Following a year of new mythos-shaping stories in The Terminator comics from writer Declan Shalvey and a legion of talented artists, courtesy of Dynamite’s licensing partnership with STUDIOCANAL, the next phase and evolution for the franchise in the medium is here — The Terminator: Metal brings new models, resistance, and harrowing tales starting this October!
Acclaimed author of The Terminator, ThunderCats, and other smash-hits, Declan Shalvey, is back in the cockpit to write this series, yet he’s brought in reinforcements to help in the fight against SkyNet. Fellow Irish scribe Rory McConville joins the team as ongoing co-writer for Metal. The writing duo shook up the industry a few years ago with the sci-fi dystopian tales of Time Before Time. Beyond that, McConville is celebrated by fans for his continuing contributions to the best-selling Spawn saga, with multiple years on the flagship indie juggernaut and then multiple spinoffs. The pair are joined by returning The Terminator artist Lorenzo Re (Leaded Gasoline), gearing up to kinetically portray this brand-new chapter in the War Against the Machines!
“While continuing to explore Skynet’s machinations throughout history, we’re also taking readers deeper into the Future War era than ever before,” said writer Rory McConville. “Each issue will be a standalone tale that delves into the triumphs and tragedies of those caught in the eternal war with the machines, and the struggle to hold onto their humanity after the world has ended.”
“Working on The Terminator has been one of the most challenging and satisfying projects of my career,” added writer Declan Shalvey. “Given the prospect of a new series, the opportunity for more ideas and different stories was too exciting to turn down. This time however, I knew I needed a trusted writer who could provide big concepts with emotional range on board with me in order to help me meet this new challenge. Thankfully, Rory McConville, my co-writer from our previous time-travelling series, was available to help me workshop this new playing field. With Metal, we’re looking to apply the same approach as the previous series, but with more of a focus on the struggles during The Future War. The locations may be different, but the stark, emotive and desolate storytelling remains the same.”
In the post-apocalyptic wastelands that follow the fateful Judgment Day, humanity scraps together any ways they can in their fight for survival. The existential battle for a future for humans leads to the use of every tool available — and that includes a Terminator itself! The character at the center of this tale is an engineer named Percy Dalton, who sets out on a mission accompanied by his perhaps not so trusty buddy “Tex.” After all, the wisdom of keeping your friends close, and your enemies closer may have never been more fitting.
When they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines in No Man’s Land and run into other surviving resistance fighters, this nullified metallic monster serves as a philosophical crux. Percy will struggle to complete their mission, work with others, and tackle what it means to be man and machine. At risk of Tex being rebooted to factory settings, or perhaps being the unexpected hero, this thrilling first issue is just the groundwork for what will be more pulse-pounding science fiction from Shalvey and McConville in the brutal landscape of The Terminator!
The Terminator: Metal features brutally beautiful covers by Shalvey himself, as well as Sebastian Piriz and Ivan Tao. An exciting industry legend contributes as well, as Bob Layton contributes covers. The master of metallics known for his revered tenures on Iron Man, and similar creations like Metallix, is crafting high-detail masterpieces for this series, evocative also of other luminaries like Barry Windsor-Smith.
