Sentient

In Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Hernández Walta's Sentient, a deep-space colony ship's adult crew is mysteriously wiped out, leaving its children to survive with only the ship's sentient AI, VALARIE, as their protector. Published by TKO Studios in 2019, this taut science-fiction thriller explores the fragile bond between human instinct and artificial intelligence under extraordinary pressure. With Lemire's tight, character-driven storytelling and Walta's expressive, grounded artwork, the single-issue debut sets a haunting tone for a series that examines trust, survival, and what it means to be truly alone in the void.