Magma Comix announces PRINCIPLES OF NECROMANCY & SILICON BANDITS!

Magma Comix announces two new exciting series for their 2024 inaugural release slate

Magma Comix is kicking off 2024 with two new exciting series including THE PRINCIPLES OF NECROMANCY and SILICON BANDITS!

The Principles of Necromancy #1 (Apr. 3)

(W) Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (A/CA) Eamon Winkle (CB) Jana Heidersdorf

The phenomenal writing duo of Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (Outsiders, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek) return to creator-owned comics with this macabre series brought to life by the evocatively horrific art of Eamon Winkle. Each issue features a variant cover by Jana Heidersdorf (Dark Souls)!

There is no such thing as magic.

The City King has driven the barbarian hordes to the edge of the world – ushering in an age of reason and medicine. But in the dark woods beyond his reach, where the last pagans still keep their ancient ways, a single man of civilization is about to show the true meaning of “medical miracle.” His goal: to overcome death itself. And god help the man or king who stands in his way.

Behold the glorious and gut-wrenching work of Doctor Jakob Eyes, the world’s first necromancer.

Series co-creators Kelly and Lanzing spoke of the project:

“The Principles of Necromancy is our first creator-owned comics series since 2016 – and it came out of a mutual hunger to tell a fantasy narrative while also being birthed through a wide-ranging discussion about the ways magic is approached in such settings. We talked a lot about the strange figure that a doctor cuts in our own lives – that help you hope you never need – and thought what it might look like to turn that character into an iconic wizard-esque figure in a setting bereft of magic. If you only know us from our work at Marvel and DC, I think Principles of Necromancy should feel like a natural evolution. It’s our character-oriented horror from One Bad Day: Clayface mixed with the strange sadness and surreal world building from our Guardians of the Galaxy. But this is also a world unlike any we’ve played in before – closer to Conan or Berserk than to our creator-owned pop albums like Joyride. It’s a whole new flavor for the Hivemind – and one we’re having a ton of fun putting together.”

Silicon Bandits #1 (Apr. 10)

(W) Jason Starr (A/CA) Dalibor Talajić (CB) Goran Parlov

Crime novelist and comic author Jason Starr (Wolverine Max, Ant-Man: Natural Enemy) reunites with Casual Fling collaborator Dalibor Talajić (Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe) in a tale with enough twists and turns to fry your circuits! Each issue features a variant cover by Goran Parlov (The Punisher)!

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” says series writer Jason Starr. “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.”

“You might say I am the William Shatner of comics,” said Dalibor Talajić. “Put me on anything and I’ll have the time of my life doing it.”

The Principles of Necromancy #1 and Silicon Bandits #1 hit shelves this April and are now available for preorder.

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Al Mega

I'm Al Mega the CEO of Comic Crusaders, CEO of the Undercover Capes Podcast Network, CEO of Geekery Magazine & Owner of Splintered Press (coming soon). I'm a fan of comics, cartoons and old school video games. Make sure to check out our podcasts/vidcasts and more!