Top Shelf Productions announced writer Ricky Lima and artist Daniele Aquilani have teamed for Undergrowth, a story about kids who are trying to defeat the invaders from beyond.
Here is how Top Shelf Productions describes the series:
The world is being ravaged by four terrifying robotic monsters. One fateful night, a group of friends venture out to watch a meteor shower and come face to face with doom… only to find that their story is just beginning.
Returned to life by a mysterious natural power, these young adults are chosen to bear the only weapons that might turn the tide against the invaders: ancient, towering forest entities which they can pilot from within! They’re enormously powerful… but when you’re struggling with the trauma of your own death, is that really the best time to become a living weapon of mass destruction?
“Every character in this book (even the robot!) is affected by trauma in some way and the way each one deals with it is different,” said Ricky Lima in a press release. “My goal was to have people read this book and enjoy the big action scenes, but also hopefully see a bit of themselves in one of the characters. I tried to present both good and bad ways of dealing with trauma. Not that the book gives anyone answers or tools to deal with their issues, but hopefully by having something outside of themselves a reader can start thinking about how they deal with trauma.”
Undergrowth arrives in stores on September 04, 2024.
