ARCADIA (2015)

"WHAT'S TO LOVE: Our long tradition of breaking new talent-like Rafael Albuquerque (The Savage Brothers, American Vampire), Emma Rios (Hexed, Pretty Deadly), and Declan Shalvey (28 Days Later, Moon Knight) - continues with the debut of Alex Paknadel and Eric Scott Pfeiffer, two new creators whose extensive world-building in the sci-fi thriller Arcadia evokes comparisons to epics like Game of Thrones, The Matrix, and Astro City. WHAT IT IS: When 99% of humankind is wiped out by a pandemic, four billion people are 'saved' by being digitized at the brink of death and uploaded into Arcadia, a utopian simulation in the cloud. But when Arcadia begins to rapidly deplete the energy resources upon which the handful of survivors in the real world (a.k.a. 'The Meat') depends, how long will The Meat be able - and willing - to help? Featuring the first of five connecting covers by Matt Taylor."

"In Arcadia, a child psychologist assesses Giacomo, the son of the digital Lee and Sam, and discovers there's something very different about him. Lee is pulled out of a plastic surgery procedure by officials and flown to Beijing to examine a Homesteader's corpse. Officials believe that the real world is conspiring to introduce death into Arcadia. In the real world, Valentin confronts Lee about his illegal midnight calls to his suicidal daughter Coral in Arcadia."

"Digital Lee returns from China only to be arrested alongside Sam, and it becomes apparent that Arcadian officials are using strong-arm tactics to try and force Digital Lee to contact Meat Lee. Meanwhile, in the Homesteader camp, Coral is warned not to get too close to Jaime by one of Jaime's own. "

"Corey, Sam, and Lee Garner are locked up in prison, while in the real world Valentin experiments with extracting an Arcadian and uploading them to the brain of a live mouse with horrifying results."

"New story arc! In the real world, Lee Pepper is sent to California to find information on a strange lead, while Sam and Lee Garner tell Coral the truth about her brother in Arcadia. "

"Lee Pepper is taken to a meeting led by the charismatic Uncle Cosmas, who promises the sickly crowd that he can upload them to Arcadia. In Arcadia, Coral teaches Giacomo to code by torchlight."

"Lee Pepper attempts to escape the Boatmen in the real world, and in Arcadia the Homesteaders discover that Giacomo might have unprecedented control over the simulation."

"Synopsis: Final issue! In Arcadia, Lee Garner gives someone a 'factory reset,' while people at Arcadia Base Station One begin falling ill in the face of a new viral onslaught."