BOOM! Studios and WWE have unveiled a first look at WWE: NXT Takeover – The Blueprint #1, kicking off a weekly event series on-sale in September 2018.

NXT has become WWE’s third global brand, and the launching pad for some of today’s biggest Superstars including Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Braun Strowman, Alexa Bliss and many more.. Now, learn the untold stories behind NXT in this special weekly event from writer Dennis Hopeless and artists Jake Elphick, Kendall Goode and Hyeonjin Kim.

In this WWE: NXT Takeover – The Blueprint #1, travel back to 2012 and go behind the scenes as the legendary Dusty Rhodes begins to shape the world of NXT into what would become an iconic home for sports entertainment.

Each upcoming issue of  WWE: NXT Takeover will focus on different Superstars from different eras of NXT:

• Week Two – WWE: NXT Takeover – Proving Ground #1: The Demon King, Finn Bálor, enters the NXT Universe and is confronted by Samoa Joe.
• Week Three – WWE: NXT Takeover – Into the Fire #1: The Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka, begins her rise to the NXT Women’s Championship, and former Champion Paige returns to scout for potential allies.
• Week Four – WWE: NXT Takeover – Redemption #1: Johnny Gargano and Shayna Baszler make the move to NXT and immediately leave their mark.

WWE: NXT Takeover features connecting variant covers by Marco D’Alfonso, along with main covers by Lucas Werneck, Aaron Dana, David Nakayama, and Audrey Mok.

WWE: NXT Takeover – The Blueprint #1 is out September 5th, 2018.