Dynamite Entertainment and STUDIOCANAL will celebrate Valentine’s Day early with a new The Terminator story arriving this January. The 30-page tale also marks writer Dan Watters’ solo debut at Dynamite.
Love Before the Machines
Jack and Jill met at work and fell into a whirlwind romance. A year later, they could still barely keep their hands off each other.
Then everything changed last week. Jack now barely looks at Jill, much less touches her, leaving her to question what happened to their seemingly perfect relationship.
Work has consumed Jack’s attention. He has become fixated on an upcoming project at their employer, Cyberdyne, the Cyber Dynamics Systems Corporation.
The company plans to launch its first surveillance satellite on February 14, 1987. That project, once the backdrop to Jack and Jill’s romance, now threatens to pull them apart.
The story asks whether love can survive at the genesis of Skynet. The machines have yet to rise, but the threat of the Terminators looms over the couple’s future.
Watters Makes His Solo Dynamite Debut
English writer Dan Watters takes on The Terminator after a string of prominent comics projects. His Batman: Dark Patterns became one of the past year’s breakout hits, followed by work on the critically acclaimed Nightwing and the soon-to-launch Spider-Woman.
Watters previously co-wrote The Shadow with Si Spurrier for Dynamite Entertainment. This new story puts him in sole writing control for his first solo project with the publisher.
Qualano Joins the Creative Team
Artist Pasquale Qualano joins Watters for his first work on The Terminator. His previous credits include fan-favorite runs on Vampirella, Red Sonja, Gargoyles, and Supernatural.
Björn Barends, Francesco Mattina, and Stuart Sayger provide three covers for the release. The story arrives in January, giving readers an early Valentine’s Day encounter with the beginnings of Skynet.
