If Destruction Be Our Lot Issues #1-3 Sell Out and Return to Print From Image Comics
Image Comics has a fast-moving sci-fi hit on its hands as If Destruction Be Our Lot issues #1-3 have all sold out at the distributor level. The series is now being rushed back to print, giving readers another chance to jump into one of the strangest and most compelling new creator-owned comics of 2026.
The white-hot series comes from bestselling co-writers Matthew Rosenberg and Mark Elijah Rosenberg, artist Andy MacDonald, colorist Francesco Segala, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Image Comics announced the triple sell-out with new printings for the first three issues, each featuring new cover art by MacDonald.
For readers who missed the launch, Comic Book Addicts previously covered the original If Destruction Be Our Lot announcement when Image first introduced the series’ post-human world and its unforgettable lead: a robotic Abraham Lincoln searching for meaning after humanity’s extinction.
If Destruction Be Our Lot Sells Out Issues #1-3
In If Destruction Be Our Lot, humanity is gone. The world belongs to robots, and most of them are perfectly happy carrying on with their work without human interference. But Abe, a robotic replicant of Abraham Lincoln, cannot shake the feeling that there must be something more beyond the routines of the city.
That question pushes him toward the edge of the world he knows. After nearly being destroyed, Abe becomes determined to wander the Earth until he finds purpose, truth, or something worth believing in — even if that journey gets him recycled.
The official Image Comics release page introduces the book’s strange, ambitious sci-fi setup, and the immediate sell-out of issues #1-3 shows that readers are responding to its mix of big ideas, offbeat humor, and post-apocalyptic mystery.
Robot Abe Lincoln Has Become a Breakout Hook
The phrase “robot Abe Lincoln” sounds like the kind of concept that could easily be played as a one-note joke. Instead, If Destruction Be Our Lot turns that wild premise into something sharper and more emotional.
The series blends dystopian science fiction, deadpan comedy, and existential road-trip storytelling. Abe is not just a gag. He is a relic built in the image of a historical figure, left behind in a world where humanity no longer exists, trying to understand what purpose means when the people who created him are gone.
That is what makes the book stand out. It is weird, but not random. It is funny, but not empty. It has the kind of high-concept identity that makes a comic stand out on the shelf and the kind of emotional question that can keep readers coming back.
New Printing Release Details
The new printings of If Destruction Be Our Lot issues #1-3 will arrive at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
If Destruction Be Our Lot #1 Third Printing
Cover by Andy MacDonald
UPC: 70985304616500113
If Destruction Be Our Lot #2 Second Printing
Cover by Andy MacDonald
UPC: 70985304616500212
If Destruction Be Our Lot #3 Second Printing
Cover by Andy MacDonald
UPC: 70985304616500312
All three reprints will feature new cover art by Andy MacDonald, making them worth watching for both new readers and collectors tracking the series’ early momentum.
If Destruction Be Our Lot #4 Arrives First
Before the reprints land in September, the story continues with If Destruction Be Our Lot #4, which is scheduled to arrive at comic book shops on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
If Destruction Be Our Lot #4 Cover A by Andy MacDonald
UPC: 70985304616500411
If Destruction Be Our Lot #4 Cover B by Malachi Ward
UPC: 70985304616500421
If Destruction Be Our Lot #4 Cover C 1:10 Incentive Variant by Martin Simmonds
UPC: 70985304616500431
If Destruction Be Our Lot #4 Cover D 1:25 Variant by Chloe Brailsford
UPC: 70985304616500441
With the first three issues already selling through, issue #4 could become a key chapter as the series continues to build word-of-mouth momentum.
Why This Image Comics Series Is Worth Watching
Distributor sell-outs do not automatically make a comic essential, but they do signal real reader and retailer interest. In the case of If Destruction Be Our Lot, the response makes sense.
The book has a clean, memorable hook. It has a distinctive visual identity. It has a central character who is instantly recognizable but reimagined through a bizarre post-human lens. Most importantly, it has a creative team that appears willing to push the concept beyond novelty.
Andy MacDonald’s artwork gives the series a mechanical, oversized future that feels both beautiful and lonely. Francesco Segala’s colors help sell the contrast between cold technology and strange wonder, while Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou’s lettering keeps the storytelling sharp and readable.
For fans of creator-owned sci-fi, dark humor, weird future worlds, and Image Comics books that do not feel like anything else on the shelf, If Destruction Be Our Lot is a series to keep on your radar.
Final Thoughts
If Destruction Be Our Lot is quickly becoming one of Image Comics’ most interesting new launches of 2026. Issues #1-3 selling out at the distributor level gives latecomers a clear reason to pay attention, and the September reprints provide another opportunity to start from the beginning.
A robot Abraham Lincoln wandering a world without humans should not work this well. That may be exactly why it does.
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