Author: Matthew Hardy

Cyberarchy is wide-screen, cinematic sci-fi, pulling no punches in its criticism of AI and the blind adherence to tech in modern society.

What happens when a society becomes entirely dependent on Artificial Intelligence? And what happens when you take that away? In a distant galaxy, a cluster of planets use AI to run their cloning, military, heath and most facets of their lives. And one day that just...stops. All AI and mechanical lifeforms simply refuse to work. Is this an attack or just the inevitable evolution of the natural balance of organic/mechanical life? And does it really matter, when the result is societal collapse, planet-wide chaos, death and destruction? And what do the two mysterious robots ASH and RUST have to do with events? How does the Starship sitting in the centre of the Galaxy fit it? And who really came first? Humans... or Robots? Events culminate into a cosmic conflict that spans the galaxy and examines our unquestioning reliance on technology. It's BLACK MIRROR meets TERMINATOR as we witness the creation of an AI structured, non-organic hierarchy. A truly mechanical society. The dawn of a CYBERARCHY.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.02oz
Size: 10.13h x 6.63w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781545826614

About the Author
Matthew Hardy's published comic book works include the Vehi-Kill series for Markosia, Sickness or Sorrow and The War of the Worlds: Thunder Child series for Mad Robot, the Chimera illustrated bestiary, Hell in Stalingrad GN for Madius Comics, Occulus for Broadcast Comics and the self published graphic novels Murder Most Mundane and Last Exit to Brighton. He is the co-creator of the Cadavers series of books, and wrote the all-ages graphic novel adaptation of Sherlock Holmes 'A Study in Scarlet'. He is a trustee of the Gaming Vs Cancer charity, lives in Sussex with his wife, daughter, and a distressing lack of giraffes.

Clark Bint is a UK-based comic artist. He is known for his high-energy storytelling style (as seen in Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe and Killtopia).

Rob Jones is a letterer and sometimes writer of comics. He has lettered comics for companies such as Image, Dark Horse, Mad Cave Studios, Heavy Metal, Humanoids, Penguin, Harper Collins, Scholastic and for many other small press and indie titles. You can find him spouting nonsense into the void on social media @RobJonesWrites or dipping his toes in the local duck pond.