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DYNAMITE SPOTLIGHTS ICONIC CHARACTERS IN NEW SERIES, PRINT LINE
Barbarella, Dejah Thoris, Elvira, and More
Posted by Betsy Gomez on October 2, 2018 @ 2:15 pm CT

Dynamite Entertainment is sharing its New York Comic-Con news early with the announcement of two new series and a print line centered on some of its most iconic characters.


Barbarella and the Princess of Barsoom will team up in Barbarella / Dejah Thoris from Leah Williams (Adventure Time Comics, X-Men: Black) and artist Carlos Gomez (Red Sonja). The first issue is in stores in January and features covers by Jen Bartel (Uncanny X-Men), Zach Hsieh (YouTube), Pasquale Qualano (Grimm Fairy Tales), and Tom Feister (Barbarella), as well as a cosplay cover and Authentix Edition blank sketch cover.

Mistress of the Dark Elvira will return January for a new four-part miniseries by writer David Avallone (Elvira, Bettie Page) and artist Fran Strukan (Hack/Slash vs. Vampirella). The first issue of Elvira: Shape of Elvira will have covers by Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle), J. Bone (Batman/The Spirit), Kyle Strahm (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark), and Dave Acosta (Elvira), as well as a photo cover. The miniseries finds Elvira cast in a decidedly fishy art film about a human / gill monster romance.

Dynamite also announced the January kick-off of a line if high-end giclee prints. The first release, which measures 34 3/4” by 17 1/2”, features artwork of Vampirella by Dave Stevens (The Rocketeer). Furture releases will have art by Jae Lee (Stephen King’s Dark Tower), Joe Jusko (Vampirella), Joseph Michael Linsner (Dawn), and more.
Dynamite announced the return of classic comics characters Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt and Turok earlier today (see “Heroes From the Past Return in New Adventures”).

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HEROES FROM THE PAST RETURN IN NEW ADVENTURES
Kieron Gillen and Ron Marz Tell the Tales
Posted by Betsy Gomez on October 2, 2018 @ 12:56 pm CT

Ahead of New York Comic-Con, Dynamite Entertainment announced the return of two heroes from comics’ past. The publisher has brought in superstar writers Kieron Gillen and Ron Marz for the projects.


Gillen (Star Wars, The Wicked + The Divine) will resurrect Charlton Comics superhero Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt with artist Caspar Wijngaard (Limbo). The first issue of the series, which features covers by Sean Phillips (Criminal), Dave McCaig (American Vampire), Butcher Billy (Barbarella), Paulina Ganucheau (Zodiac Starforce), and Wijngaard, as well as an Atlas Edition variant signed by Gillen, will be in stores in January. Peter Cannon is the orphaned son of an American medical team, who is raised in a Himalayan monastery. The character was created by Pete Morisi for Dick Giordano’s superhero line at Charlton. Dynamite acquired the rights to the character from Morisi’s family in 2012, and released a series written by Steve Darnall and Alex Ross with art by Jonathan Lau (see “'Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt' Returns”).


Turok will also return in January thanks to writer Ron Marz (Green Lantern, Silver Surfer) and artist Robert Castro (Red Sonja, Flash Gordon). The first issue features covers by Bart Sears (Turok), Butch Guice (Captain America), Jeffrey Veregge (Transformers), and Castro. The series will hew closer to the origins of Turok, setting the action in the American Wild West as the Native dinosaur hunter searches for his lost brother. The character first appeared in comics by Western Publishing through Dell Comics and has also appeared in books published by Gold Key, Valiant, and Dark Horse. Valiant acquired the property in 2013 (see “Dynamite Reviving Gold Key Heroes in 2014”).