NYCC '15: ‘STAR WARS REBELS’ PREPS SEASON TWO FOR LAUNCH10/08/15 @ 4:18 pm EST
Source: Comic Book Resources | Categories: Star Wars | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThe crew of the Ghost covered a lot of ground in season one of “Star Wars Rebels.” They lead a small rebellion on the Outer Rim planet Lothal, took out one of the Empire’s powerful Iquisitors, teamed up with Lando Calrissian and started seeding the return of the Jedi order. But, after making waves like that, Kanaan’s crew drew the attention of the intimidating Darth Vader; these rebels are now a
very real threat to the Empire and they’ve got a new Inquisitor on their tail.
During a crowded panel on Thursday afternoon at New York Comic-Con, actors in professional, official Ahsoka and Zeb costumes strut their stuff on stage to applause. Moderator Pablo Hidalgo, part of the “Star Wars Rebels” team, took the stage and described what this panel was like two years ago — when he had nothing but artwork to show. “Fast forward two years now, and you know what this show looks like and what we’re capable of,” said Hidalgo. “Season two is a full length season of 22 episodes that’s full of surprises.”
Hidalgo then introduced the panel one at a time: executive producer Dave Filoni, Sarah Michelle Gellar (Seventh Sister), Taylor Gray (Ezra) and Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka).
Hidalgo pointed out that this is Filoni’s first NYCC and kicked off the panel by talking about the new Inquisitor, the Seventh Sister. “I wanted to have a new Inquisitor, we wanted to have a female Inquisitor,” said Filoni. “Each one is unique, but they are all bound by similar costumes and lightsabers and have similar elements. The design I worked off of was for a bounty hunter by Ralph McQuarrie for ‘A New Hope.’ That’s what brought it about. Having known Freddie for a while, I thought it would be great to have a situation where she tries to kill him,” said Filoni. referencing the marriage between Sarah and Freddie.
“I wanted to know who I had to sleep with to get a role with on this show!” joked Gellar, clarifying that she meant her husband Prinze and not Filoni. Hidalgo noted that Gellar is relishing playing a villain this time. “I can tell you nothing for fear of losing my house, children and health insurance,” said Gellar. “For me, what I loved about her is that she’s a thinking man’s baddie. She doesn’t just go in for the kill. She wants to play wiht you and have some fun torturing you and then she’ll kill you.”
Gray talked about Ezra’s reaction to the new Inquisitor, saying that things are even crazier. “He’s getting through all this a day at a time. He’s lucky to get by alive.”
Eckstein talked about how she’s playing Ahsoka now, in a new series, following the end of “Clone Wars.” “Dave and I have talked about this, sometimes I feel like I have to adjust my performance because Ahsoka is no longer a Jedi,” said Eckstein. “Soemtimes how I think she’d react, she didn’t, and Dave explained that she’s not a Jedi and she wouldn’t get involved in that way. I get asked all the time about Ahsoka’s white lightsabers, and they’re white because she’s neutral.”
“In some ways, she’s very good but she’s not in tune, and since she’s a different person, her crystals are a different color,” explained Filoni.
Hidalgo then previewed a clip featuring Ezra suffering at the hand of the Seventh Sister. Gellar noted that she did record that scene together, with Gray in the studio.
The clip featured some of Seventh Sister’s probe droids, which Filoni said would be hanging around Gellar’s villain. He likened the relationship to that of Snake Eyes and Timber in G.I. Joe.
Hidalgo latched on to the mention of the “Grand Inquisitor,” which Filoni explained means that the rest of the Inquisitors are now vying to become the new leader.G
ray talked about his year playing Ezra, saying that taking part in panels are “the coolest thing.” “Everything Ezra experiences, we see him go to space for the first time,” said Gray. “I didn’t know as much about ‘Star Wars’ and a year later, I say I can talk about it a lot better.”
“Watching Freddie and Taylor interact, Freddie knows so much about Star Wars,” said Filoni. “You must have to hear about Star Wars all day,” Filoni said to Gellar. Gellar then said that no, actually their six-year-old is the Star Wars authority in their household.
