they deserved it, at least from his point of view. However, when the CIA finds out their most dangerous asset is not KIA but alive and working as an independent contractor, Vincent is forced to confront the sins of his past and the demons of his fractured mind to have a chance at keeping his freedom and what's left of his sanity.

Story and Art by Dirty7

Oreium, 36 pages - Published by BentBox Comics, (cc/ @BentBoxComics)

If you had the power to change the world, would you sacrifice yourself to do it?

Story and Art by BentBox Comics

The Flower, 107 pages - Published by Benji Bajorek, (cc/ @benjibajorek)

A sci-fi/western tale of revenge as one woman pursues her parents murderers across the galaxy, visiting new and exciting worlds filled with strange creatures and danger at every turn.

Story and Art by Benji Bajorek

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