The Future Is ****** #1 Appears To Have ****** Its Personal Launch At the moment

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The Future Is ****** #1 appears to have slightly ****** its personal launch this week from Rekcah Comics

This week sees the launch of the primary Rekcah Comics publication, The Future Is ****** #1. When it was pitched by the writer at ComicsPRO earlier within the 12 months, I referred to as it the most effective new comics pitch I had ever seen, and I stand by that. From a cyber-security firm-turned-comics writer, The Future Is ******  is billed as a sixty-issue month-to-month sequence, priced at $4.04, or $13.37 for the primary extra-sized challenge, a worth level with double meanings for the coder, the programmer and the hacker viewers. In addition to different embedded facets of the comedian, it’s supposed to present that viewers a brand new drawback to unravel as they learn the cyberpunk comedian on a month-to-month foundation. The primary challenge launches this week… however then shops additionally bought copies of the comedian final week, at a 3rd of the deliberate cowl worth, a 404 version. Nonetheless, they’re nonetheless anticipated to promote the primary challenge for the complete $13.37 this week. A press launch was issued, claiming the early launch as some form of publicity stunt. They acknowledged

“Writer REKCAH Comics, an outpost for comics and graphic novels from trusted cybersecurity agency Black Hills Data Safety, is releasing a free-to-retailers, secret, unlisted variant of their debut comedian, The Future Is ****** #1, to randomly chosen comedian retailers internationally instead of their orders of the usual version on Could twenty eighth via Lunar Distribution. Often known as the 404 Version, this model options the identical beautiful Jae Lee paintings with a blue commerce gown and a low SRP to encourage new followers to do this sequence, which mixes the motion of Mr. Robotic and Ocean’s Eleven with moral hacking-based Seize the Flag challenges. Readers who discover the 404 Version within the first week of gross sales are inspired to put up their books on-line utilizing the #FindThe404 for an opportunity to win fabulous REKCAH prizes. “A lot of cybersecurity is seeking out the weaknesses in any system and discovering methods to make them stronger. Since we needed to deliver a few of that hacker spirit to comics, we’re inviting comics retailers to Discover The 4.04!” mentioned Deb Wigley, CMO of REKCAH Comics. Retailers who acquired the shock 404 Version will obtain a product credit score and freight credit score, in addition to their beforehand ordered The Future Is #1 customary version copies with their June 4th orders. To encourage followers to hunt out each sequence editions and “Discover The 4.04,” the initially priced $13.37 and the $4.04 editions will each be obtainable for order within the Lunar Distribution system beginning at present. Beforehand introduced affidavit returns for retailers with preliminary orders of three or extra will solely be accepted on the $13.37 version.”

This was a lie. This was a cover-up of a **** up (to make use of their very own asterisks). Certainly retailers I spoke to weren’t comfortable at having a bunch of copies all of the sudden in competitors with copies that they had beforehand ordered and attempting to promote this week, at full worth. What occurred? After a little bit trademark Bleeding Cool probing, Rekcah Comics fessed up.

“It is a 5 12 months sequence from a brand new writer. As such, we knew that we might want to have a lot of moments to advertise to get individuals who missed the preliminary hype. On the similar time we printed the first Printing, we additionally printed a “404 version” with a decrease cowl worth that we deliberate to warehouse till 3 or 4 months in after we knew we would wish one thing to advertise this ongoing 5 12 months plan. Somebody at both the printer or the distributor (we all know who however we’re not saying as a result of we do not imagine in publicly embarrassing individuals who make easy errors and study from them) switched a number of the metadata main the first Printing and the 404 Version to be shipped at random to shops. We didn’t find out about this till a retailer who bought their cargo early requested about it. We then contacted Lunar, who rapidly identified the issue. REKCAH made the choice to comp that week’s cargo, no matter which model retailers bought, together with the freight price and reship the first Printing that retailers ordered the next week. We made an announcement claiming that this was a advertising stunt to clarify what retailers had been seeing and obfuscate the error. It must be famous that the highest 1000 accounts all acquired a free copy of the first Printing no matter their order. This was going to be the large announcement that week, however bought misplaced within the shuffle. The first Printing continues to be returnable inside the affadavit returns program.”

I’ll say, at this level, honest sufficient. Possibly a little bit extra transparency and rather less Mark Millar cosplay may need been so as. The returnability could assist soothe just a few nooses that had been put out of joint, however The Future Is ****** stays a powerful launch into the comedian e-book market, and will probably be on sale in comedian e-book shops this week, for each $13.37 and $4.04. What you really pay, effectively, that can be between you and your comedian e-book retailer. I’ve already ordered my 404 copy from Forbidden Planet…. although they’ve the $13.37 model obtainable too. Simply in UK costs, which do not match up with the gags in any respect.

FUTURE IS ****** #1 (MR)(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Ennio Bufi (CA) Jae LeeTHE HACKER WARS ARE OVER. THE BLACK HATS WON. WHO WILL SAVE US FROM THE WORLD THAT’S COMING? BLACK MOUNTAIN—a rogue band of digital ronin, freebooters, and hackers—struggle in opposition to a world dominated by knowledge barons, synthetic overlords, and technological terrorists. Every operative is paired with a sprite, an AI companion as unpredictable because the human it serves. On the heart is WHEELER, a former black hat hacker dragged again right into a conflict he thought he escaped. His crew contains: MARTINA DE LEÓN – An Olympic-level infiltrator who operates in the actual world. SALLY CHU – A {hardware} engineer recent from 9 years residing in orbit. ELI NILSSON – A system vulnerabilities skilled trapped between actuality and augmented actuality. ART & ARF – A machine intelligence obsessive about human creativity—and the canine it is sure to. Their mission: cease JASON ROANOKE. A self-proclaimed visionary, Roanoke as soon as managed the world’s provide chains, personal armies, and the lives of those that exist below his authority. He now guidelines from Tranquility Base, a lunar fortress past authorities attain. Roanoke is the primary company king of house—and the long run itself is his to form until Black Mountain cease him.That is THE FUTURE IS ******, a 60-issue cyber-sci-fi epic fusing the shadow warfare of Mr. Robotic, the kinetic motion of The Matrix, and the thrilling espionage of Ghost within the Shell.KEY SELLING POINTSA daring dedication—A 60-issue saga in at present’s comedian panorama.Chopping-edge cyberpunk storytelling from New York Instances Bestseller Fred Van Lente (Deadpool vs. The Punisher, Marvel Zombies).Excessive-tech, high-tension visuals from Ennio Bufi (Murderer’s Creed: Bloodstone).Cowl by the legendary artist Jae Lee (Darkish Tower, Inhumans) .Interactive hacker expertise with Seize the Flag challenges in every challenge. $13.37/$4.04 6/4/2025

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