Ahead of the Diamond Retailer Seminar at C2E2, Dynamite Entertainment has announced several new comics: Centipede, James Bond – Kill Chain, Justice Inc: The Avenger, and The Green Hornet ’66 Meets The Spirit.
The latest comic based on a classic Atari video game was revealed: Centipede. The comic will be written by Max Bemis (Worst X-Man Ever), with art by Eoin Marron (Sons of Anarchy: Redwood Original). The sci-fi tale of survival and revenge follows Dale, a survivor from a planet destroyed by a terrifying space creature, as he hunts the beast that decimated his life. The main cover is done by Francesco Francavilla, with other covers featuring art by Marron and Dan Schkade. A classic game art over will be available, as well as "Black & White," "Homage," and "Virgin Art" variants. A classic Atari mini-comic incentive will also be available. Launch is planned for July.
James Bond – Kill Chain reteams writer Andy Diggle with artist Luca Casalanguida, the duo behind James Bond: Hammerhead (see "'James Bond: Hammerhead'"), for a new adventure in the Bond series. The main cover for issue #1 will be done by Greg Smallwood, with additional covers featuring artwork by Casalanguida and Juan Doe also available. Limited edition "Black & White" and "Virgin Art" formats will also be offered as incentives.
The six-issue series find Bond accidentally exposing a plot to destroy NATO. Someone is taking out allied agents, and 007 is the net target. Has the CIA turned against MI6? The series launches in July.
Justice Inc: The Avenger will return for a six-issue miniseries written by Kyle Higgens (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Joe Gentile (Zorro), with art by Alexandre Shibao (Independence Day), in July. The first issue cover will be done by Tom Mandrake, with another cover drawn by Alexandre Shibao. Limited edition "Black & White" formats will be available as retailer incentives.
Richard Benson, the Avenger, is arrested by the FBI for a brutal murder. The Justice, Inc. team will have to clear their leader’s name, because it must be a plot to frame him... right?
The Green Hornet ’66 Meets The Spirit is a miniseries written by Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong), with art by BobQ (Kings Quest). Cover artwork will be provided by Mike and Laura Allred (Batman ’66, X-Force), with additional covers provided by Ty Templeton and Javier Pulido. Variant editions in "Black & White" and "Virgin Art" formats will also be available. The series launches in July.
The Green Hornet and Kato travel to Central City to see the World’s Fair, where a new "Newspaper of Tomorrow," which predicts headlines of papers before the events occur is being shown off.
Dynamite also announced a new comic based on pinup model Bettie Page (see "Bettie Page - Hollywood Spy?").
Dynamite Summer Announcements
Posted by Nicole Bunge on April 17, 2017 @ 6:25 pm CT
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