Dynamite and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products have announced the next pivotal chapter in the new comic book mythos of the ThunderCats. This December fans can celebrate with the Apex special alongside writer Ed Brisson and artist Rapha Lobosco.

At the end of September in ThunderCats #8, fans got to meet the mysterious character of Apex for the first time. Following that fantastic first appearance, more critical details on their identity will be revealed in this special release to close out the first calendar year of ThunderCats comics and tee up the next developments.

Across a desert landscape, a cloaked rider emerges from the shimmering heat. A lone figure on a battered mount, he’s a tempting target for bandits — and temptation is not something that the inhabitants of these badlands are inclined to resist. Unfortunately for the miscreants who decide to waylay him, that choice will likely be the last one they ever make. And when the dusty traveler walks into the local saloon, it soon becomes clear that anyone who stands between him and his mission will share the same fate. But who is this mysterious stranger — and what is the target that he has fixed his glowing red eye upon? Meet Apex…

ThunderCats: Apex is stuffed with 28 story pages featuring the gorgeous artwork of Rapha Lobosco, at no additional cost than a standard release from Dynamite. And it’s all topped off with a range of otherworldly covers from flagship series helmer Declan Shalvey, Lucio Parrillo, Meghan Hetrick, Jae Lee, and interior artist Robosco.

The story within sets the stage for the dramatic next main story arc launching in ThunderCats #11, so it’s an essential installment in the ever-evolving saga from Dynamite Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products!