After the runaway success of Dynamite’s relaunch of the Thundercats franchise has connected with fans old and new, helping make it the biggest debut in the company’s history. Now, as part of the publisher’s deal with Warner Brothers/Discovery, the Thundercats sister property, Silverhawks, returns in 2025 with an all-new, ongoing series.
Dynamite Entertainment announced Silverhawks ahead of this week’s New York Comic-Con. Silverhawks, whose first issue goes on sale in January, will be written by Ed Brisson and drawn by George Kambadais, and will ship with a variety of variant covers.
Silverhawks will bring the beloved property into the modern era, and Dynamite has promised the book expands on the existing mythos, filling in backstories that went neglected in the 80s. Speaking with Dynamite, Brisson had this to say:
When Nate reached out to me to write ThunderCats: Apex, my first question was 'When are you doing SilverHawks?!?'. I am very excited that this book is happening and that I'm privileged enough to be involved. I couldn't ask for a better collaborator than George. So, strap in, because I'm about to pour all the love I have for the SilverHawks into this baby. I'm going to make you all love it too!
Finally, Dynamite has dropped hints at a potential crossover between Thundercats and Silverhawks.
The Silverhawks Cartoon Origins, Explained
Silverhawks Were a Companion Series to Thundercats
Much like Thundercats, Silverhawks featured larger than life, animal-themed heroes fighting fearsome villains, including Mon-Starr.
The 1980s saw an explosion in toy lines aimed at boys, inspired by the success of franchises such as GI Joe and Masters of the Universe. Thundercats, debuting in 1985, was one such toy line, and it too was a hit with kids. Rankin-Bass, the animation studio behind Thundercats, launched Silverhawks a year later. In addition to the cartoon, Silverhawks featured the requisite toy line, a comic series as well as a host of other merchandise. Much like Thundercats, Silverhawks featured larger than life, animal-themed heroes fighting fearsome villains, including Mon-Starr.
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Unfortunately, Silverhawks was not the success that Thundercats was, and the cartoon and toys were gone in a few short years. The Thundercats cartoon would go off the air a year after Silverhawks folded. However, Thundercats has had several relaunches since 1989, but Silverhawks have, by and large, slipped into obscurity. The world the Silverhawks inhabited was equally intriguing as the Third Earth of the Thundercats. Now Ed Brisson and George Kambadais are finally taking fans back to the Limbo Galaxy for a new series of Silverhawks adventures.
Silverhawks Will Be Another Hit for Dynamite Comics
Brisson and Kambadais Are Expanding the World of the Silverhawks
Dynamite is pulling out all the stops for Silverhawks’ debut, much like the publisher did for Thundercats. Dynamite has put top talent on the title, talent that has a deep ion for the source material. Declan Shalvey and Drew Moss, the creative team behind Thundercats, are life-long fans, which translates into epic stories. Thundercats is more than fan service, however: it has expanded the franchise’s lore, adding new characters and giving new insight into the team’s life prior to their arrival on Third Earth. This combination ensured Thundercats would be one of 2024’s biggest titles.
Thundercats and Silverhawks have another sister series: Tiger Sharks.
The return of Silverhawks is a gift to children of the 1980s, for a variety of reasons. Dynamite has hinted at connections between Thundercats and Silverhawks, something fans could only dream of in the 1980s. In addition to being owned by the same studio, the two franchises share a similar concept, leaving fans asking why it has taken over 35 years for a crossover between the two to happen. Thundercats was a hit in the 1980s and is again, thanks to Dynamite Entertainment, and now the publisher is doing the same thing for Silverhawks.
