The Future Is ******
(REKCAH!, 2025-2026)
The 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—fight against a world ruled by data barons, artificial overlords, and technological terrorists. Each operative is paired with a sprite, an AI partner as unpredictable as the human it serves. At the center is Wheeler, a former black hat hacker dragged back into a war he thought he escaped. His team includes: Martina De León—An Olympic-level infiltrator who operates in the real world. Sally Chu—A hardware engineer fresh from nine years living in orbit. Eli Nilsson—A system vulnerabilities expert trapped between reality and augmented reality. ART & ARF—A machine intelligence obsessed with human creativity—and the dog it’s bound to. Their mission: stop Jason Roanoke. A self-proclaimed visionary, Roanoke once controlled the world’s supply chains, private armies, and the lives of those who exist under his authority. He now rules from Tranquility Base, a lunar fortress beyond government reach. Roanoke is the first corporate king of space—and the future itself is his to shape unless Black Mountain stop him.This is The Future Is ******, a 60-issue cyber-sci-fi epic fusing the shadow warfare of Mr. Robot, the kinetic action of The Matrix, and the thrilling espionage of Ghost in the Shell. Key Selling Pointsa bold commitment—A 60-issue saga in today’s comic landscape. Cutting-edge cyberpunk storytelling from New York Times Bestseller Fred Van Lente (Deadpool vs. The Punisher, Marvel Zombies).High-tech, high-tension visuals from Ennio Bufi (Assassin’s Creed: Bloodstone).Cover by the legendary artist Jae Lee (Dark Tower, Inhumans).Interactive hacker experience with Capture the Flag challenges in each issue.
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May 2025
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Jesus Aburtov
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The 404 printing (2nd print)
May 2025
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Jesus Aburtov
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Jun 2025
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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Jul 2025
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D'Alessandro
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Aug 2025
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D Alessandro
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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Cover A by Jae Lee and June Chung
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D’Alessandro
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Cover B by Jae Lee and June Chung
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D’Alessandro
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Cover A by Marco Ferrari
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D’Alessandro
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Cover B by Mario D’Alessandro
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Cover A by Juan Gedeon
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D Alessandro
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Cover B by Mario D Alessandro
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Cover A by Jim Rugg
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D’Alessandro
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Cover B by Mario D’Alessandro
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Cover A by Whilce Portacio and Alex Sinclair
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D’Alessandro, Ennio Bufi
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Cover B by Mario D’Alessandro
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D’Alessandro
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Cover A by Jae Lee and June Chung
May 2026
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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Cover B by Mario D’Alessandro
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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Cover A by Jason Shawn Alexander
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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Cover B by Jason Shawn Alexander
Jun 2026
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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Cover C by Jason Shawn Alexander
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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Cover A by Garry Brown
Jul 2026
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Garry Brown, Ennio Bufi
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Cover B by Ennio Bufi
Jul 2026
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Garry Brown, Ennio Bufi
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Cover A by Kevin Mellon
Aug 2026
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
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Cover B by Ennio Bufi
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Cover A by Chris Anderson
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Cover B by Ennio Bufi
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Cover A by James Harvey
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: James Harvey
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Cover B by David Lapham
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: James Harvey
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Cover A by Trish Fornster
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D’Alessandro, Andrea Meloni
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Cover B by David Lapham
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Mario D’Alessandro, Andrea Meloni
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Juan Gedeon
Free Comic Book Day 2026
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Collects A Sixty-Issue Saga! • New York Times Bestseller Fred Van Lente (Deadpool Vs. the Punisher, Marvel Zombies) Aims at Making Another Perennial Bestseller Comic Shops Can Sell Until the Eventual Heat Death of the Universe! • Look Out, World! We Debut Three of the Best Artistic Finds of the 21st Century With Artists Ennio Bufi, Mario D’alessandro, and Colorist Andrea Meloni! • Cover by Jae Lee and June Chung! Oh, That’s Right! You Know What Time It Is! One of the Most Popular Artistic Team-Ups of All Time Covers This Bold New Series. • Like Hacking Computers? Want to Learn How? This Trade Paperback Is Packed With Capture the Flag Challenges Where You Can Do Just That! • #288-Pages in a Compact Trim Size (Kids Love Manga) for Only $#9.#99
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi, Mario D’Alessandro
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Juan Gedeon
Free Comic Book Day 2026
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W: Fred Van Lente · A: Ennio Bufi
4-page promotional comic
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