Musician will.i.am and IDW Publishing announced a partnership today on a new comic, titled Wizards & Robots, set to debut from the publisher in July.Teaming with noted futurist Brian David Johnson, will.i.am will write a one-shot that’s sure to be a hot item at San Diego Comic Con International that same month.Here’s how the publisher describes it:
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When an army of futuristic robots journeys through time and space in search of ancient, powerful wizards, the fate of the world will hang in the balance, and a wealth of volatile secrets will be uncovered!Propelled by will.i.am and Johnson‘s inventive story and the expressive art of Adam Archer (Batman: Arkham City, Ratchet and Clank), WIZARDS & ROBOTS takes readers on a vivid, evocative journey through thrilling new worlds. Over WIZARDS & ROBOTS‘ 48 pages, readers will travel untold distances to experience the tale of an unthinkably massive battle.As will.i.am and Brian David Johnson were writing Wizards and Robots, their collaboration in storytelling came with a twist – to make sure that the science featured in the story was correct, and to make sure that the journey through new worlds explored boundaries of today’s science and technology.
