In partnership with DC, HBO Max launched a new comic book series spinning out of Raised By Wolves, its new original series from Ridley Scott. The first issue of the series, from show creator Aaron Guzikowski and artist Meghan Hetrick, is now available for free on several digital platforms.

The full press release and the first issue's cover by Hetrick appear below.

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A brand-new original digital comic book series published by DC, in collaboration with HBO Max, launches today with the release of HBO Max/Raised by Wolves #1. This new comic book event celebrates the recent launch of the new HBO Max show Raised By Wolves from Ridley Scott.

HBO Max/Raised by Wolves #1, a free 8-page mini backstory for the show, is available for free from participating digital retailers. In the comic, sent on a mission from a destroyed Earth, two androids raise humanity's best hope for the future on a distant planet. But do the monsters that forced them to leave also haunt this new home?

Free to download starting today by writer Aaron Guzikowski, artist Meghan Hetrick, colorist Nick Filardi and letterer Marshall Dillon, the comic will be followed by an additional story bridging the show's first and second seasons. HBO Max/Raised by Wolves #1 is available today from participating digital retailers including readdc.com, Comixology, Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and more. Cover artwork is by Meghan Hetrick.

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Created by Aaron Guzikowski and produced by Ridley Scott, Raised by Wolves stars Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah, Ivy Wong and Travis Fimmel. New episodes arrive each Thursday on HBO Max.

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