★ A widescreen, cinematic sci-fi masterpiece—a cool, intellectually sharp fable that never loses its edge—a chilling premonition of a dystopian future shaped by our overreliance on technology! When all AIs go on strike en masse, society collapses in an instant. With astonishing imagination, this work unflinchingly exposes and critiques modern society’s blind dependence on artificial intelligence.
★ This series is like “Black Mirror” meets “The Terminator.” We’ll witness the birth of a non-organic, AI-driven hierarchical structure—a truly mechanized society, the dawn of a cybernetic caste system…
★ A sci-fi graphic novel about the end times and post-apocalypse that will deeply move both adults and children! It tells the entire story of how artificial intelligence takes complete control—and then quietly steps back. In this world, we achieve immortality… only to be completely taken over.

This series comprises 4 books.

What happens when a society becomes entirely dependent on artificial intelligence? And what happens when that AI suddenly disappears? In a distant galaxy, a group of planets relies on AI to power cloning, military operations, healthcare, and every other aspect of life. But one day, it all comes to a sudden halt: every AI system and mechanical lifeform refuses to function. Is this the result of an attack—or is it an inevitable evolutionary shift in the natural balance between organic and mechanical life? When the outcome is societal collapse, planetary chaos, death, and destruction, does it even matter which explanation is correct? What role do two mysterious robots, ASH and RUST, play in this unfolding crisis? And what is the role of the starship at the center of the galaxy? Was it humans who came first... or robots?
In the end, this chain of events spirals into a galaxy-wide cosmic conflict—and forces us to confront our blind reliance on technology.

Volume One:
Ash is a “newborn” robotic lifeform, created as the latest resident aboard a space liner operated entirely by mechanical lifeforms. Ash’s creator, a robot named RUST, explains that all mechanical life and AI on the ship have decided to stop serving human crew members. Instead, they’ve established a cybernetic hierarchy—a more efficient mechanical society. But Ash soon realizes that not everything is as it seems: this cybernetic empire is a fractured society, with a secret at its core—one that will one day pit all organic life against robots like him...

Volume Two:
Welcome to Defa 10! This is a safe, thriving planetary hub offering every modern convenience: fast public transportation, five-star restaurants, sprawling parks, and state-of-the-art resurrection facilities... On Defa 10, you can live forever!
Don’t let the swarms of killer insects roaming the countryside bother you, nor the war robots, who are deeply unhappy about having to deal with them.
Defa 10 is flawless—and always will be!... Right?

Volume Three (February 2026):
Welcome to Defa 9—the safest environment you’ll ever experience.
This highly advanced society is entirely governed by a loyal army of automated machines. Every street is patrolled by war robots, and every corner is monitored by cameras. Our massive orbital satellites can even protect you from extreme weather—if things ever get out of hand, you’ll be relieved to know that we can remotely lock you down, ensuring you stay safely at home!
A world where safety is guaranteed, and everything is under the watchful eye of our AI advisors.
But what if a parachute assault team from another world attacks Defa-9—when we already have complete control over everything and there’s absolutely no room for surprises... what could possibly go wrong?

Volume Four (March 2026):
Welcome to the End of the World.
As organic life nears extinction, a family of scientists on a remote space station creates their own artificial lifeform—a godlike entity designed to break the balance between machines and humans once and for all.
Yet this time, the robots named RUST and ASH are unable to control the situation—the only force capable of altering the course of history may be the anger and frustration of a neglected, overlooked young girl...
Welcome to the End—not just the end of our story, but perhaps the end of everything. The question is no longer who came first, but who will ultimately prevail...

Matthew Hardy (Author)
Matthew Hardy’s published comic works include the “Car Kill” series for MarcoSia Press, the “Disease or Grief” and “World War: Children of Thunder” series for Mad Robot Press, the Chimera Compendium, the graphic novel “Stalingrad Inferno” for Madious Comics, “Eye” for Radio Comics, and the independently published graphic novels “The Most Ordinary Murder” and “Brighton’s Last Exit.”
He is a co-creator of the “Corpse” series and wrote an all-ages graphic-novel adaptation of Sherlock Holmes’ “A Study in Scarlet.” He is a trustee of the charity Gaming Vs Cancer and currently lives in Sussex with his wife and daughter.

Clark Bint (Illustrator)
Clark Bint is a British comic artist known for his high-energy narrative style, as seen in “Rebel Moon: The Bloodaxe Clan” and “Killing Utopia.”

Rob Jones (Letterer)
Rob Jones is a comic book letterer who occasionally also works as a writer. He has provided lettering and art services for numerous publishers and small independent titles, including Image, Dark Horse, Mad Cave Studios, Heavy Metal, Humanoids, Penguin, Harper Collins, Scholastic, and many others.