Following a year of new mythos-shaping stories in The Terminator comics from writer Declan Shalvey and a legion of talented artists, 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, gearing up to kinetically portray this brand-new chapter in the War Against the Machines!

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.