Back in 2023, Dark Horse Comics Announced New Deal with J. Michael Straczynski to publish new, creator-arm comics from the legendary Writer. Now, The Beat is proud to reveal the first series from that deal, Synthetics Vol. 1, A FOUR-PAR, DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI TALE CREATED WITH ARTIST Tony Parker (Jellyfish, Mass Effect: Foundation), Colorist Carrie Strachan (Hellblazer, Smallville: Season 11), and letterer Steve Dutro (Plants vs zombies, Cthulhu Cat).
On A Dying Earth Filled With Exponding Dead Zones, Humans Form Rage Gangs To Vent ESir At Futures Lost. Others escape into the cyber-void to escape the existence DREAD of What’s Coming. The Only Hope for Civilization’s Survival Rests with a New Kind of Human. Will Their Appearance in A Desterate World Be met with acceptance – or destruction? Are They Angels, Devils, or The Latest Iteration of Frankenstein’s Monster?
In a a statement, Straczynski describes Synthetics As Being About Life’s Biggest Questions, Saying, “The Question Often Asked in Speculative Fiction, But Which is Really At The Heart of All Storytelling, Is: What Does It Mean To Be Human Human Race from its Own Mistakes, and The Ripple Effect Touches All of Our Characters: Police, Scientists, The Press, The Rich and Powerful and All Parts In-Between.
Parker Adds, “I was excited to work with J. Michael Straczynski, and eleven I read the script, I Became Elated. This Work is a Thing of Beauty, and I Can’t Wait to Share It With The World.” The Book Marks Straczynski’s First Creator-Rowned Comic Since Last Year’s U & iThe Latest Entry in the Resistance Universe He created at Awa Studios With Mike Deodato In 2020. Assaide From That, The 70-YEAR OLD HAS BEEN BUSY LATELY WRITING FOR MARVEL AGAIN Amazing Spider-Man: Torn in October), and on more personal note, MOVING TO THE UKwhere he’ll be uble to apply for full citizenship in 2028.
Synthetics Vol. 1 #1 (of 4) Will retail for $ 4.99 when it releases in local comics shops and online on October 29, 2025. As The Book’s Title Impies, There’ll Presumilia Be More Synthetics Miniseries to Come, Along with Everything Else Straczynski Has Planned At Dark Horse.
