Flash Gordon Ramps Up For 90th Birthday In 2024 With New Daily Strip

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The Flash Gordon day by day comedian ebook strip returned from King Features final week, the place the character began in 1934, now from Dan Schkade.

I acquired to speak to Jeremy Adams at MCM London Comic Con over the weekend about his transfer from Flash for DC Comics to Flash Gordon at Mad Cave Comics. There does instantly appear to be much more Flash Gordon round, forward of his ninetieth birthday subsequent 12 months.

And that additionally consists of the return this final week of the Flash Gordon day by day comedian ebook strip from King Features, the place the character began in 1934, created by Alex Raymond, as a twentieth century area adventurer referred to as on to save lots of the Earth . And now from comedian ebook creator Dan Schkade, recognized for The Spirit Returns, Lavender Jack and Saint John, as Flash Gordon stays one of many few still-widely-known pulp characters from that period.

Dan’s first strip ran every week final Sunday on the twenty second of October, taking on from Jim Keefe who had been writing and drawing Sunday strips for Flash Gordon. In addition to the sketch, Flash has additionally starred in a live-action movie serial, a radio present, novels, comedian books, animated cartoons, the well-known film with music from Queen, and his personal U.S. postage stamps.

King Features Syndicate can also be creating a full line of recent tales, comics reprints and graphic novels starring Flash Gordon with Mad Cave Studios. Additionally via their middle-grade imprint, Papercutz, will look to introduce Flash Gordon to the following era via a younger readers program.

“As one of the first action heroes Flash Gordon has always been powerhouse in the comics universe,’ said King Features’ Licensing Director, Christina Nix Lynch. “We’re delighted to have a accomplice like Mad Cave Studios on board who’re true Flash followers in addition to publishing consultants. This program will deliver a long-awaited, common stream of recent and legacy content material to generations of readers.”