The
miniseries that spun out of Robert Kirkman's original INVINCIBLE
universe, GUARDING THE GLOBE, will be back in September as an ongoing
series from Skybound/Image Comics.
Phil
Hester, just coming off a successful run on THE DARKNESS, will be
taking over writing duties from Kirkman and artist Todd Nauck (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,
YOUNG JUSTICE) will be handling all the art of the ongoing series
beginning with issue #1. Months before it hits the shelves again, fans
will be given a taste of what's to come from the new creative team on
Free Comic Book Day, May 5th.
"The Invincible Universe
has outgrown its parent title and I’m very excited about being able to
tell larger, more in depth stories with some of the key players from
that book in this series," said GUARDING THE GLOBE creator/writer Robert
Kirkman, "Phil Hester and Todd Nauck are well known to fans of
superhero comics and I think people are fully aware that they’re going
to knock this book out of the park.”
Familiar
yet fresh, GUARDING THE GLOBE will appeal to fans of the back-to-basics
approach to superhero comics that INVINCIBLE is known for. Heroes both
familiar and new struggle to protect Earth in Invincible's absence. As
the Viltrumite War rages on within the pages of INVINCIBLE, the ranks of
the Guardians of the Globe are suddenly depleted. The world is in
danger, and the team is in search of new blood.
Hester
and Nauck have described the first issue of the GUARDING THE GLOBE
ongoing as a perfect starting point for those that haven't read any of
the series before.
"When
Robert first approached me about this ongoing series, I knew I wanted
to be a part of GUARDING THE GLOBE," said Nauck, whose creator-owned
series WILDGUARD was published by Image. "I really respect what Robert's
accomplished so far with the series and I'm having a blast drawing this
book. I feel it's my best work to date. It's great to be working with
Image Comics again!"
"When
Robert floated the idea it didn't take me very long to say yes," added
Hester. "The characters in GUARDING THE GLOBE have the same kind of
freshness INVINCIBLE does. It's a great chance to both pay homage to
super heroes and upend them a bit in way that isn't cynical, but
humanizing."
Each 32-page full-color issue will be available for purchase and reorder in comic book stores and on multiple digital platforms.
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