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Matthew Hardy

@matthew-hardy

Writer of comic-books. CYBERARCHY, THUNDER CHILD, FANGWILD. Been through some shit. Still kind.

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Cyberarchy - Issue 4 Pre-Order - Mad Cave Studios Welcome to the End of the World. With organic life almost extinct, a family of scientists on a remote space station have created their own artificial life-form – a Godlike being designed to tip the ba...

madcavestudios.com/product/cybe...

06.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CYBERARCHY #4 out next Wednesday. I'll be in surgery that day, so have to shout about it in advance.

Check out @clarkbintart.bsky.social's haunting cover - concluding our tale of a mechanical society where a teenage girl decides the fate of humanity versus AI once and for all.

@madcavestudios.com

06.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was always upset that they never reached the heights of their '96 album again. It may have affected me more than I realised.

05.03.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I was supposed to be a guest at Power Con this weekend, but my ongoing health issues mean I've had to pull out.

Apologies to anyone who was hoping to see me (and Rob) there. I was really looking forward to it.

Hopefully next year.

05.03.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Having spent the weekend in hospital with internal bleeding (again), I was feeling pretty down this morning.

But then I did the washing up, with bright warm sunshine pouring through the kitchen window, writing comic stories in my head - and things didn’t feel quite so bad.

04.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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The UK Transformers comic was a massive influence on me.

And Geoff Senior’s art - well then I knew the story would be a notch above. More exciting, brutal - the β€˜bots just moved with presence.

Anyway here is a panel of Geoff's art from a secret comic project I’m writing.

SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

25.02.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

DM me a mailing address and I'll post you a copy of Cyberarchy 3, dude.

20.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally agree about X-Force. Fun, but too little going on.

20.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Put Peter's back against the wall and give him an impossible choice between doing the right thing even though it comes at a great personal cost - and watch Peter make the right choice every single damn time - because that's who Spider-Man is.

20.02.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SHIFT Annual 2026 Available in Hardback, Softback, Shift Compact edition and online digital reader! Shipping the end of December! Featuring 10 strips and 3 illustrated stories. Blob Detective by Charlie Etheridge-Nunn ...

Not due out until June 2026 I'm afraid. Although there is a 6 page preview in the SHIFT Annual - theshift.store/products/shi...

17.02.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@marcoroblin.bsky.social

16.02.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've sold my sci-fi/horror story 'Fight or Flight' to a publisher and so now the new pages of art for the next issues are starting to come in from the supremely talented Marco Roblin.

I'm genuinely blown away by the detail and realism here.

16.02.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Hanging out in deep space where time escapes the folly of measurement

14.02.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So the final cut off for ordering CYBERARCHY #4 is the 16th of this month - so rapidly approaching.

madcavestudios.com/product/cybe...

β€œWelcome to the End of the World."

Art by @clarkbintart.bsky.social
Letters by @robjoneswrites.bsky.social

13.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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All stories in Kryptothera - A Hunters Tale are a collaboration. Written by myself, Andy Lanning and Rob Jones. And all based on concepts from the Kryptothera game.

And then legendary artist Ant Williams comes along and makes the story come alive!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kry...

12.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bleeding Hearts 1 is available in comic shops everywhere! It's been many years in the making!!!

Zombies with feelings! Beautiful, beautiful @stipanmorian.bsky.social art!

Welcome back to Vertigo!

Hope you all enjoy it!!!

11.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Bleeding Hearts #1 Cover A Stipan Morian (Mature) THE RED-HOT WRITER OF ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER, DENIZ CAMP, RE-TEAMS WITH BREAKOUT ARTIST STIPAN MORIAN TO UNLEASH VERTIGO'S FIRST NEW #1! The zombies won--and ten years after the fall of humanity, ...

My review for my comic shop. 'A zombie apocalypse from the viewpoint of a semi-functional self aware Zombie society. An examination of community and the twisted logistics of a zombie way of life. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking in equal measure. Highly recommended."

11.02.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CYBERARCHY #3 on the shelves at Comics, Games and Coffee.

Huge thank you to everyone who picked the book up and even more so to the customers that sort me out to say how much they have enjoyed it so far.

Of course, that might have been before the earthshattering events in issue 3.....

11.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The War Of The Worlds: Thunder Child Pre-Order Due for release: 2nd June 2026Pre-order for delivery on release dayA dramatic tale that runs parallel to the events of H.G. Wells’ classic novel, The War of the Worlds. β€œThe War of the Worlds: Thunder Child follows the exploits of the crew of the eponymous ironclad torpedo ram, the HMS Thunder Child. Sitting alongside

www.cgc-emporium.com/products/the...

10.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The War Of The Worlds: Thunder Child Pre-Order Due for release: 2nd June 2026Pre-order for delivery on release dayA dramatic tale that runs parallel to the events of H.G. Wells’ classic novel, The War of the Worlds. β€œThe War of the Worlds: Thunder Child follows the exploits of the crew of the eponymous ironclad torpedo ram, the HMS Thunder Child. Sitting alongside

If you are in the UK , you can pre-order here - www.cgc-emporium.com/products/the...

10.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So War of the Worlds: Thunder Child Hardcover releases on June 2nd this year from @comicstitan.bsky.social - hitting mainstream bookstores and comic shops.

I’m hoping it reaches a wider audience.

My co-writer @robjoneswrites.bsky.social has done some memes to promote the book. Made me chuckle.

10.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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War of the Worlds: Thunder Child releases on June 2nd this year from @comicstitan.bsky.social!

Myself, @matthew-hardy.bsky.social, @countpagan.bsky.social and @simongough2099.bsky.social are so excited!

titan-comics.com/c/2381-the-w...

10.02.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I have no idea what Mr Johns is complaining about.

Anyway, check out the interview.

05.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am now Rob Johns & not Jones. This is now added to my list of aliases such as Rib Germs, Rob Gnomes & Bob Gomez.

However, peep this interview which @matthew-hardy.bsky.social & I did with @thecomicon.bsky.social about the upcoming release of WOTW: Thunder Child from @comicstitan.bsky.social

05.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

We got retro space suits pt.2

04.02.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another new comic project - a graphic novel tie-in to Kryptothera: The Cryptid Pursuit.

Writing within an existing world comes with challenges.

Thankfully @bobgoblynn.bsky.social utterly understood the assignment & delivered this spot-on period accurate piece.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/kry...

05.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So I was going to post photos of issue 3 of CYBERARCHY today - from my local comic shop.

But the books haven’t arrived in the UK yet. The situation with the weather in the USA has delayed them.

So I’m just gonna post some interior art and cross my fingers the books arrive tomorrow.

04.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A stunning opening page of art from @benjaminaefilby.bsky.social

The first taster of a new secret set of projects from myself and my Thunder Child co-writer @robjoneswrites.bsky.social

When we can talk about this more, we will - but for now we wanted to share Ben's perfect, moody, powerful art.

03.02.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

We got old school space suits in this one

03.02.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So issue 3 of CYBERARCHY hits comic shops tomorrow.

This is the one that really ramps up the stakes - pulls back the curtain and reveals what’s really going on.

Hope you all pick it up.

@madcavestudios.com @clarkbintart.bsky.social @robjoneswrites.bsky.social

03.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1