Oni Press, the award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels, and independent animation powerhouse Glitch Productions has revealed our first look inside the upcoming release of Murder Drones #1, the hugely anticipated first issue of the brand-new, six-part adaptation of the global smash-hit animated series created by Liam Vickers.
After racking up more than 330 million views on YouTube and subsequently making its streaming debut on Prime Video, the series is next setting its sights on comic shops worldwide next with a new limited series from writer Wyatt Kennedy (Nights, Wiccan: Witches’ Road) and artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance). Adapting all eight episodes of the cult-favourite animated series, Murder Drones’ official comic spin-off is already a groundbreaking phenomenon in its own right after earning $1.75 million on Kickstarter to become the #4 highest grossing comics Kickstarter of all time and becoming one of the few campaigns to shatter the crowdfunding record long-held by BOOM! Studios’ BRZRKR.
Now, comic shops and direct market retailers will have the first chance to introduce the haunting and hilarious universe of Murder Drones to comic readers before any one else when the first issue arrives on shelves on February 25th, 2026.
“With hugely successful animated series like AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS, MURDER DRONES, KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE, and more, Glitch Productions is one of the most talented and innovative companies working anywhere in entertainment today. The entire Oni team is hugely excited to formally expand their online empire into the world of comics for the first time with our official adaptation of MURDER DRONES from the immense talents of Wyatt Kennedy and Jo Mi-Gyeong,” said Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson. “As we quickly discovered for ourselves, the fanbase for this series is huge, passionate, and ardently supportive of any new MURDER DRONES content. Come February, get ready to welcome a new legion of fans into your stores who can’t wait to get their hands on the milestone first appearance of these beloved characters in comics form!”
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 “Disassembly Drones” – are activated by the mega-corporation JC Jenson 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 stop the spread of the unsettling mechanical virus known as the Absolute Solver?
On February 25th, one of the year’s biggest pop culture juggernauts makes its long-awaited, record-setting comic book debut in Murder Drones #1 (of 6) – featuring 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)!
Take a look at the full preview of issue #1 below:
