Clara’s world begins to close in as her AI-generated romance turns into a waking nightmare. Cut off from support and with nowhere left to hide, she must face the consequences of a fantasy programmed to love her at any cost.
9 1/2 Weeks meets Terminator in ARTIFICIAL, the new erotic thriller by acclaimed creator Maria Llovet (Crave, Violent Flowers, All The Things We Didn’t Do Last Night).
Clara’s perfect partner refuses to stay within the boundaries she thought she set. With her personal and professional life colliding, she begins to realize that the fantasy may be far harder to escape than it was to create.
9 1/2 Weeks meets Terminator in ARTIFICIAL, the new erotic thriller by acclaimed creator Maria Llovet (Crave, Violent Flowers, All The Things We Didn’t Do Last Night).
Clara takes the plunge into the full Date-X experience — and her fantasies come vividly to life. But behind the passion, something small goes wrong… and it may have far bigger consequences than she expects. As reality and role-play begin to blur, her dream romance starts to twist into something darker.
Clara, a fashion stylist disillusioned with love, turns to a futuristic dating service that offers lifelike android partners. But when her dream lover glitches into a possessive stalker, she finds herself trapped in a game of desire, control, and survival.
Llovet played with similar themes of desire and control in her sci-fi forward erotica, Crave, for which she received much critical acclaim. This new story promises to push the boundaries further and show off more of her thriller/horror storytelling chops.
Maria Llovet will add a line of heart-fluttering, pulse-quickening spicy variants to her upcomingArtificial. These red-hot covers will be available on shelves when the erotic thriller hits shelves this September from Image Comics.
Fatal Attraction meets The Terminator in this four-issue miniseries perfect for fans of Llovet’s romance oeuvre. Clara, a fashion stylist disillusioned with love, turns to a futuristic dating service that offers lifelike android partners. But when her dream lover glitches into a possessive stalker, she finds herself trapped in a game of desire, control, and survival.
Artificial #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 3:
Cover A by Llovet – Lunar Code 0725IM275
Cover B 1:25 copy incentive by Jesús Orellana – Lunar Code 0725IM276
Cover C “Spicy” variant by Llovet – Lunar Code 0725IM893
Artificial #2 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 15:
Cover A by Llovet – Lunar Code 0825IM0317
Cover B “Pink Petals” 1:15 copy incentive by Llovet – Lunar Code 0825IM0318
Cover C “Spicy” variant by Llovet
Artificial #3 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 12:
Fatal Attraction meets The Terminator in the upcomingArtificial, a new erotic thriller by acclaimed creator Maria Llovet. This all-new, four-issue miniseries is set to launch in September from Image Comics.
Clara, a fashion stylist disillusioned with love, turns to a futuristic dating service that offers lifelike android partners. But when her dream lover glitches into a possessive stalker, she finds herself trapped in a game of desire, control, and survival.
Llovet played with similar themes of desire and control in her sci-fi forward erotica, Crave, for which she received much critical acclaim. This new story promises to push the boundaries further and show off more of her thriller/horror storytelling chops.
Artificial #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 3:
Cover A by Llovet Cover B 1:25 copy incentive by Jesús Orellana