Terminal # 1 Cover A First Printing 2026 BN

Terminal #1 is an upcoming comic book series published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment. Highly anticipated as a major summer blockbuster event, it marks creator Robert Kirkman’s (Invincible, The Walking Dead) long-awaited return to the superhero genre.

Plot & Storyline

Billed as a violent, unpredictable, and high-stakes superhero epic, the book captures the massive scale and momentum of classic '90s X-Men comics.

• The Secret War: A hidden global war is being aggressively waged between two hyper-violent, superpowered factions. The lines between heroes and villains are completely blurred, avoiding basic black-and-white morality.
• The Protagonist: The story follows Marilyn Howe, whose desperate search for her missing sister, Alessandra, drops her right into the crossfires of the conflict.
• The Ultimate Cost: Marilyn quickly learns that surviving in this world requires unlocking your own hidden genetic code and giving up everything you know about yourself—if you even survive the transformation process.
• The Body Count: Robert Kirkman has openly teased a brutal atmosphere where "characters are going to be dying almost nonstop."

Production & Creative "Dream Team"

The series is uniquely structured as a long-form ongoing narrative with an entirely finished multi-issue backlog before the first issue even hits the shelves. It features a rotating powerhouse team of comic industry legends:

• Writers: Co-written by Robert Kirkman and Joe Casey.
• Artists: Interior artwork duties alternate between Andy Kubert (drawing the first 5-issue arc), Arthur Adams, and David Finch.
• Colors & Letters: Brought to life by colorist Dave McCaig and letterer Rus Wooton.