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Writer Wyatt Kennedy And Artist Jo Mi‑Gyeong Bring The Global Animation Phenomenon To Comics
Portland, Or (January 28, 2026) – AFTER 350 MILLION VIEWS AND $1.8 MILLION ON KICKSTARTER, GLITCH PRODUCTIONS’ WORLDWIDE SMASH‑HIT MURDER DRONES HAS A BRAND‑NEW TARGET: A COMIC SHOP NEAR YOU! Oni Press, The Multiple Eisner And Harvey Award‑Winning Publisher Of Groundbreaking Comics And Graphic Novels Since 1997, And Independent Animation Powerhouse Glitch Productions Are Thrilled To Unveil An Extended Preview Of Murder Drones #1, The Hugely Anticipated First Issue Of The Official, Six‑Part Adaptation Of Creator Liam Vickers’ Fan‑Favorite Animated Series From Writer Wyatt Kennedy (Nights, Wiccan: Witches’ Road) And Artist Jo Mi‑Gyeong (Eve, Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance)!
Step Into A World Where A Natural Disaster In The Far Future Has Flash‑Frozen Humanity’s Remote Mining Exoplanet, Copper 9, And Their Robot Workers Carry On. Meet Uzi, An Unruly Malcontent Worker Drone, As She Struggles With The Usual Teenage Challenges: Homework, Hormones, And Homicidal Killer Robots Trying To Slaughter Everyone She Knows! No Big Deal, Right?
Interior Art By Jo Mi‑Gyeong
In The Far Future On The Desolate Exoplanet Designated Copper 9, The Humans Are Long Gone But The Robotic Worker Drones They Created To Mine The Planet’s Resources Are Still Hard At Work. Together, They Have Managed To Forge Their Own Makeshift Society . . . Or So They Thought Until A Previously Unknown Kind Of Robot – The Dreaded “Murder Drones” – Are Activated By A Long‑Forgotten Possibly‑Eldritch Protocol To Disassemble Any Worker That Deviates From Its Original Programming. But When A Rebellious Young Worker Drone Named Uzi Forms An Unlikely Alliance With Two Disassembly Drones—Serial Designations N And V—Can They, Together, Uncover The Secrets Of Their Origins . . . And Survive The Deep Twisted Horrors Awaiting Them?
The Long‑Awaited, Record‑Setting Comic Book Debut Of Glitch Productions’ Favorite Anti‑Social Robots Begins In Murder Drones #1 (Of 6) – Featuring Metal‑Shredding Covers By Alessio Zonno (I Heart Skullcrusher), Jo Mi‑Gyeong (Eve: Children Of The Moon), Krooked Glasses (Invader Zim), Patricia Martín (Ec’s Catacomb Of Torment), And Lysandra Vuong (Covenant) And On Sale February 25th, 2026!
Murder Drones #1 (Of 6)
Written By: Wyatt Kennedy
Art By: Jo Mi‑Gyeong
Cover A By: Alessio Zonno
Cover B By: Jo Mi‑Gyeong
Cover C By: Krooked Glasses
Full Art Variant (1:10) By: Krooked Glasses
Full Art Variant (1:20) By: Jo Mi‑Gueong
Variant Cover (1:50) By: Patricia Martín
Variant Cover (1:100) By: Lysandra Vuong
Blank Sketch Cover Available
On Sale: February 25th, 2026 | $4.99 | 32 Pgs. | Fc
Ioc: 12/27/2025
Foc: 2/2/2026
About Glitch Productions
Founded In 2017 By Brothers Kevin And Luke Lerdwichagul In Their Sydney, Australian Garage, Glitch Productions Was Started With A Singular Goal: Change The Way The West Creates Teen And Young Adult Animation. The Company Has Grown Massively Since That Beginning, Now With Seven Shows Under Its Belt With More Coming, And Hundreds Of Millions Of Global Fans. Now, As One Of The Largest Web Animation Studios In The World, Glitch Lives And Breathes Online Content And Its Shows Are Expertly Crafted To Attract Large Audiences In The Online Landscape.
About Oni Press
The Loudest Thing In Color Since ’97. For Nearly 30 Years, Oni Press Has Carved A Distinctive Path As One Of The World’s Most Respected And Acclaimed Publishers Of Award‑Winning Comic Books And Graphic Novels, Including Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim, Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt’s The Sixth Gun, Brenna Thummler’s Sheets Trilogy, Jay Stephens’ Dwellings, Ezra Clayton Daniels’ Upgrade Soul, Lysandra Vuong’s Covenant, And Many Hundreds More. In 2019, Oni Press Merged With Lion Forge Comics – The Eisner Award‑Winning Independent Comic Book Publisher Founded By Academy Award‑Winning Producer And Entrepreneur David Steward II – To Create One Of The Largest, Independent Libraries Of Comics Content Anywhere In Media. The Oni‑Lion Forge Publishing Group Now Exists As A Publishing Subsidiary Of Steward’s Diversified Global Media Company, Polarity.
The Oni‑Lion Forge Publishing Group Publishes More Than 60 Original And Licensed Graphic Novels Annually, In Addition To An Extensive Roster Of Periodical Comics For Globally Recognized Properties Including Adventure Time, Biker Mice From Mars, Choose Your Own Adventure, Cult Of The Lamb, Ec Comics, Murder Drones, Rick And Morty, And More.