If Destruction Be Our Lot is the latest new series from Image Comics, and it's perfect for anyone curious about what the planet will look like in the aftermath of a full A.I. takeover. Spoiler alert – only the robots are left standing.
If Destruction Be Our Lot is a new series from writers Mark Elijah Rosenberg (Approaching the Unknown) and Matthew Rosenberg (We're Taking Everyone Down With Us) and artist Andy MacDonald (Doctor Strange). The creative team also includes colorist Francesco Segala and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. The first issue features covers by MacDonald, Jerome Opena, James Harren, and Tradd Moore.
IGN can exclusively debut the first preview of If Destruction Be Our Lot #1. Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:
Here's the official summary of If Destruction Be Our Lot:
Humanity is extinct and all that remains are the robots who once helped us. The robots who once helped us are happier now, doing their work without human interference. But not Abe. He believes there must be something more out there. After nearly getting killed, he's determined to wander the Earth until he finds it—or gets recycled trying. Brilliant artist ANDY MACDONALD (Doctor Strange, Wonder Woman), and adequate writers MARK ELIJAH ROSENBERG (Approaching the Unknown, Year Million) and MATTHEW ROSENBERG (WE'RE TAKING EVERYONE DOWN WITH US, 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank) bring you an ongoing sci-fi adventure about finding purpose, holding onto hope, and really lonely robots.
"As someone coming into comics from the film industry, I’ve been dazzled by the whole process," Mark Rosenberg tells IGN. "And we're making something that feels important to us because it deals with real issues through a totally bizarre metaphor, but in the end it’s all about the search for one primal, universal thing: friendship. Even if it’s only with a talking toaster.”
"This is a story I've wanted to tell for a long time," says Matt Rosenberg. "But working on it for the last few years it has really become something so much bigger, funnier, sadder, weirder, and more hopeful than I ever could have dreamt. And getting to make it with two of my favorite old collaborators- Andy and Hassan, one of my favorite new collaborators -Francesco, and my favorite brother- Mark, has been one of the highlights of my career."
MacDonald adds, "My hatred of A.I. is matched only by my love for weird little robots. So getting to make a comic about a weird guy looking for meaning in a world that has left him behind is both prescient and incredibly fun. I can't wait for people to enter our world of lonely robots."
If Destruction Be Our Lot #1 will be released on May 6, 2026. You can preorder a copy at your local comic shop.
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