Eckstein’s Ahsoka has gone from student to mentor. “It’s definitely a different role,” she said. “It was a tough adjustment at first, when I first came back into the studio, aside from the fact that she’s in her early 30s. She’s more like Obi-Wan, and now she’s in this new role that’s almost like Yoda. Sometimes I’d have to do different takes because I’d read it like ‘Clone Wars’ Ahsoka.” Eckstein noted that after nine years in the “Star Wars” family, she feels like the veteran. “I’ve been able to be that mentor presence in the cast like Ahsoka is to the Rebels.”
Eckstein then asked Filoni if her outfit today, all black, was just fashion or foreshadowing — which caused the audience to gasp.
Gray talked about meeting kids dressed as Ezra, saying that since they don’t know much about Star Wars, “Rebels” is their introduction to the franchise. Gellar talked about the surprise of watching kids nowadays learn that Darth Vader is Luke’s father. Apparently Taylor Gray didn’t know that familial connection when he got cast, and Gellar was embarrassed at the thought that she spoiled Gray
live on the panel.
Filoni spoke about breaking stories, saying that they have to keep the Rebels and Ezra front and center and all guest stars have to bounce off of them. Ahsoka adds power to the cast too, said Filoni, because “You can’t just introduce Vader because he’d kill all of them.”
Ezra also has some plotlines coming up, including one about his parents. “I don’t want to say too much and be punished for this, but that storyline does come up in season two,” said Gray. “He’s part of the rebel group and he needs to address the issues, and one is his parents. The character goes really deep into that storyline…and I’m saying too much.” A second clip was shown, featuring Ezra going up against some Stormtroopers.
Filoni talked about Chopper’s “character arc,” saying that he starts a jerk and does one good thing this season, not unlike a temperamental cat.
Eckstein talked about the big Ahsoka reveal in season one. “The second that the episode ended on the east coast, I went on Twitter and tweeted ‘Ahsoka lives’ and spoiled it for the west coast. Sorry! So may of the fans guessed that Fulcrum was Ahsoka and they pitched up my voice online, so I went away into hiding because I didn’t want to spoil the surprise… In 2013, I was eating my blueberry pancakes and sobbing [when she left ‘Clone Wars’] and I was cheering for her return.”
Gellar spoke to playing female characters that young girls can aspire to. “I’m part of Star Wars. I’m a character that will live on and on, and that’s so overwhelming. I think sometimes Star Wars gets a bad rap for not having female characters, but go back to the original series and Leia was captured, but she fought her own battles. And then there’s Padme, and Ahsoka and Sabine…”
Filoni clarified that Ahsoka won’t be part of the Ghost crew. “She comes in and out of the story, like ‘Lord of the Rings’ when Gandalf shows up to guide people,” said Filoni. “She deals with the bigger, darker problems. Our Rebels are trying to figure out how to strike back against the empire. All our stories this year give us more backstory about who they are. There are little clues throughout the season that reveal what happened to her since ‘Clone Wars.’ They’re based on stories we had written for ‘Clone Wars’ that I discussed with George [Lucas].” Filoni added that he hasn’t seen a Star Wars character go from a kid to an adult mentor on the cartoons. “The one thing I will say is that Ashley has absolutely no idea what happens to her this year. We are done with it, and I know what happens. Taylor doesn’t know, Sarah doesn’t know; that part of the script didn’t make it to the recording booth to spare them the pressure of what happened.”
Gray said that Ezra still holds Kanan in high regard. “Now he’s making himself more well rounded and learning a lot by having these other mentors, so I don’t think it affects the bond he has with Kanan. If anything it makes it stronger.”
A third clip was played teasing a massive fight between Ahsoka and the Seventh Sister, cutting off with the ex-Jedi mid-jump into the fray.
