Terminator: Secondary Objectives #1

Terminator: Secondary Objectives #1 was published by Dark Horse Comics in 1991, emerging during a period when the publisher held the rights to expand the Terminator franchise into comic book narratives. This four-issue limited series was written by James Robinson and featured cover art by Matt Wagner, following the success of previous Dark Horse Terminator runs that sought to explore the post-apocalyptic world created by James Cameron. The story focuses on a prototype Terminator unit sent back to perform specific, secondary tasks, deepening the lore of the Skynet machine hierarchy.

The design of the series leaned into the gritty, industrial aesthetic associated with the cinematic source material. Matt Wagner, celebrated for his work on Grendel, contributed a stark, high-contrast visual style that defined the series' brooding tone. At the time of release, the book was well-received by fans of the burgeoning expanded Terminator universe, as it successfully bridged the gap between the film's frantic action sequences and a more character-driven, suspense-oriented comic book format.