If you’ve been following W0RLDTR33, you know things have been spiraling toward disaster for a while now. This December, the acclaimed tech-horror series from James Tynion IV and Fernando Blanco is finally bringing all those threads together in what promises to be a genuinely world-ending new story arc.
Issue #17 drops on December 17th, and the setup is genuinely tense. Ellison and what’s left of the W0RLDTR33 crew are racing against the clock to stop Angel from rebooting the internet and unleashing the apocalypse. Every path leads back to San Francisco, back to the Undernet, back to the source. And time is running out.
What makes this particularly exciting is how the series has been juggling multiple timelines from the beginning. Tynion has said this new arc is where those threads finally intertwine, building toward a major milestone for the series. He also dropped this ominous hint: “After all, even Gabriel Winter can’t plan for everything.”
For anyone new to the series, the premise is brilliantly simple and deeply creepy. Five friends discover a hidden layer beneath the internet called the Undernet. They document what they find on a private message board called W0RLDTR33. Then everything goes horribly wrong. Since launching in 2023, the series has earned critical acclaim and gone through multiple printings for being both unsettling and thought-provoking.
The first three volumes are available now in collected editions, covering issues one through sixteen. If you haven’t been reading, now’s the perfect time to catch up. Volume three just hit comic shops on October 15th and will be at bookstores on October 28th.
There’s something uniquely anxiety-inducing about W0RLDTR33’s brand of horror. It’s not about jump scares—it’s about the creeping realization that the systems we depend on every day might be hiding something unknowable and hostile. In a world where we’re all perpetually online, that hits differently.
W0RLDTR33 #17 hits comic shops on December 17th. The clock is ticking, and nobody’s ready for what’s coming.
Beam Me Up Scotty
Born and raised in the city of Miami. Lifelong pro wrestling fan. Been deep in the 'zine scene since ’84, interviewing locals, Hardcore, Punk, and Metal bands. Spent 26 years in the comic book biz and still obsessed with all things pop culture—Mego, Micronauts, Shogun Warriors, Die-Cast Metal Super Robots, you name it. I can go on about comic books and bad movies all day.
