In this review of Blüdwire #1, we meet Ace and Zora, two love-bots on the run.
Blüdwire #1
Writer: Pallie Paul Allor
Artist: Ermitis Blanco
Main Cover: Victor Ibáñez
Variant Covers: Mirka Andolfo, Rachael Stott
Page Count: 32 pages
Release Date: June 24, 2026
This review contains spoilers
We open Blüdwire #1 on a pair of truckers driving along, a shipment of robots in their truck, as they chat about how women are too complicated and these robots are better because it’s no issue to claim ownership over them, and they can’t say no to sex. Little do they know, they’re being watched. Targeted.
Not until their ride is blasted off the road by a woman. Her name, it turns out, is Ace, and she’s looking for someone in particular: a robot named Zora. She helps Zora look for her rightful body, though the cops are rapidly catching up.
Ace fires on them, as she and Zora make a break for it. As they speed off, Zora informs Ace that she has a database that’s important to at least one of them. Meanwhile, the cop bot is in hot pursuit.
He prepares to take them down, and gets into a brief fight with Ace. Zora, after a moment, steps in and does some damage.
Upon confirming that he’s not the same type of bot as they are, Ace wrecks the hell out of him, venting about how he’s never had to put up with the same kind of BS that she and Zora, and other Romance Models have.
The two sentient robots prepare their next move. There are others like them out there, and they want liberation for all of them.
Sometimes, a story’s themes are hidden beneath a few layers. That is not the case here in Blüdwire #1. No, right off the bat, with the two truckers, we pick up on the messaging about how having robots for sex-related reasons is great because consent’s not a factor. Which…yeah, anyone that feels that’s a selling point is a walking red flag. The narrative pulls absolutely no punches about that. Especially since the two main characters are robots built for such a purpose that have also realized that, yeah, they don’t quite enjoy this, either.
I’m very curious about this world in general. With Ace being the more obviously-human looking between her and Zora, I’m wondering if some kind of realistic synthetic skin is an optional upgrade, and if she’d chosen it for herself. She’s confirmed to have her own thoughts and feelings. Did she choose an outward appearance that just felt right for her, or was it someone else’s decision?
I’m also wondering about how Ace and Zora ended up together. They’re definitely a couple, and one of them did blast a truck off-road specifically to save the other. Zora seems a bit more concerned about the database than Ace, who was mostly invested in retrieving Zora. And in a fight, Zora steps in to back Ace up.
The two main characters, from what I’ve seen so far, are pretty well-characterized. Ace cares deeply for her girl, but at the same time, is quite understandably fed up with how the bots are treated. When that sentience creeps its way in, frustration is bound to happen, and who wouldn’t want to watch the world burn? Zora, meanwhile, feels a bit more task-oriented. She’s the one that looks more obviously robot-like. At the same time, she has a preference for which body her disembodied head is attached to. After all, an entirely different one would just feel wrong. She’d a bit more reserved than Ace, so they balance each other out well.
The color scheme for parts of Blüdwire #1 sticks out to me. Seeing a lot of blues, purples, and pinks after they’re reunited. It honestly reminds me of the bisexual pride flag. I don’t know if Ace and Zora’s programming covered specific orientations, so one or both being at least bi doesn’t feel out of the realm of possibility. Their own relationship is a sapphic one. I’m not sure if the pride flag colors were intentionally to message that or if it’s just because they look pretty together (which, also valid). But it makes for a lovely effect.
Final Thoughts
Blüdwire #1 is an explosive opening to what looks like it’ll be a beautiful tale of robot independence (and love). I’m looking forward to seeing how the bots’ bid for sentient robot freedom everywhere plays out.
