Final week Heavy Steel launched Secure. The brand new sci-fi graphic novel comes from writers Matthew Medney & Morgan Rosenblum (from a narrative by the Herø Initiatives group of Medney, Rosenblum, Voodoo Bownz, & Jonny Handler), artist Francesco Pisa, and letterer Ismail Nihad. It tells the story of a gaggle of humanity’s finest and brightest as they search refuge on an alien world after Earth’s solar begins to die. Right now The Beat is pleasured to current an unique first take a look at the trailer for the e book.
Right here’s how Heavy Steel describes Secure:
Three Arks, two worlds, one likelihood at survival. On an Earth with a dying Solar, there are two varieties of individuals. The Chosen. And the Left Behind. Because the Solar begins to burn out, humankind faces extinction. However then, a miracle occurs. An alien civilization presents assist by sending designs for House Arks, spaceships programmed to deliver 300,000 folks to their residence world to start out anew. With no obvious different alternative to save lots of humanity, Physician Caleb Paulson takes cost of the mission, main the Chosen ‘better of humanity’ on a mysterious journey to a far-off planet. As for the billions of people remaining? They need to combat in opposition to all odds to outlive, as Earth faces an apocalyptic ending.
Secure is the most recent e book from Matthew Medney, who can also be Heavy Steel’s chief government officer, and the primary title co-created by Medney and Morgan Rosenblum, Heavy Steel Journal’s managing editor and artwork director. It’s additionally the primary title within the writer’s collaboration with Herø Initiatives, a creator-owned studio based by Medney, Rosenblum, Voodoo Bownz, and Jonny Handler. One other graphic novel from Rosenblum and Handler, Winds of Numa Sera, which the group funded through a Kickstarter marketing campaign, was just lately introduced as getting a Darkish Horse launch.
Together with the unique trailer, Medney and Rosenblum instructed The Beat what impressed their creation of Secure, and what in regards to the graphic novel they hope hooks readers:
“Secure is a thought experiment on the elite class and the way hope can flip to concern and the way concern can flip to hope. We wished to look at the parallels of selections whereas pondering the good unknown. Secure is a daring, recent and distinctive tackle the age-old query: what does a civilization do once they have run out of choices? Do they face it head on, or do they scheme to make sure the security of these they deem worthy?” — Matthew Medney
“It’s all in regards to the characters for me. I’ve all the time loved writing tales with ensemble casts. The problem of getting an viewers or reader to care about a number of predominant characters is one I don’t take evenly. We introduce a bunch of distinctive characters in Secure, on what at first look like unrelated story paths, solely to finally join all of them collectively in an natural, enjoyable method. All of the whereas, the characters will probably be pulling in your heartstrings.” — Morgan Rosenblum
Watch the movement comedian trailer for Secure, and take a look at some preview pages from the e book, beneath. The graphic novel is accessible in comedian outlets and bookstores now.
