Miranda Brothers Team Up for Apocalyptic Tale 'We Live' from AfterShock

The year is 2084 and the world has changed. Wracked by calamities and crawling with monsters, the last remaining members of the human race face a dangerous existence.
 
And now Earth has been sent a message from the deepest reaches of space: A dark countdown to the extinction of all humanity. But there is hope – five thousand children will be rescued on extinction day by these mysterious message-senders.
 
This is the journey of little Hototo, one of the lucky five thousand children who will be taken from Earth to live a better life in the stars – but only if his teenage sister, Tala, can safely deliver him to the nearest Beacon before time runs out.
 
We Live #1 from AfterShock Comics is a world of violence and beauty, a unique tale of the apocalypse that invites both dread and hope.

Written by brothers Roy Miranda and Inaki Miranda with art also from Inaki, the new comic will be in comic shops on October 14th.
 
“We Live is a bittersweet apocalyptic story seen through the eyes of two kids, two siblings, Hototo (5 years old) and Tala (13), who must face the tragic journey of the refugee as their only chance of survival," said Inaki Miranda. "But they give us hope. They will rescue five thousand children. They send us five thousand rescue bracelets and they place nine Extraction Beacons around the world, with a countdown. They will rescue every child wearing a bracelet that is present at the Extraction Beacon when the countdown reaches zero."

“The first and most evident that comes to my mind is Hazao Miyazaki’s universe. We Live drinks a lot from that fountain. The two main characters are a clear homage to his creations. The Tomb of the Butterflies, from Ghibli, again," said Roy Miranda about where he draws inspiration. "Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Also, films like Landscape in the Mist, by Theo Angelopoulos; Wim Wenders’ Kings of the Road, and Alice in the Cities. We Live has the heart of a road movie. Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.  Just grains of salt from all of these and more that I’m sure I’m leaving behind, have shaped We Live in some way or another.”

Look inside issue #1 with the preview images below!