Space Ghost gets his first solo comic in almost 20 years this summer
Feb. 12, 2024Writer David Pepose and artist Jonathan Lau are launching a new Space Ghost title in May
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Space Ghost has been announced as thenewest title in Dynamite’s line of cartoon based licensed comics, following the recently releasedThundercats #1. Written by David Pepose with art from Jonathan Lau, Space Ghost was stealthily announced with an ad in the back of Dynamite’s Thundercats #1. Writer Pepose confirmed the announcement a few days later with the release of a teaser image for the new series, seen below.
The teaser doesn’t offer any further information about the new Space Ghost title aside from the creative team and a planned release in May, along with the slogan “The Ghost rises.”
Space Ghost originated in the ’60s as a Hanna-Barbera animated series featuring characters designed by legendary artist Alex Toth. Running for just 20 episodes, Space Ghost became a cult favorite thanks to extensive reruns.
The character had a revival in the late ’90s and early ’00s thanks to Cartoon Network’s Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast, a humorously satirical take on the classic superhero as a smarmy talk show host, which launched several other comedy spin-off shows of its own.
In terms of comics, Space Ghost had a few appearances in publisher Gold Key’s Hanna-Barbera based titles of the day. A one-shot from Comico in 1987 written by Mark Evanier with art from Steve Rude remains a fan favorite, but no follow-ups were ever published.. Then, alongside his rise in popularity in the late ’90s thanks to Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast, he appeared in Archie’s line of Cartoon Network comics.
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As for the creative team, writer David Pepose has made recent waves as the co-creator of thenew Punisher, Joe Garrison, alongside his indie horror sensationThe Devil That Wears My Face, and artist Jonathan Lau has steadily been building up a reputation as one of Dynamite’s go-to superhero artists with an exclusive contract at the publisher.
We’re expecting more information between now and the planned release of Space Ghost #1 in May, so stay tuned.
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