A.J. Lieberman and Mike Henderson have teamed up to create The Hive, a neo-noir comic book series published by Image Comics! Set to be available at your local comic shop on February 12th, 2025, The Hive follows a group of hiveminded criminals attempting to escape their Queen Bee crime boss. Described as "bee hierarchy and biology meets crime warfare", you can catch what the buzz is all about by checking out our preview below!!
The Hive #1
Writer - A.J. Lieberman Artist - Mike Henderson Mason Shaw is no one. A worker bee. All that changes when he crosses paths with a few stragglers trying to stay one step ahead of a queen with immense powers. There are those among us that can connect and manipulate the people around them into a hivemind state—like a beehive. These people are called Hivers. It’s not hypnotism. It’s not some kind of drug. It’s biological. The Hive is about a group of hunted hivers struggling to remain one step ahead of their wrathful former queen who is hunting them down. But when a mysterious worker bee gets recruited it starts a series of events that puts everyone on a collision course and will end with everyone in danger… especially the Queen. Sex. Violence. And Bees. Welcome to The Hive.
“The Hive is nothing you'd expect but exactly what you'd want in a dirty, neo-noir story set against a world where some people can connect and control others in a hivemind—like bees in a hive,” said Lieberman and Henderson in a joint statement. “Our fascination with bees and the hierarchy within a hive is what led us to start thinking about how that might look if graphed onto humans. What we can’t wait for is for fans to see how the story builds to an ending that expands the world we’ve created in the most unexpected way.”
The Hive #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 12:
Cover A by Mike Henderson - Lunar Code 1224IM228
Cover B (1:15) by Mike Henderson - Lunar Code 1224IM229
The Hive #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
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