Writers: Duncan Jones & Alex de Campi
Artists: Dylan Teague; Glenn Fabry; Duncan Fegredo; LRNZ; Eduardo Ocaña; André Lima Araújo; Simon Bisley; Rosemary Valero-O’Connell; Pia Guerra; James Stokoe; RM Guéra; Chris Weston; Rufus Dayglo; Annie Wu; David Lopez; Christian Ward; Tonči Zonjić & Skylar Patridge
Colorists: Adam Brown, Jacob Phillips, Raúl Arnaíz, Chris O’Halloran, Kelly Fitzpatrick; Matt Wilson, Giulia Brusco, Sergey Nazarov, Nayoung Kim, Sofie Dodgson & Marissa Louise
Cover Artist: Paolo Rivera
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: July 9, 2025
Release Date: $19.99
When Madi’s squad takes the Underground, other passengers keep their distance. As they storm the market of Camden Town, shoppers make way. The Liberty Inc. strike team claims they're acting on behalf of an EU mandate. But when they break inside, and Madi's teammate Patrick accesses a computer terminal, the Volkea Group guards fight back. Can Madi and her squad hold them off until Patrick gets the evidence he needs? And why are Madi and her ex-military buddies working for Liberty Inc.? Let's strap on our weapons, grab some shiny Liberty Inc. stickers for the children, leap into Madi TP Vol 1, and see!
Story
Like the rest of her team, Madi joined the military to serve her country. She wanted to excel in her duties. So, when her superiors offered elective surgeries, Madi volunteered. She wasn’t a broken test pilot like Steve Austin. Still, researchers augment her with high-tech equipment. When Madi leaves the military, she needs a new source of income. She also needs people to repair and replace her augmentations as they break and become obsolete.
In Madi TP Vol 1, Madi is tired of endangering her life and seeing her teammates die. She fears injuries requiring expensive surgeries that will leave her bankrupt. But before she can negotiate an exit clause, the bionic woman must repay her debts to Liberty, Inc. Steven Woods from the Red Sun corporation offers her a way out. Madi doesn't know him. But with one job, she can clear her debts and explore what life has to offer besides constant corporate raids and watching her friends die.
Duncan Jones and Alex de Campi draw readers into a future world where global corporations rule the neighborhoods. Corporate hackers use the augmented soldiers like puppets to acquire company research and information on upcoming products. Madi's handler, Barrett Gavin, gives Madi enough money to keep fighting for him while owing Liberty Inc. for her repairs, upgrades, and replacement parts.
Art
Dylan Teague kicks off the action, with Madi putting a young train passenger at ease in Madi TP Vol 1. Hovering drones clear tables and deliver dishes as Duncan Fegredo shows Madi meeting with Steven. Glen Faery reveals an immersive sports bar where Barrett Gavin orders Madi's strike team to find her. Simon Bisley creates a collage of shocking action when Madi seeks leverage in a payment negotiation.
Along with a cohort of artists, a strike team of colorists storms into this world of competing international corporations. A hacker with purple hair and lips takes longer than expected. Red splatters an anguished silhouette. Yellow, orange, and pink brighten an evening filled with flying drones, while purple towers rise in the distance. Faded colors suggest harsh sunlight as Madi drives through the desert. Orange, yellow, and white surge across a blue and green storm as a boy visualizes a data flow. Pink, yellow, blue, and purple heighten the fraught action in James Stokoe's intensely penciled casino scene. A tear trickles down Madi's burnished cheek as the boy she protects leans against her shoulder beneath solar collectors.
Lettering size and style changes along with the artists and colorists in Madi TP Vol 1. Characters usually fill balloons with uppercase black letters. Sound effects burst across panels and frame pages, helping readers hear characters fighting, jackpots, explosions, and applause. A gallery includes character sketches, alternative covers, and uniform designs. Thumbnails, roughs, and uncolored art include insights into the artists' processes. Thanks to Image Comics for providing a review copy.
Final Thoughts
When a corporate soldier moonlights for a rival multinational, she trades a bad situation for a nightmare. Along the way, she finds new people to care for and becomes public enemy number one in the cyberpunk thriller Madi TP Vol 1.
Rating 9.5/10
To look inside see my review at Comic Book Dispatch.
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