X-MEN'S FAMKE JANSSEN GETS CANDID ABOUT JEAN GREY RETURN04/23/24 @ 5:33 pm EST
Source: ComicBook | Categories: Marvel | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentFamke Janssen isn't expecting another
X-Men rebirth. The
Boy Kills World star played the telepathic mutant Jean Grey / Phoenix in five
X-Men movies between 2000 and 2014, including cameos in
The Wolverine and
X-Men: Days of Future Past. Sophie Turner took over the role as young Jean in two prequels, 2016's
X-Men: Apocalypse and 2019's
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the latter marking the final film in the Fox franchise following Disney's purchase of 21st Century Fox. But — like a phoenix — the X-Verse has slowly risen from the ashes in the MCU. Hugh Jackman will soon return as Logan in Marvel Studios'
Deadpool & Wolverine. With the just-released trailer revealing multiversal cameos of actors and characters from past
X-Men movies, could Janssen's Jean Grey make her first appearance in more than a decade? "I don't know. I mean, I didn't expect to come back after dying as Jean Grey," Janssen told
ComicBook ahead of her new movie, the bloody action-thriller
Boy Kills World. "I came back as the Phoenix [in 2006's
X-Men: The Last Stand], and I came back in flashback scenes in
The Wolverine, and then in
Days of Future Past." Jean's post-
X2 returns "were all surprises that I never anticipated," Janssen added. As for yet another unanticipated return in July's
Deadpool & Wolverine, she said: "I don't know. I doubt it, but you never know."
'BLINK TWICE' TRAILER: CHANNING TATUM & NAOMI ACKIE IN ZOE KRAVITZ'S DEBUT THRILLER04/23/24 @ 5:13 pm EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThe trailer for Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut thriller
Blink Twice has hit the internet. Written by Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum, the film stars (Channing Tatum), Naomi Ackie, Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Christian Slater, Kyle MacLachlan and Geena Davis. Producers are Bruce Cohen, Tiffany Persons, Garret Levitz and Kravitz. Tech billionaire Slater King (Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Ackie) at his fundraising gala, and sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun-soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive. (via
Deadline)
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/aMcmfonGWY4 THE 'MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS' UNIVERSE COMES TO A SHOCKING END04/23/24 @ 5:38 pm EST
Source: BOOM! Studios | Categories: Power Rangers | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a Comment BOOM! Studios, together with leading toy and game company Hasbro, today announced the FINAL issue in the eight-year comic book saga… MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: DARKEST HOUR #1. It all ends here! With the Morphin Grid in peril, the people of Earth are left without the Power Rangers to protect them. The ultimate battle against Dark Specter will play out with unexpected consequences, while an unlikely group of rogues, villains, and Rangers make strange company… But even if they win… can they rebuild everything they’ve lost? Fan favorite Rangers writer Melissa Flores (
Spider-Gwen: Smash), acclaimed artist Simona Di Gianfelice (
Firefly: Return to the Earth That Was), and acclaimed colorist Raúl Angulo, weave together a story that fans have been waiting nearly a decade for… delivering an unforgettable finale that everything has been building to! “After nearly two years, the
Darkest Hour comes to a close. This event has been one of the biggest tasks of my career, but I've enjoyed every single, heart-wrenching minute. Although I put our poor Rangers through the ringer, I hope the ending is as satisfying for the reader as it was for me to write it!" said series scribe Melissa Flores. “I’m really excited to tell this incredible adventure together with Melissa. So far she has kept us in suspense and now she's ready to surprise us again! Get ready to dive into this final chapter of Darkest Hour! GO GO!" said veteran
Power Rangers artist Simona Di Gianfelice. This epic, oversized issue will feature a main cover by the iconic Taurin Clarke, alongside a new Dark Grid variant by Björn Barends, Helmet variant by Goñi Montes, and a top secret Spoiler variant by Santa Fung, among many others.
