One Last Trick (2025)

Julie Bennings is a cybernetic escort. Indebted to the Chambers Corporation for their life saving augments, she has one last job and then her debt is paid.  But everyone knows the Chambers Corporation never lets anyone go. Julie soon will discover the truth about the company that dominates mankind. A cyberpunk noir story with eldritch horror, written and created by Joseph Schmalke (We Don't Kill Spiders, the Electric Black, and Seven Years in Darkness) with stunning artwork by co-creator J.K. Woodward (Star Trek, X-Men Origins, and Heavy Metal).

Our seven-year epic continues with Year Three of this dark horror/fantasy coming-of-age saga from creator Joseph Schmalke. The Headmaster has the students partake in a deadly ritual, the Rush, to prepare them to fight back against the twisted corruption of Mister Whispers while David the Wolf seeks help from outside the city. As one student faces a life-or-death decision, Ornasis presents them with an offer that could change everything.

The black site for the Dark Gate has been revealed. Now, Julie Bennings and the Corsairs are ready to launch a strike against the Chambers Cooperation in hopes of preventing them from using this corrupted portal ever again. After unveiling what lies beyond the Dark Gate, Julie faces a decision that could alter the world.

After the shocking reveal at the end of issue #3, Julie Bennings faces a world-altering decision. Facing nightmarish consequences no matter her choice, she must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice in her war against the Chambers Corporation. It’s a series finale like no other from writer Joseph Schmalke (We Don’t Kill Spiders, Seven Years in Darkness) with artwork by J.K. Woodward (Heavy Metal, Star Trek).