THE MURDERBOT DIARIESMEETS FALLOUT IN THE FORTHCOMING IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT, VOL. 1 PAPERBACK THIS FALL

“A bleak, hilarious look at artificial intelligence, real history, and the messed up borderland in between.” —Patton Oswalt

“Sometimes you need a few robots to tell a great story about being human. This is the can’t miss sci-fi comic of the year.” —James Tyrion IV, The Department of Truth, Something is Killing the Children

PORTLAND, Ore. 08/24/2026 — Bestselling co-writers Mark Elijah Rosenberg (Approaching the Unknown, Year Million) and  Matthew Rosenberg (We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us, 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank) team up with artist Andy MacDonald (Doctor Strange, Wonder Woman), colorist Francesco Segala, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou for an the action-packed, sci-fi adventure in the forthcoming If Destruction Be Our Lot, Vol. 1. This trade paperback graphic novel will collect issues #1-4 of the ongoing series.

If Destruction Be Our Lot is a must read that blends the personality and wit of The Murderbot Diaries with the thematic depth of A Psalm for the Wild-Built and the expansive world building of Fallout.

In If Destruction Be Our Lot, humanity is extinct and all that remains are the robots who once helped us.The robots are happier now, doing their work without human interference. But not Abe, a robotic replicant of Abraham Lincoln in search of meaning beyond the daily grind. Abe believes there must be something more out there beyond the edge of the city. After nearly getting killed, he’s determined to wander the Earth until he finds it… or gets recycled trying.

Matthew Rosenberg spoke in-depth about the series in a recent episode of the Let’s Talk Comics podcast and in an interview on ComicBook.

If Destruction Be Our Lot, Vol. 1 trade paperback (ISBN: 9781534335516) will be available at local comic book shopson Wednesday, October 7 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, November 3.

If Destruction Be Our Lot will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Google Play, Apple’s iBooks, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Scribd’s Everand, Kobo, Overdrive, Hoopla, Sweet app, Comic Plus, and more.

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