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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: DARKEST HOUR #1 will be available in comic shops July 31, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local
comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play. Ahead of this milestone issue, fans can pick up the final issue of the main series,
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #122, a week earlier on July 24, 2024. Additionally, fans can look forward to many exciting POWER RANGERS announcements from BOOM! Studios in the coming months, including exciting plans for San Diego Comic-Con. MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: DARKEST HOUR is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including
BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney;
Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera;
Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano;
Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan;
Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard;
Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta;
Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas;
A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo;
The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici;
Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs;
Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph;
Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara;
Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade;
Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; and
Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including
Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzon; and
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle and Rubine.
NEW BLUE BEETLE GRAPHIC NOVEL ANNOUNCED04/23/24 @ 11:12 am EST
Source: ComicBook | Categories: DC | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentBlue Beetle has grown to be a beloved character in the modern DC Universe, with the Jaime Reyes incarnation of the hero starring in a number of comics and his own self-titled movie last year. As DC's new July 2024 solicitations reveal, Jaime's next foray will be into the world of graphic novels. The solicits include the first look and details surrounding This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story, a new standalone graphic novel centered on Jaime. Scheduled to be released on October 1st, This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story hails from writer Julio Anta (Home) and Jacoby Salcedo (It's Only Teenage Wasteland). (via ComicBook.com) Per the DC solicit: "Jaime Reyes is an ordinary high school student in El Paso, Texas, with a deep love for his family, culture, and home, and loves nothing more than his neighborhood’s spontaneous gatherings that go late into the night. But lately, he’s begun to realize that he and his border community are being used as pawns in an increasingly toxic immigration debate. The last few months have seen armed troops deployed along the U.S. and Mexico border, manufactured crackdowns at official border crossings, and a mounting resentment among a group of disaffected and reactionary youth. Jaime’s problems get even more complicated when he finds an odd bug-like artifact while stargazing. He starts feeling a little different—like there’s another voice in his head pushing him toward his most base instincts. And to make matters worse, he’s been having surreal dreams that show him that the true threat El Paso faces isn’t “illegal aliens” but actual aliens known as the Reach. In fact, according to his dreams, Jaime is meant to pave the way for the Reach’s impending invasion!"
'ATLAS' TRAILER: JENNIFER LOPEZ IS HUMANITY'S ONLY HOPE IN SCI-FI ACTION FILM04/23/24 @ 10:58 am EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: Atlas | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentJennifer Lopez is the savior of the future in the Brad Peyton-directed sci-fi Netflix film,
Atlas–and a full trailer has dropped for the film. Written by Leo Sardarian and Aron Eli Coleite, Lopez stars alongside Sterling K. Brown, Simu Liu, Gregory James Cohan, Abraham Popoola, Lana Parrilla, and Mark Strong. The film follows Atlas Shepherd (Lopez), a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, joins a mission to capture a renegade robot with whom she shares a mysterious past. But when plans go awry, her only hope of saving the future of humanity from AI is to trust it.
Atlas debuts on Netflix May 24. (via
Deadline)
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/Jokpt_LJpbw 'BLUEY' CAPTIVATES AUDIENCES ON DISNEY+ WITH RECORD DEBUT04/22/24 @ 10:10 pm EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: Disney | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThe
Bluey-mania continues.The series’ first special, titled “The Sign,” made its Disney+ debut on April 14. After seven days of viewing, the episode drove 10.4M views globally, according to the streamer.In fact, the company says that’s the largest seven-day premiere audience for any Disney Junior episode — and any episode of
Bluey — ever on Disney+.Disney+ rarely releases viewership figures, and this is the first time the streamer has done so for
Bluey. However, the company did reveal Monday that it is consistently among the top five series on Disney+ by monthly views. (via
