Mad Cave Studios and King Features Syndicate are partnering up for a new Flash Gordoncomic universe. Screen Rant has an exclusive look at Flash Gordon: The Girl from Infinity and Flash Gordon: Quarterly #2: The Heart of Arboria. These series will continue the adventures of Flash Gordon, with a non-traditional and modern storyline that promises to maintain the iconic hero's integrity. 142u1n

Taika Waititi sheds light on the future of his career, and where his Star Wars, Akira, and Flash Gordon projects sit within his plans. The director is known for his work on movies such as What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Jojo Rabbit, which strike a careful balance between hilarity and darker, more emotionally complex topics. Waititi is also known for how he impacted the Thor sub-series in the MCU with 2017's Thor: Ragnarok and 2022's Thor: Love and Thunder.

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Cult classic comic strip hero, Flash Gordon, is making his return to comics this year. A brand-new series is set to release from Mad Cave, placing the titular protagonist on a prison planet. His 2024 adventure will be the first in the franchise to be published by Mad Cave.

Debuting in 1934, Flash Gordon quickly became a popular fixture of American comic strips. However, the character's most important influence was felt off the page, as a trio of serials based on the character's adventures quickly became some of the earliest examples of the cinematic sci-fi genre. This influence could be felt throughout the genre and was a personal favorite of George Lucas, leading it to become a key influence on Star Wars.

Science fiction icon Flash Gordon is set to return in a full line of new comics and graphic novels. One of the most popular comic strip characters in history, Flash Gordon has captured the imagination of readers worldwide, inspiring Star Wars and numerous other science fiction franchises. Now, King Features, Flash’s rights holders, has teamed up with Mad Cave Studios to bring readers a new line of Flash Gordon comics, including new stories and reprints.Mad Cave Studios announced the acquisition on Twitter, declaring it is partnering with King Features to produce Flash Gordon comics and graphic novels, starting in 2024. Mad Cave revealed more information in a press release on its website, stating that in addition to brand-new adventures starring Flash Gordon and his associates, the publisher plans to reprint classic strips as well. Furthermore, Mad Cave’s middle grade readers imprint, Papercutz, will also publish Flash Gordon stories, with the intention of introducing a new generation to this iconic character; Mad Cave hopes the initiative will “unite fans of all ages in their love for Flash Gordon.” Mad Cave did not announce any specific titles, creators or release dates. Mark Irwin, Mad Cave’s Senior Vice President, cited Flash Gordon’s long history in comics and pop culture as one of the reasons for ing with King Features. Irwin was excited to bring new Flash Gordon stories to readers, as well as “grow the Flash Gordon legacy.”

The Light of Xarxyis campaign for Dungeons & Dragonsthat's part of the Spelljammer: Adventures in Space set is inspired by the Flash Gordonfranchise, giving players a pulp sci-fi adventure in wildspace. Spelljammer is the new D&D campaign setting that combines fantasy and sci-fi elements together, which means groups can abandon the A Song of Ice and Fire and The Lord of the Rings references, in exchange for a whole new genre of storytelling. D&D groups can now relive the stories of Aliens, Star Wars, and Guardians of the Galaxy in their campaigns.

Dick Grayson, the first Robin, is widely known as not only Batman's first sidekick, but quite possibly the first sidekick in comics ever (and certainly one of the most popular and most enduring. First appearing on March 6th, 1940 in the pages of Detective Comics #38, Dick Grayson would be one of the very few sidekicks in both Marvel and DC Comics to actually "graduate" and move on from the role and eventually become Nightwing. In the process, he even left behind his old costume - which was good thinking on his part, seeing as the costume was outright stolen from a Flash Gordon comic that debuted years before the Boy Wonder.