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The future may be robotic — but even in a society where the wireborn have taken over, inequality and injustice persist. This December, indie publisher Mad Cave Studios is unveiling a new look at the world that’s coming in the form of a new miniseries that merges the retro aesthetics of Fallout and the dystopian sci-fi of Netflix’s Black Mirror. Get ready for Cyberarchy.

Here’s how Mad Cave Studios describes the four-issue series: “Ash is a newly ‘born’ robotic life-form, created as the newest denizen of a space liner run solely by mechanical life. Ash’s creator, a robot called Rust, explains that all mechanical life and artificial intelligence on the ship decided they no longer served the human crew. In its place arose a Cyberarchy, a more efficient mechanical society. But Ash soon realizes that all is not well — this Cyberarchy is a fractured society, with a secret hidden at the heart of it all that will one day pit all organic life against robots.”

“Cyberarchy is our love letter to the sci-fi genre, from Mary Shelley monsters to modern-day machines. With the times we’re living in, this was a cathartic story to draw, and I had a blast with the retro designs that I’ve always wanted to see with modern sensibilities,” artist Clark Bint explained in a statement from the publisher.

"I could tell you that Cyberarchy is about society’s over-dependence on technology and the dangers of AI replacing humanity. I could tell you it’s about advanced civilizations collapsing under their own weight. Or that it’s about clinging to outdated social models long past their expiration date — but really, this was my excuse to dive headfirst into some wild, high-concept sci-fi while getting Clark to unleash his knack for insanely detailed tech and inventive worlds,” added writer Matt Hardy. “At its core, it’s also a love letter to the obsessions that shaped me: a constant fear the world might end in a fiery blast… and an endless fascination with cool robots."

The series launches December 3. Take a look at the cover for the first issue below to get a glimpse of what lies ahead:

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