Deadline)
CHIP ZDARSKY’S 'PUBLIC DOMAIN' COMIC KICKS OFF NEW ARC AHEAD OF SPINOFF SERIES04/22/24 @ 10:05 pm EST
Source: Image Comics | Categories: Image | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentMultiple Eisner, Shuster, and Harvey award winning writer/artist Chip Zdarsky (Batman, Newburn) will kick off a new story arc to the Eisner Award winning series Public Domain this July. This new chapter in the beloved comic book series will begin with issue #6 and hit shelves from Image Comics. “Public Domain is the most personal work of mine to date, so I’m incredibly happy to be putting more issues of it out into the world again," said Zdarsky. "I’m writing, drawing, coloring, lettering and desigining every element of the book, so it’s as pure a form of 'Chip Zdarsky' as there can be! Is that a good thing? I’ll let history judge." Zdarsky will also be teaming with fan-favorite artist Rachael Stott (Fantastic Four, Dr. Who) and stellar colorist Eren Angiolini (Justice League: Last Ride) to bring fans the in-universe comic book at the center of the Public Domain—The Domain—this July as well for double the Public Domain impact. In Public Domain #6, Dallas Comics is up and running! But can Syd put aside his feelings and make a Domain comic for a new generation before Jerry Jasper and Singular Comics beat him to it? And who is the mysterious British hunk, Carter Dusk? Nobody knows, but it’s his first appearance, so you better buy this issue and get it graded just in case! Public Domain follows Syd Dallas, the legendary comic book artist responsible for pop culture’s greatest hero: The Domain! But his sons Miles and David have a complicated relationship with both the creation and their creator. Can they come together and create a comic worthy of Syd’s legacy? This thought provoking series shines a light on the all-too-common battle between creators and corporations in a world where the billion-dollar creations dominate the cultural landscape.
Public Domain #6 (Lunar Code 0524IM245) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 3.
The Domain #1 will be available at comic book shops the following week, on Wednesday, July 10:
Cover A by Stott - Lunar Code 0524IM229
Cover B by Angiolini - Lunar Code 0524IM230
Both Public Domain and The Domain will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
‘DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE’ TRAILER: RYAN REYNOLDS AND HUGH JACKMAN UNITE04/22/24 @ 1:05 pm EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: Marvel | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThe bickering duo of Marvel are at it again: The trailer for
Deadpool and Wolverine dropped today, and finds Ryan Reynolds‘ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine doing what they do best. “Hi peanut,” Deadpool says to a drowning-his-sorrows Wolverine. “I’m going to need you to come with me right now.” The trailer contains enough quips, fights, insults and R-rated verbiage to satisfy a universe, Marvel or otherwise. It's alll set to the tune of Madonna’s “Like A Prayer.” (via
Deadline)
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/cen0rBKLuYE 'THUNDERCATS' CHEETARA POUNCES INTO HER OWN COMIC BOOK SERIES04/22/24 @ 12:55 pm EST
Source: Dynamite | Categories: Thundercats | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentDynamite and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products invite fans to pounce into the big new companion comic book series for the smash-hit
ThunderCats mythos, as Cheetara rockets into her own title led by the stellar Soo Lee (
Carmilla: The First Vampire).
In a historic first for the franchise, the fierce feline warrior famous for her lightning-fast speed is being showcased in a multi-issue story of her own. Writer/artist Soo Lee is joined by rising artist Domenico Carbone on
ThunderCats: Cheetara, with the first issue releasing this July!
Before the founding of Third Earth, before the destruction of Thundera, Cheetara was a young woman with secrets. Now, for the first time, these secrets will be revealed. Wrapped in a stifling life of Thunderian nobility, she seeks to find her place in an unsure universe, and to understand why she's experiencing alarming visions of both the ancient past and the near future...
"There are some very cool things about Cheetara that have been overlooked in the original cartoon, things that I really want to make the center of her story," said writer Soo Lee. "She's also iconic and very strong, it makes sense she gets her own series. It's a look into one of the most important supporting characters.
The new era of
ThunderCats comics have been blazing up the charts, with fans hotly anticipating each new issue in the flagship series by Declan Shalvey and Drew Moss. For the new series spotlighting Cheetara, Soo Lee has been following the title and collaborating with Shalvey, alongside some binging of the original show and fandom resources to guide her own tales. All that said, this is a separate series that fans can jump right into and not worry about tight chronology with the preceding ongoing.
Lee also contributes a stunning cover to the series in her style. She's joined by superstar Sozomaika, Lesley "Leirix" Li, Rebeca Puebla, and Edwin Galmon.
