Mason Shaw is nobody. worker bee. Everything changes when she meets a few stragglers who are trying to stay one step ahead of the powerful queen. Some of us are able to manipulate the people around us by connecting them to a hive-like state of collective consciousness. These people are called hivers. It’s not hypnosis. It’s not some kind of drug. It’s biological. The Hive is the story of a group of chased hivers who struggle to stay one step ahead of an angry former queen who is hunting them down. But when a mysterious worker bee is recruited, it begins a chain of events that puts everyone on a collision course that ends with everyone, especially the queen bee, in danger. sex. violence. And bees. Welcome to The Hive.
Hive #1
Screenplay: AJ Lieberman
Artist: Mike Henderson
Release date: February 12, 2024
PORTLAND, Ore., November 15, 2024—Popular creators AJ Lieberman (“Cowboy Ninja Viking,” “Term Life,” “Batman: Gotham Knights”) and Mike Henderson (“Nailbitter,” “The Forged”) , “Cable: Love & Chrome”) have teamed up for a hot new ongoing Image Comics series, “The Hive.” This harrowing crime series follows a former worker bee criminal and a new recruit with special hive mind control abilities as they try to escape a vengeful queen bee crime boss on the battlefield. This action-packed neo-noir story fuses the hierarchy and biology of bees with crime warfare and will be released in February 2025.
Mason Shaw is nobody. worker bee. Everything changes when she meets a few stragglers who are trying to stay one step ahead of the powerful queen. Some of us are able to manipulate the people around us by connecting them to a hive-like state of collective consciousness. These people are called hivers. It’s not hypnosis. It’s not some kind of drug. It’s biological. The Hive is the story of a group of chased hivers who struggle to stay one step ahead of an angry former queen who is hunting them down. But when a mysterious worker bee is recruited, it begins a chain of events that puts everyone on a collision course that ends with everyone, especially the queen, in danger. sex. violence. And bees. Welcome to The Hive.
“The Hive is not what you might expect, but it is set in a world where some people, like bees in a hive, can connect with and control others in a collective consciousness. That’s what you want from a dirty neo-noir story,” Lieberman said. Mr. Henderson said in a joint statement. “Our interest in honey bees and the hive hierarchy is what led us to think about what it would look like if we graphed it for humans. We can’t wait to see how the story ends.” It’s for fans to see how the world we’ve created expands in the most unexpected ways.”
The Hive #1 will be available in comic book shops on Wednesday, February 12th.
Cover by Mike Henderson A – Month Code 1224IM228 Cover by Mike Henderson B (1:15) – Month Code 1224IM229
Hive #1 will also be available on many digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
