Dynamite Entertainment will launch a second Flash Gordon title in April. The new title, Merciless—The Rise of Ming, will be written by Scott Beatty, with art by Ron Adrian. Cover is by Alex Ross.
The series is a prequel that tells the origin of the villain Ming: his life before he ruled Mongo, how he became ruler, and why.
The first Dynamite Flash Gordon series, Flash Gordon—Zeitgeist, launched in November (see “Dynamite Gets ‘Flash Gordon’”).