What's better than fighting machinery and robots? Mecha and fighting tech has been growing in popularity, with science experiments, battle suits, dedicated family robots and Sentai-styled battle cats, there's much to be excited about. Grab the WD40 and polish that metal as we dive into today's What's Trending, featuring:
1. Deathrage, 96 pages - Published by Merc Publishing, (cc/ @mercmagazine)
In the year 1985, Mark Freeman signs up to be the first of a new line of Spartan super soldier. Something goes wrong in the experiment, and he doesn't turn out at all like they wanted. This six issue standalone story will tell the origin of MERC's Deathrage!
Story and Art by Merc Publishing
2. Feline Guardian Squadron TokuCatsu, 75 pages - Published by TokuCatsu, (cc/ @TokuCatsu)
When the planet Purrth is invaded by a raiding party from a paw-lternate dimension, 5 oddball kitties are forced to team up and use their newfound powers to liberate the city of Furrladelphia from the terror of the Meowzoku Horde!
Story and Art by TokuCatsu
3. Techromaster: Science Incarnate, 27 pages - Published by World Breaker Novels, (cc/ @WrldBrkrNovels)
Born in 1944, Dante Dumoui proves himself to be very quick to learn. So much so that by age 5, he preforms scientific feats that aren't possible to this day! While his only goals are true freedom and knowledge, he's set back often by outside forces or the constant battle with his own insanity and hallucinations. Can he accomplish his goals? And if so...what would it mean for everyone else?
Story and Art by World Breaker Novels
4. Silver Streak, 32 pages - Published by Lev Gleason, (cc/ @keithwtsmorris)
Silver Streak! The name every racing fan hoped they would hear at pole position again is still nowhere to be found. After a horrific crash that put them and their pit crew out of the circuit, Streak is desperate to get back on track. But something is different. It's not just Streak's car that has speed anymore! Now with a set of powers they don't understand, new complications arise.
Story and Art by Andrew Thomas, Keith Champagne, Stefan Tosheff
5. Not All Robots, 105 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)
In the year 2056, robots have replaced human beings in the workforce. An uneasy co-existence develops between the newly intelligent robots and the ten billion humans living on Earth. Every human family is assigned a robot upon whom they are completely reliant. What could possibly go wrong?
Story and Art by AWA Studios
6. LandLine, 60 pages - Published by Ben Guilfoy, (cc/ @bkguilfoy)
Journalist Orlanda "Land" Line is trapped in an alternate universe designed for murder! With dwindling supplies, no allies, and being hunted by killer 'bots, Land must solve the mystery of the MurderVerse to escape!
Story and Art by Ben Guilfoy