Titanium Rain #1

"Chapter 1: Alert Five" kicks off Titanium Rain with a tense, high-stakes opening: a fireteam fights for survival through the ruins of a Sichuan Basin city, hunted by twelve advancing mech suits. The story shifts to Mamoru Air Base on Hainan Island, where a pilot’s quiet moment with a dead seagull gives way to a tense poker game among pilots representing different nations, all tied to the ongoing "Sino Conflict"—until a scramble signal cuts the game short and two pilots prepare for flight. Written and illustrated by Josh Finney and Kat Rocha, with full creative collaboration on both art and color, the issue blends grounded military tension with a sharp, philosophical edge, all wrapped in a striking cover by Finney and Rocha.