(W) Tommy Lee Edwards (A) Nuno Plati (C) Giada Marchisio (L) John Workman (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards
In the depths of an ancient temple, Ken, Joe, and the princess uncover a fusion of forgotten teachings and cutting-edge science–a power that could save or destroy the world. As tensions rise between Ken and Joe, Galactor strikes back with devastating force, unleashing a psychic-controlled mech from their high-tech command ship. The ultimate test of trust and ingenuity looms as their love-hate dynamic is pushed to its limits during a battle for Atrena’s survival!
(W) Tommy Lee Edwards (A) Nuno Plati (C) Giada Marchisio (L) John Workman (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards
In the depths of an ancient temple, Ken, Joe, and the princess uncover a fusion of forgotten teachings and cutting-edge science–a power that could save or destroy the world. As tensions rise between Ken and Joe, Galactor strikes back with devastating force, unleashing a psychic-controlled mech from their high-tech command ship. The ultimate test of trust and ingenuity looms as their love-hate dynamic is pushed to its limits during a battle for Atrena’s survival!
(W/CA) Tommy Lee Edwards (A) Nuno Plati (C) Giada Marchisio (L) John Workman
When a catastrophic earthquake seemingly claims Joe’s life, Ken searches for him amid the volcanic wreckage. Meanwhile, the rest of the Science Ninja Team battle to secure a weapons plant hijacked by Galactor. But with Galactor in control of powerful new tech, the team faces their greatest threat yet…
(W/CA) Tommy Lee Edwards (A/CB) Nuno Plati (C) Giada Marchisio (L) John Workman (CC) Zach Howard
Berg Katse is ravaging the country of Atrena for rare mythical elements that create a psychic link between Galactor pilots and their weaponized mechs. As Joe and Ken’s friendship is pushed to the limit during a mission to save Atrena’s princess, the Science Ninja Team uncovers an ancient temple that may hold the key to defeating Galactor once and for all. The first issue of an exciting event that connects to the Gatchaman ongoing series from Mad Cave Studios!
(W/CA) Tommy Lee Edwards (A) Nuno Plati (CB) Eric Canete (L) John Workman
An elite squad of motorcycle-riding death bikers have successfully hijacked an armored train transporting experimental International Science Organization tech. These thieves are fast and ruthless–they carry out their orders with razor-sharp efficiency. The only thing in their way is Jun the Swan and her G-3 hover-cycle mecha. The action-packed second tale in a series of standalone one-shot stories that each focus on a separate member of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman!
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Tommy Lee Edwards In Shops: Oct 16, 2024 SRP: $4.99
The superheroes have been trapped and murdered on an alien world while the enemies of Earth, who have been watching our planet with envious eyes, launch their invasion now there’s no-one to protect it. The return of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s series for an epic and shocking finale.
Dark Horse Comics presents the finale of legendary writer and storyteller Mark Millar‘s powerful Jupiter’s Legacy saga. Joined by world-renowned artist Tommy Lee Edwards and letterer John Workman, Jupiter’s Legacy: Finale is the epic five-part finale of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s superhero story. Covers for issue #1 include main cover art from Tommy Lee Edwards and variants by Frank Quitely, Julian Totino Tedesco, and Skottie Young.
The lineage of America’s superheroes is on the brink. They’ve grappled with internal scandals, personal demons, and the constant threat of raising children in a world teetering on the edge of destruction. The struggle to understand the origins of their powers and the looming threat of heroes and villains to humanity has been a constant battle. Now, the superheroes find themselves trapped and murdered on an alien world, while the enemies of Earth, who have long envied our planet, seize the opportunity to launch their invasion.
Read the conclusion of Millar’s masterpiece, Jupiter’s Legacy: Finale #1 (of 5), when it arrives on October 16, 2024. Pre-order at your local comic shop for $4.99.
It’s Mad Cave Studios‘10-year anniversary, and what better way to celebrate than to announce their 2024 Gatchaman publishing program at ComicsPro!
The Gatchaman license, originally acquired in 2023 from Tatsunoko Productions, will feature an exciting new rollout of content featuring an ongoing series with a subsequent Vol. 1 trade release, individual character one-shots, and a Galactor miniseries! These new Gatchaman titles will expand upon the original Science Ninja Team Gatchaman continuity, with each project honing its own unique focus while contributing to the overall publishing line.
GATCHAMAN ONGOING SERIES
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Chris Batista May
A mechanical terror has descended upon numerous cities and the world’s greatest scientists are disappearing. Our only hope: Science Ninja Team Gatchaman! As they battle these machinations from the international terrorist organization known as Galactor, their strength, willpower, and even vehicles are pushed to the absolute limit. If they fail…who’s waiting in the wings to take their place?
This all-new series begins with Gatchaman #0, available as a free promotional item at participating retailers worldwide on Free Comic Book Day 2024 (Saturday, May 4) and featuring cover artist Chris Samnee.
The ongoing story continues in Gatchaman #1 in June, with Cover A by Inaki Miranda, Cover B by Sanford Greene (which connects with the B covers for issues #2-5 to form a panoramic image), Cover C by Chris Batista, the Cover D Blank Sketch Cover edition, and Cover E retailer incentive by Francine Delgado. Trade paperback available in December, collecting the complete storyline from issues #0-5.
GATCHAMAN ONE-SHOT SPECIALS
(W) Tommy Lee Edwards (A) Mindy Lee June
Debuts with Gatchaman—Ken: Deathmatch, focusing on Ken the Eagle.
Ken goes undercover to infiltrate an underground gambling ring where martial artists from around the globe fight to the death. There, the winners are captured and brought to a secret Galactor recruiting base. If they refuse to join, the captives are dropped in the jungle and hunted as prey for Galactor’s training program. Can anyone make it out alive?
The second one-shot will be Gatchaman—Jun, focusing on Jun the Swan, which will be released in November.
GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR MINISERIES
(W) Steve Orlando (A) Kath Lobo
Four-issue miniseries exploring the seedy underbelly of the Gatchaman universe.
Galactor is under siege by a threat from within! After a secret attempt on his life, Berg Katse sets about to uncover a conspiracy within Galactor, born of their earliest days. Galactor’s leader goes undercover to hunt, identify, and ruthlessly dispense with a revolution growing within Galactor’s ranks. The masked villain Berg Katse must root out a conspiracy within Galactor, the sinister organization that plagues Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
Mad Cave Studios has four comics coming to Free Comic Book Day 2024! Titles including Flash Gordon and Gatchaman, and Papercutz titles Asterix and Nickelodeon’s The Loud House!
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is the biggest event in the comic book industry—a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops! Founded on the belief that for every person out there, there’s a comic book they’ll love, the annual event offers a huge selection of free titles designed to appeal to a broad range of age levels and their tastes.
The diverse range of titles available each year proves that there’s truly a book for everyone! All Free Comic Book Day releases drop in shops May 4th, 2024.
Flash Gordon
(W) Jeremy Adams (CA) Dan Panosian
It’s a race against time as Flash Gordon, Dale, and Doctor Zarkov try to stop the villainous MING THE MERCILESS from using the UNRAVELLER, a device that can unwind an object to their subatomic structure in one apocalyptic burst of energy. Can Flash save Earth once again, or will Ming finally get the upper hand and change the course of the universe forever?
Gatchaman
(W) Cullen Bunn, Tommy Lee Edwards, Steve Orlando (CA) Chris Samnee
Galactor, an international terrorist organization, seeks to control planet Earth and its natural resources. Mankind’s only hope lies within the International Science Organization and their elite strike force, the Science Ninja Team! Join Ken the Eagle, Jō the Condor, Jun the Swan, Jinpei the Swallow, and Ryū the Owl in three stories by today’s top talent that expand the world of Tatsunoko’s classic anime series and set the stage for battles to come.
Asterix
(W) Rene Goscinny (A) Albert Uderzo
Asterix and Obelix celebrate the 2024 Paris — I mean Lutetia — Olympics with a review of their fantastic physical accomplishments throughout the series. Featuring all-new translated commentary on swimming, rugby, and the most important sport: boar-eating!
Travel back to 50 BCE for the original Buddy Comedy and enjoy these classic comic tales by the great René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.
Loud House
Featuring The Loud House and The Casagrandes creative teams
This Free Comic Book Day is about to get LOUD! Join Lincoln Loud, his ten sisters, and his best pal Clyde for loud laughs, frantic family fun, and maybe a survival tip or two about how to grow up in a huge household! Featuring classic Loud House comic stories as well as some Loud surprises from Papercutz and the talent behind the Emmy Award-winning shows THE LOUD HOUSE and THE CASAGRANDES! Did we mention it is going to be Loud?
Writer: Phillip Kennedy Johnson Artist: Marco Finnegan Covers: Tommy Lee Edwards (A), Rus Wooton (B), Marc Laming (C), Soo Lee (D) 32 pages | Action Adventure | $3.99 | Teen+
THE FINALE TO PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON’S NEW BOND EPIC IS HERE! The Myrmidons are unloosed. The traitorous mole is revealed. Bond and Rook fight to the death.
