A bio-punk-noir-nightmare comic that’s reimagining interstellar travel
The groundbreaking science-faction comic series Arks, from writer Rory Collins (Children of Men, The Bourne Ultimatum, Never Let Me Go) returns with a new limited series — Arks Helices #1, with art by Gustaffo Vargas (Image, Marvel). Launching alongside two companion books which go behind the scenes, delving deeper into the new art, science and lore.
Set 24,000 years after the events of Arks, Helices #1 follows the descendants of Lilith and Joseph — the last remnants of humanity — now hiding aboard Helices, a Dyson-class space station orbiting a dead star.
They’re hunted by an enemy that doesn’t chase their flesh, but the tiny tremors human bodies make in the quantum field — an enemy that hunts their souls.
Collins describes Arks Helices as, ‘a bio-punk-noir detective story, blending eldritch horror with high-concept science-faction storytelling.’
And went on to explain how the story and collaboration with artist Gustaffo Vargas, came about... ‘I had a rough outline for Helices but wasn’t planning on writing it until after Issue 6 of Arks was shipped, but when I found out that Gustaffo was available I basically wrote all three issues in record time as I didn’t want to miss the chance to work with him”
Gustaffo goes on to say "I've been a fan of the ARKs series for a while and now that I'm the artist of Arks Helices, I'm having so much fun, it's a fantastic world to discover!"
And fans of the original storyline, for which the last instalment is still pending, needn’t worry about this departure, as Arks Issue Six will be coming next year, Collins assures “Now we’re back from Thought Bubble storyboarding will kick off this week, and our prelaunch page is already up.”
Arks Helices is currently fully funded on Kickstarter and now closing in on a series of stretch goals.
To find out more and be teleported back to the bio-punk-noir nightmare head over to the Arks Helices Kickstarter page.
Arks Helices 1 Kickstarter campaign ends December 8, 2025. For additional information visit: www.clickysproutwife.com
About the Story
The Helices is no ordinary refuge — it’s a Dyson-class space station, a mega-structure so vast it can only exist in the orbit of a dead star. Inside its enormous O’Neill cylinders, the last of humanity hides from an unknowable enemy — one that doesn’t hunt the body, but the pattern of the soul in the quantum field.
In Arks Helices #1, we follow Olive, a 24,000-year-old bio-punk-noir detective whose consciousness is split into the mind of Moxy, a single mother living on the colony below. When Moxy discovers that the ancient evil hunting humanity has found them again, Olive must make an impossible choice: kill 800 colonists to keep the Helices hidden — or risk the extinction of humankind.
Arks Helices is a chilling, character-driven descent into biopunk horror and high-concept science-fiction — a story of death, rebirth and survival, 24,000 years into our future.
Who Will Love It
If you love Aliens, Blade Runner, or Jurassic Park — or if you’ve ever wondered what happens when artificial intelligence and synthetic biology collide — Arks Helices #1 will feel like coming home to a universe you’ve never seen before.
Exclusives
We have several incredible Kickstarter limited offers.
● Alongside Helices #1, backers can get two companion comics — Pattern State Insertion and Psychomachia — which go behind the scenes, to unravel the lore, art and science behind the story.
● There are also catch up bundles for newcomers in print and digital as well as the Helices Complete Bundle where backers can pick up all 3 comics, exclusive sticker packs and art prints with a hefty saving.
GoCollect readers get access to a special secret pledge tier on the ARKS Kickstarter.
This exclusive tier includes a FREE companion comic —Pattern State Insertion— packed with the art, science, and lore behind Arks Helices.
Backers can also choose from additional pledge levels if they want more rewards.
Arks Helices #1 — GoCollect Secret Bundle
Praise for ARKS
“The craziest, most original, most compelling comic book story I’ve read in a long, long time.” — Part-Time Fanboy
“I didn’t believe glistening mucus could be so beautiful.” — Comic Book News UK
“Sci-fi just took some major steps forward!” — Unconventional Comics
“Adam and Eve meets Ridley Scott’s Alien.” — The PullBox
“ARKS is out of this world!” — Pipedream Comics
More on ARKS
Rory Collins describes Arks not as a comic, but as “prophecy.”
In the 5th century BC, the Greek philosopher Anaxagoras proposed that life on Earth began with infinite cosmic “seeds” — an idea he called Panspermia. Thousands of years later, this ancient philosophy has evolved into the real science of Directed Panspermia — the theoretical method of transporting microorganisms between habitable worlds to seed life across the galaxy.
“No spaceships, no light speed, no cryo pods,” says Collins. “Just bacteria and A.I. in a probe the size of a pencil — and a man and woman at the edge of the universe with a single purpose: stay alive.”
Arks, Arks Proximan, and now Arks Helices are the first stories to explore this terrifyingly plausible new frontier in science fiction. It’s prophecy, because it’s a warning — a warning for a future that’s decades, not centuries, away.
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