By Zack Quaintance — If you haven’t yet heard of artist Filya Bratukhin, that is about to change. Bratukhin’s new book with writer Deniz Camp, Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E. #1 is due out June 22 from Scout Comics, and as you can see by the pages below (all of which are colored by the great Jason Wordie and lettered by the also-great Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou), Bratukhin’s work is striking, possessing a level of detail rarely seen in monthly comics, as well as a sort of fearlessness to take risks with the lines.

Combine that with a concept and script from Camp — the very thoughtful, literary writer responsible for the early Vault Comics sleeper Maxwell’s Demons — and there’s great cause to be excited for this book. If that all isn’t enough to win you over, consider the first three exclamatory clauses from the books preview: “Horny robots! Super-evolved orangutan bosses! Joyriders from the 26th Century!” I’m telling you, friends, this is one to have on your radar. Check out full preview info for the book below, as well as six fully-lettered preview pages following the jump…enjoy!

AGENT OF W.O.R.L.D.E. #1 - Preview

Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E. #1
Writer: Deniz Camp
Artist: Filya Bratukhin
Colorist: Jason Wordie
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Publisher: Scout Comics
Horny robots! Super-evolved orangutan bosses! Joyriders from the 26th Century! Nothing phases Philip Blank, top agent for the scifi spy organization known as W.O.R.L.D.E.! But lately Philip's been wondering if there isn't more to life than saving the world through creative violence. What is Philip hiding from W.O.R.L.D.E., and how far will he go to keep it hidden? The most beautifully bizarre book of the year is here!
Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 22, 2022

Finally, as some eagle-eyed readers of this site will likely recall, we have featured Bratukhin before, specifically a pair of variant covers from the artist appeared in our DC Comics June 2022 - Highlights. Can you say rising star? Of course you can, why wouldn’t you be able to do that? Anyway…

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Zack Quaintance is a tech reporter by day and freelance writer by night/weekend. He has written about comics for The Beat and NPR Books, among others. He Tweets compulsively about storytelling and comics as Comics Bookcase.