The Synthetics
The Synthetics Vol. 1: The Robot Revolution
written by
Julian Darius
art by Steven Legge, Cloves Rodrigues, Andre Siregar, Donovan Yaciuk, Fahriza Kamaputra, and Peter Dawes
cover by Jason Muhr and Andrei Tabacaru
128 pages of story
Oct 2021
Nine crazy stories of robots on Mars! Witness gladiator robots finding new lives in the wake of the Robot Revolution! Marvel at a noir android detective story! Discover how an android sex worker responds to Martian science fiction about robot revolts! Meet Journey 1, the droid who built a god! Plus five more weird robot stories!
Collects The Synthetics #0-3, with the stories newly edited and placed in chronological order. Plus, lots of art and extras!
$29.99 as an oversized softcover on Amazon
$24.99 in (normal comic-sized) print on IndyPlanet
$11.99 on Patreon (PDF), DriveThruComics (PDF)
$9.99 on on IndyPlanet (PDF), Kindle
Collected Issues
The Synthetics #0
written by
Julian Darius
art by Cloves Rodrigues
cover by Cloves Rodrigues
30 pages of story
Feb 2019
The Robot Revolution begins! Landra, a robot sex worker designed to anticipate Martian desires, encounters Martian stories of robots in revolt... and comes to question her purpose.
Collected in The Synthetics Vol. 1.
$2.99, DriveThruComics (PDF), Kindle
The Synthetics #1
written by
Julian Darius
art by Steven Legge, Andre Siregar, Donovan Yaciuk, and Fahriza Kamaputra
cover by Steven Legge and Donovan Yaciuk
46 pages of story
Mar 2018
Three tales of the Robot Revolution! In "Gladiators," a Martian robot built for gladiatorial sport must determine his destiny when he befriends his next opponent. In "How I Spent the Robot Revolution," a Martian family is attacked by its own apartment! Finally, we meet Journey 1... the droid who built a god!
Collected in The Synthetics Vol. 1.
$3.99, DriveThruComics (PDF), Kindle
The Synthetics #2
written by
Julian Darius
art by Steven Legge, Donovan Yaciuk, and Peter Dawes
cover by Jason Muhr and Andrei Tabacaru
26 pages of story
Dec 2020
Before the Robot Revolution! First, we explore the question of consciousness with the oldest Synthetic still in operation! Then, we witness a Synthetic struggle when his organic client requests assisted suicide!
Collected in The Synthetics Vol. 1.
$2.99, DriveThruComics (PDF), Kindle
The Synthetics #3
written by
Julian Darius
art by Steven Legge
cover by Steven Legge
26 pages of story
Jan 2021
Tales of Robot City! First, a noir detective story starring Robot City's first private eye! Then, two short stories focus on life in early Robot City... and both feature Nibbles!
Collected in The Synthetics Vol. 1.
$2.99, DriveThruComics (PDF), Kindle
The Synthetics tells stories of robotic life. It is set in the same universe as Martian Comics.
The Synthetics was selected as one of comiXology’s “Best of 2018″ in the Indie category!
For more information:
