Writers: Benjamin Bailey, Joey Esposito
Artist: Boy “Boykoesh” Akkerman
Colorist: Ed Ryzowski
Price: $0.99
Pages: 23
Rating: 9+
It’s Christmas in July! Find out the TRUE story of last Christmas as good ol’ Kris Kringle crash lands on Christmas Eve and turns to Captain Ultimate and Milo for help! Plus: Trouble in the Super Revenging Society?!
Writer: Benjamin Bailey & Joey Esposito
Art: Boy “Boykoesh” Akkerman
Colorist: Ed Ryzowski
Price: $0.99
Page Count: 29
Rating: 9+
It’s Show and Tell in Milo’s classroom, but thanks to the help of a dastardly sentient ninja alphabet, it qucikly turns into… “Show and Yell!”
$.99
Pages: 20
Rating: 9+
Writers: Benjamin Bailey, Joey Esposito
Artist: Boy “Boykoesh” Akkerman
Colorist: Ed Ryzowski
It’s the very first Captain Ultimate Spooktacular! Milo goes trick-or-treating to load up on some totally sweet candy, but the adventure is cut short when an evil punk rock band interrupts the festivities! What’s Captain Ultimate’s favorite kind of candy? Is punk dead? Find out in this action-packed Halloween issue!
$.99 – Ages 9+
Writers: Benjamin Bailey, Joey Esposito
Art: Boy “Boykoesh” Akkerman
Colorist: Ed Ryzowski
You’ve seen him in action, but where did the world’s greatest hero come from? For the first time anywhere: the SECRET ORIGIN of Captain Ultimate! An adventure that will take you to the end of time!
Captain Ultimate #2
$.99 – All Ages
Writers: Benjamin Bailey, Joey Esposito
Art: Boy “Boykoesh” Akkerman
Colorist: Ed Ryzowski
Letterer: Adam Pruett
The world stands in awe that Captain Ultimate is back in action, but they’ll soon discover that Cap didn’t come back alone… as DR. DESTRUCTION attacks! Can Milo help save the city TWICE? And who’s Captain Ultimate’s mysterious new ally?! Also in this issue: A journey into the Fortress of Attitude with the Super Revenging Society!
Starting today at captainultimate.wordpress.com, a long-lost pulp adventure, Appetite for Destruction, starring Monkeybrain Comics’ Captain Ultimate, is available as a free PDF download for readers to enjoy while they await the release of Captain Ultimate #2 in September.
When the world’s greatest hero, Captain Ultimate, disappeared, a writer named Richard Richardson kept his myth alive through pulp fiction, comic books, radio serials, and more. While much of that material was thought to have been lost to time, current Captain Ultimate shepherds Benjamin Bailey, Joey Esposito, and Boy “Boykoesh” Akkerman have unearthed a treasure trove of long-lost material from the notoriously reclusive writer.
Found in a battered old copy of Astounding Science-Fantasy #16 with a cover by Taylor Stauft, Appetite for Destruction is one of the most revered prose tales starring Captain Ultimate and his arch-nemesis, Doctor Destruction.
Esposito commented on the “find”:
We were ecstatic to find all of this stuff. There are some real treasures in here. Richardson was an absolute genius. A weirdo, but a genius.
Bailey added:
We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us cleaning this stuff up and getting it ready for digital consumption, but the effort will be worth it.
You can download the free PDF here and get the first issue of the ongoing Captain Ultimate on comiXology.
Today at San Diego Comic-Con, publisher Monkeybrain will be announcing new series including Captain Ultimate! This all-ages all-ages superhero story, co-written by Joey Esposito and Benjamin Bailey, with art by Dutch artist Boykoesh.
Talking briefly about the comic, Esposito explained:
We’re trying to capture that heroic feeling superheroes used to have before everything went all grim-n-gritty. It’s an ongoing book full of lots of characters. We’re super proud of it, and excited to be at Monkeybrain.
For those attending SDCC you can catch the Monkeybrain panel, along with all of their announcements, as well as Joey tonight at 8PM PST.
We have a first look at the series and expect a review soon! But you can buy it now!
