The Hive Volume 1 [Paperback]

The Hiveis nothing you'd expect but everything you'd want in a dirty, neo-noir story set in a world where some people can connect and control others like a Queen Bee in a hive.

Mason Shaw is no one. A worker bee. All that changes when he crosses paths with a few stragglers trying to stay one step ahead of a queen with immense powers. There are those among us that can connect and manipulate the people around them into a hivemind state—like a beehive. These people are called Hivers. It’s not hypnotism. It’s not some kind of drug. It’s biological.

The Hive is about a group of hunted hivers struggling to remain one step ahead of their wrathful former queen who is hunting them down. But when a mysterious worker bee gets recruited it starts a series of events that puts everyone on a collision course and will end with everyone in danger… especially the Queen.

Sex. Violence. And Bees. Welcome to The Hive.

Collects issues #1-4.AJ Lieberman is the writer ofCowboy Ninja VikingandTerm** **Lifeboth from Image / Shadowline.Cowboy Ninja Vikingsold to Universal with Chris Pratt attached and adaptedTerm Lifefor Focus which starred Vince Vaughn and Hailee Steinfeld. He has written numerous titles for DC Comics including,Batman: Gotham Knights,Harley Quinn, andWar Games. Additionally, AJ wrote the original graphic novelThe Silver Sixfor Scholastic andGraveyard Warsfor Ablaze.

Mike Henderson is the co-creator of MASKS & MOBSTERS and NAILBITER, both with Joshua Williamson."This is different from drugging or hypnotism. It's a biological imperative that completely strips one's autonomy at the behest of a queen. That's a damn intriguing hook for a futuristic crime drama."