No matter how fast Cheetara can run, she can never outrun her own past!
THUNDERCATS: CHEETARA #1
will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ May 2024 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in July 2024. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the book with their local comic book retailers. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more!
THE POWERPUFF GIRLS BLAST BACK INTO COMICS04/22/24 @ 12:50 pm EST
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Dynamite and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products are excited to announce sugar, spice, and everything nice! Three of the most powerful superheroes are back together for new comic stories starting this summer from a team of superstar creators in Kelly Thompson and Paulina Ganucheau!
Professor Utonium added a little extra to that famous recipe, when some Chemical X was thrown into the concoction. And lo,
The Powerpuff Girls were born! Since that day, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup have dedicated their lives to fighting evil in all its forms. Their awesome powers and teamwork tirelessly defend their idyllic city from the likes of petty criminals, marauding monsters, and diabolical super-villains alike.
They're sweet, they're petite, and they can't be beat! Eisner Award-winner Kelly Thompson is one of the biggest names in comics and she's the perfect match for this trio of fearless heroes. She is known for DC's critically acclaimed
Birds of Prey, acclaimed runs on
Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, and contributions to both
Spider-Man and
X-Men. Thompson has also knocked it out of the park on other franchises from television and animation like
Jem and the Holograms and
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Taking the reins on artwork, Paulina Ganucheau is acclaimed for her brilliant "Adventures of Young Diana" feature in issues of DC's
Wonder Woman. She's also contributed to titles like
My Little Pony, Zodiac Starforce, and
Rainbow Brite. The duo's shared grasp on superheroics and balancing their storytelling for diverse ages fits the
Powerpuff Girls to a tee — topped off only by their passions for the franchise!
"I have to say, I am a very big fan of
The Powerpuff Girls," said writer Kelly Thompson. "So much so that when I was young — just out of art school — I even wrote a few short stories and began to storyboard them in hopes I could get a job on the show! So this just feels… exactly right. I was over the moon to get the offer."
Artist Paulina Ganucheau added, "I grew up obsessed with them. Had my own PPG OC and everything. I was on a
Powerpuff Girls oekaki board way back in the day where all we did was draw in that style. I remember calling into Cartoon Network for PPG merch giveaways even. So yeah, safe to say: very exciting!"
Editor Nate Cosby added, "I was like, y’know who’d write an unbelievably awesome Powerpuff Girls story? Probably Kelly “Eisner-Freaking-Award-Winner” Thompson. And then I was like, y’know what artist’d blow people’s minds drawing The Powerpuff Girls? Probably Paulina “Eventually-Will-Be-An-Eisner-Winner-Too” Ganucheau. And after seeing what KT/PG have cooked up, I can confirm that my “probably’s” have turned into “definitely’s.""
In talking about the series, Thompson made sure to emphasize that just like the show, this comic is aimed at both younger and older audiences. The comic is aiming to capture a magic mix of heart and fun, with clever self-awareness that makes it rewarding for everyone. While artistically, the show's iconic designs and popping colors translate perfectly to the comics page. Uniquely rare today in comics, stories will be done in one so fans can pick up any issue and enjoy!
Fans can of course look forward to seeing plenty of the titular super-trio, as well as their father Professor Utonium, the Mayor of Townsville, Miss Keane, and iconic villains like Mojo Jojo, HIM, Fuzzy Lumpkins, Sedusa, the Rowdyruff Boys, and perhaps even more as the series goes on!
Ganucheau delivers the lead cover, an eye-catching vision of the girls taking on several of their infamous foes. Thompson's
Birds of Prey and
Hawkeye collaborator Leonardo Romero contributes a cover. Two more from Karen S. Darboe and Nicoletta Baldari round out the colorful classics on the first issue.
Dynamite has even more surprises in store for this series that fans will not want to miss!
POWERPUFF GIRLS #1
will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ May 2024 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in July 2024. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the book with their local comic book retailers. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more!