Matthew Medney

Post apocalyptic adventure brought forth by nuclear annihilation. Layering in reverse racial inequality, and the advancements of science & technology only achievable by a civilization that has no suffering. We examine what is, what was, and what could be. 100 years ago, they vanished. No one knew why, no one knew how -- no one knew anything. The scientists were stunned, hell the world was stunned, and as for myself, I knew it was a moment that would haunt our history. My name is Betty Anders, a small-town teacher with an intrepid husband. David and I lived our peaceful, uneventful lives in Nebraska: I taught, while he pursued his research in biogenetic engineering. His breakthrough discovery -- quantum entangled botany -- gave us hope for a brighter, more sustainable future... which turned to utter fear when the government took it too far. Of course they did. Our remaining peace evaporated when the missiles started falling, fired by cruelly-intentioned leaders of the Alliance. I know what you're thinking... WHAT freaking missiles? But bare with me, there's a lot to cover, and not a lot of time. Soon we found ourselves confined to David's bunker, frantically searching for any information. Who was left? How had the fallout altered the landscape? I couldn't help my mind go to the simple prevailing truth that my husband's scientific breakthrough is now the most important piece of knowledge on the planet. As we brace ourselves to leave the bunker, I wonder, above all, if these events are somehow linked to the great mystery of what happened with the Native Americans those 100 years ago. While David and I find our place in this post-apocalyptic world, we need your help in summoning the courage to push forward as I have a feeling that the lines of history are all converging on this moment in time.

"2449 - Our depiction of this future has a very 1920's vibe. Everything from the fashion, to the cars, to the architecture, even the technology, feel decidedly less "futuristic." While technology still plays an integral role in our story and the world, we have purposely toned it down substantially, instead choosing to focus on refining a few key innovations." - Morgan Rosenblum "The goal was to create a unique and unusual future, one that might actually feel more like an alternate reality or vivid dream." - Matthew Medney The year is 2449 - Abel Kane, an accomplished writer, witnesses a murder. But when he discovers the victim was a machine in a "skin suit", his life is turned upside down. Its mere existence is either an anomaly or part of a surreptitious takeover. Soon Abel finds himself caught in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. The more he investigates, the more he begins to fear he might be the only human left. Created by: Hero Projects Written By: Morgan Rosenblum & Matthew Medney Story By: Matthew Medney & Morgan Rosenblum, Voodoo Bownz, Jonny Handler Pencils: Fabrizio Ugolini Inker: Fabrizio Ugolini, Onofrio Orlando, Salvatore Di Marco Colorist: Anna Volcan Created By: Her Projects Produced By: Her Projects & Tomato Farm Published By Heavy Metal

What are we willing to do as a society to fulfill our sensory needs? This growing problem in our current society of the "10 second attention span" is interpreted through the lens of futuristic technologies. We pose the question, "What would the experience be like, if we could live while we sleep?" But just like with all technologies, there's an unknown cost that comes due. Yun-Yeong Bin AKA "Rip" is a 24-year old Asian-American girl who lives two different lives. One is that of a gaming star and streamer in the world's perennial VR Game, FUTURE -- accessed by a state of the art sleeping pod that doubles as a VR port that allows your body to rest while you escape into your virtual life. Perfect for the Gen Z'ers. Rip's other life is not quite as glamorous. In the real world, Rip is an underachieving (but not due to lack of smarts) master's student who is only in engineering to appease her overbearing father. Pulled between both personas, Rip even lives a double life inside the VR world. To escape the spotlight, she secretly plays as her best friend Wes' avatar "Kobe", who was gifted to her after Wes died from brain cancer.. While playing as Kobe one day, Rip is approached by another player who mistakes her for Wes. This encounter spawns a chain of events that will bring to light a nefarious coverup, challenging everything Rip knows and loves... Blurring the line between realities. Written By: Matthew Medney & Morgan Rosenblum Story By: Matthew Medney & Morgan Rosenblum, Voodoo Bownz, Jonny Handler Artist: Andrea Adiletto Lettering: Ismail Nihad Created By: Her Projects

"2449 - Our depiction of this future has a very 1920's vibe. Everything from the fashion, to the cars, to the architecture, even the technology, feel decidedly less "futuristic." While technology still plays an integral role in our story and the world, we have purposely toned it down substantially, instead choosing to focus on refining a few key innovations." - Morgan Rosenblum "The goal was to create a unique and unusual future, one that might actually feel more like an alternate reality or vivid dream." - Matthew Medney The year is 2449 - Abel Kane, an accomplished writer, witnesses a murder. But when he discovers the victim was a machine in a "skin suit", his life is turned upside down. Its mere existence is either an anomaly or part of a surreptitious takeover. Soon Abel finds himself caught in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. The more he investigates, the more he begins to fear he might be the only human left. Created by: Hero Projects Written By: Morgan Rosenblum & Matthew Medney Story By: Matthew Medney & Morgan Rosenblum, Voodoo Bownz, Jonny Handler Pencils: Fabrizio Ugolini Inker: Fabrizio Ugolini, Onofrio Orlando, Salvatore Di Marco Colorist: Anna Volcan Created By: Her Projects Produced By: Her Projects & Tomato Farm Published By Heavy Metal

A Dystopian Sci-fi gaming thriller that examines the need for and risks of Big Tech. The power and flaws of innovation and the beauty and destruction of money. Gaming will never be looked at the same after you engage your senses. "I should have said more. But how could I know? The world, the game, ugh... the game. But now we are here. And there's no turning back." While Remi remembers how we got here, we journey back in time through her unreliable memory in this prequel to the present day dystopia we live in. Love, death, and control all sit at Remi's doorstep, but again, how did we get here? Let Remi take you on a journey and Engage with your senses in this high-concept Sci-Fi thriller.

