Creators Jonathan Tsuei (Sera & The Royal Stars, Run Love Kill) and Stacey Lee (Marvel's Silk, Unstoppable Wasp, America Chavez) are reclaiming the cyberpunk genre with a dose of Asian representation in Fox and Hare from Vault Comics.
CBR has an exclusive look at Fox and Hare, which stars Aurora Yi as a black market coder who has her world turned upside down when she uncovers data that can tap into citizens' past lives. When a mega-corporation begins to hunt her down to retrieve this data, Aurora has to turn to the Fox and the Hare, who happen to be a pair of feared mercenaries.
"I've always been drawn to the cyberpunk genre, but I never saw myself represented in those stories, despite their heavy usage of Asian aesthetics. I began to wonder, what if Asian people reclaimed the aesthetics of cyberpunk and centered ourselves in the narrative?" Jonathan Tsuei said. "As I spent time with that question, I realized that it wasn't enough to just place Asian faces in the story. We also had to reframe the themes of new technology (cyber) and rebellion (punk) through an Asian lens. That's exactly what you'll get with Fox and Hare. The protagonists of our story are rebelling against the status quo of their world just as much as we, the creators, are rebelling against the status quo of the cyberpunk genre. Our characters are reclaiming something that was taken from them just as we are reclaiming something taken from us. Stacey and I are mirroring the path that the Fox and the Hare are walking, we're just doing it in different worlds. Aside from the statement we're making about the genre itself, we're telling a character driven story about love, justice and rebirth. This world is something very special to me and I hope it can be just as special to those who read our story."
Fox and Hare #1 goes on sale Nov. 3 from Vault Comics. Covers by Stacey Lee and Yoshi Yoshitani, along with character designs can be found below.
FOX AND HARE
- Writer: Jonathan Tsuei
- Artist: Stacey Lee
- Designer: Tim Daniel
- Cover A: Stacey Lee
- Cover B: Yoshi Yoshitani
- Issue #1 On Sale: 11/3/2021
- Rebellion. Reclamation. Rebirth.
- When black market coder Aurora Yi uncovers top secret data that has tapped into the past lives of the citizens of Mazu Bay, her world is turned upside down. The mega corporation Synastry Designs wants its data back and is hot on her trail. Aurora has no choice but to turn to the Fox and the Hare, the most feared mercenaries in the city, for protection.
Source: Vault Comics