On April 10th, 2024, Magma Comix will publish the first issue of Silicon Bandits! Written by Jason Starr with art by Dalibor Talajić and with each issue featuring a variant cover by Goran Parlov, you don’t have to wait until April to get a look inside the first issue. Just scroll down and enjoy an extended preview, right here, today at The Beat!
Silicon Bandits #1
Here’s the description of the book from the publisher:
“In a near future where automation has caused mass unemployment, programmers Kenji and Aurora’s careers seemed safe. But when they are suddenly fired, the couple hatches a desperate plan: assemble the perfect heist crew out of androids they programmed. The ensuing crime spree goes perfectly… until betrayal and sentience emerge in equally devastating turns!”
“Like a lot of people, I’m fascinated by artificial intelligence and all of the ethical and legal issues the tech raises, and I felt that telling a crime story with android criminals would be an exciting and compelling way into exploring these themes,” series writer Starr was quoted in the press release. “I’ve been telling people that Silicon Bandits is Blade Runner meets Ocean’s Eleven, which pretty much describes the tone and vibe that artist Dalibor Talajic and I are going for with this book.”
Arriving 4-10-24
Will you be checking out Silicon Bandits #1 when it arrives at your local comic shop and/or public library beginning on April 10th? What do you think of the preview pages included below this article? Have you had the chance to check out any of the previous work by the talented creators?
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