Si Spurrier is no stranger to out-there sci-fi ideas. But now the writer alongside artist Mike Dowling is ready to take on the AI apocalypse in the new Ignition Press series Minotaur.
“Minotaur begins with Arthur C. Clarke’s timeless observation that ‘any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic’ – then runs with it,” said writer Si Spurrier. “What’s emerged, as we put this book together, is a strange and beautiful tonal confection. On the one hand it’s intimately concerned with superintelligence and emergent technologies, but it feels like nothing so much as a fusion of Hellblazer and The X-Files. Mike Dowling’s the perfect artist for this unique fusion of subject and mood, dancing between Mignola-esque horror and glittering capitalist modernity with equally chilling aplomb.”
Added Dowling, “It’s been a total pleasure creating the visual world of Minotaur – from the locations, including vast landfills, cities and deserts, to the terrifying creatures that are perhaps even stranger than they appear. Si is an amazing writer, with fantastic, huge concepts grounded by detail and multi-dimensional relatable characters. I’ve attempted to match the art to our story and characters – scratchy, energetic and slightly aggressive!”
In the book, the singularity happened, and computers almost gained sentience. That is, until someone pulled the plug. Or did they? In the ongoing series, we’ll follow a photojournalist dealing with outbreaks of wild weirdness from the future, alongside a tech bro and an ex-military man who embark on a mission to uncover the truth about their world.
“Minotaur is a middle finger and a warm hug. It has all the hallmarks of Si’s cathartic storytelling—incisive, hilarious, gut-punch entertainment that invites readers to process their own encounters with our increasingly harrowing world and discover new sources of optimism against all odds,” said Senior Editor Maggie Howell. “Mike makes it all possible. He’s packed the series with subtle and spectacular supernatural oddities alike, but the real triumph is the empathy he brings to Monday, Sara, and Raf, our all-too-human investigative trio. On top of it all, Minotaur’s procedural format welcomes new readers into its globe-trotting adventure at every turn. This is Ignition’s summer showstopper and a true crowd-pleaser; do not miss it!”
Minotaur: The Cold Open hits stores on May 2, 2026 for Comics Giveaway Day, while Miniotaur #1 hits stores on July 15, 2026. Check out covers below, as well as the official synopsis:
Five years ago, a government supercomputer triggered the Singularity: an explosion of technological superintelligence heralding an unimaginable tomorrow. At least, it almost did. Within moments, a failsafe activated. The plug was pulled. The future was aborted. But something leaked in those first picoseconds, through wire and wave. And now? The future fights back. Inexplicable events. Miracles and monsters. Harbingers of revolution…or apocalypse?
Minotaur is the tale of Gloria Monday, a photojournalist documenting the lives of those, like her, who are haunted, tortured, and transformed by outbreaks of the future; along with the no-nonsense ex-military muscle who watches her six, and the reformed tech bro secretly bankrolling their global mission to expose it all.
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