A dystopian space opera that straddles the threads of compassion, perseverance and humanity. Three arks. Two worlds. One chance at survival. On an Earth with a dying Sun, there are two kinds of people. The Chosen. And the left behind. We thought it was over. We thought we had lost. A burnt out star left us without enough warmth to thrive, our days as a species were numbered. But then, then a miracle happened. We received a transmission from an alien civilization that scanned our Sun and knew we needed help. So they threw us a life raft in the form of designs for Space Arks, we built 3. Interstellar capable, with pre-programmed coordinates to bring us to their home world, a place we were told could be called home. 100,000 humans per Ark, chosen to represent the best in us, a last ditch effort to save humanity. Do I trust these aliens? hell no. but what choice do we have? Paulson's the name, Caleb Paulson, you can think of me as the architect of this mission. We're heading to this alien system with no idea what lies ahead. As for the billions who were not so fortunate? The ones who did not receive an invitation aboard the arks? We left them to shephard a lawless and desperate earth, poor bastards. This stable of arks is humanity's last chance to endure. Created by: Hero Projects Written by Matthew Medney and Morgan Rosenblum Story by: Matthew Medney, Morgan Rosenblum, Voodoo Bownz, Jonny Handler Art by: Francesco Pisa Letters by: Ismail Nihad Editorial Design: Voodoo Bownz Produced by: Hero Projects and Tomato Farm Published By Heavy Metal

A dystopian space opera that straddles the threads of compassion, perseverance and humanity. Three arks. Two worlds. One chance at survival. On an Earth with a dying Sun, there are two kinds of people. The Chosen. And the left behind. We thought it was over. We thought we had lost. A burnt out star left us without enough warmth to thrive, our days as a species were numbered. But then, then a miracle happened. We received a transmission from an alien civilization that scanned our Sun and knew we needed help. So they threw us a life raft in the form of designs for Space Arks, we built 3. Interstellar capable, with pre-programmed coordinates to bring us to their home world, a place we were told could be called home. 100,000 humans per Ark, chosen to represent the best in us, a last ditch effort to save humanity. Do I trust these aliens? hell no. but what choice do we have? Paulson's the name, Caleb Paulson, you can think of me as the architect of this mission. We're heading to this alien system with no idea what lies ahead. As for the billions who were not so fortunate? The ones who did not receive an invitation aboard the arks? We left them to shephard a lawless and desperate earth, poor bastards. This stable of arks is humanity's last chance to endure. Created by: Hero Projects Written by Matthew Medney and Morgan Rosenblum Story by: Matthew Medney, Morgan Rosenblum, Voodoo Bownz, Jonny Handler Art by: Francesco Pisa Letters by: Ismail Nihad Editorial Design: Voodoo Bownz Produced by: Hero Projects and Tomato Farm Published By Heavy Metal

There is no Drake Equation. There is no question onsentience. The galaxy is alive and filled with life. The only issue: we humansaren't invited. The Galactic Star Alliance awaits yourexploration. Inthis illustrated novel co- created & written by Matthew Medney (Heavy MetalMagazine CEO & NYU adjunct professor) and John Connelly (Lockheed MartinAerospace Engineer), humankind acknowledges the vastness of time, the cyclicalnature of civilization, and the obscurity of our own history. If our galaxy isso full of sentient life, why has no one said hello? We thought of a simple,logical reason: no one wants to. Stepping back and casting an objectiveeye on ourselves, it seems painfully obvious that humans lack a fundamentalrespect for our planet and for each other. We possess extremely short memoriesand long grudges, and the likelihood of receiving alien tools to hasten ourexpansion seems downright foolhardy. The Galactic Star Alliance has been alive and wellfor millions of earth years. Hundreds of thousands of sentient worlds andtrillions of beings walk, run, and crawl across the many home worlds of theAlliance. This revelation led to many questions: How is faster-than-light speedtravel possible, and could cohesive, interstellar civilizations exist withoutit? Is it conceivable to govern a coalition not of different countries, but ofdifferent species? Each question led to another and each answer built our world,piece by piece until it spanned thousands of answers and millions oflight-years. As for the title, from where would our judges watchus? But our galaxyhas spoken to us humans. There are some who believe it is out there. Not asscience-fantasy but as science. Introduce Bernard William Hubert. World renownedastrophysicist, and Lead Scientist of the seminal company of exploration, OuterLimits. While on loan to CERN, a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions leavesBernard as the sole survivor. While the scientific community & world looksto him for answers, he simply states the unthinkable "it has to bealiens." Inconceivable to the world, the Hubert family is investigated andhis family's name tarnished. Disgraced and shunned. Bernard claws his way backinto the equation with his new company C. O. R. E as they work tirelessly to designan engine capable of interstellar travel. Follow Bernard on his road to redemption anddiscovery in this ensemble cast of futurism, space travel and the fate of ourspecies. Thisillustrated novel includes 35 pieces of beautiful, full-color, painted artworkby Utku Ozden. - Matthew is the CEO of Heavy MetalEntertainment that encompasses Heavy Metal Magazine & all other mediaventures. As well, Matthew has been an Adjunct Professor at NYU, teachingclasses on IP Creation and Digital marketing strategy and John is an aerospaceengineer for Lockheed Martin who performs mechanical design for NASA deep spacemissions. with 3 satellites using his designs currently orbiting our planet. Allscience in the book is accurate and the theoretical science is backed up byscience theory. No assertions in these works is fanatical.