What would you do... to save the love of your life? England, 1738: Cole Blaquesmith, a simple fisherman, falls in love with Fiona, a beautiful, gentle teacher. However, their blossoming romance is cut short when Fiona falls ill with a terminal disease. Would you sell your soul to a madman? Dr Absinthe, town pariah, a sinister ghoul in his castle on the hill holds the secret to saving Fiona's life... but this 'cure' comes with a terrible, terrible price. Would you trade humanity for strength? The 'experiment' requires a test subject... a Pilot. A young, strong body to endure the arcane rigors of science. Would you undo the course of human history? As Cole loses himself behind a whirling tangle of steel and light and science, he closes his eyes and prays that he has not made a grave mistake. When his eyes open again... He knows with all his heart that his world will NEVER be the same again... Steampunk: Manimatron. Love is eternal. History is not. Enter a world of madness, action, dark science, fiction, and shattered history where one man battles to set right a world torn apart for love. Collecting the first arc of the groundbreaking Cliffhanger series by Chris Bachalo (Death, Generation X) and Joe Kelly (Superman, X-Men) featuring Steampunk: Idiosyncratica, Steampunk: Cathecism and issues 1-5 in one haunting and beautiful volume.