Bad Idea has announced that its next Prestige Format limited series will debut in March 2025: dead planeta science fiction action thriller John Wick screenwriter Derek Kolstad, Robert Vendittiand artist Thomas Giorello. But in addition to the first look below, the publisher will also be releasing an exclusive dead planet Comic giveaway for attendees at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 on Saturday at 2:30 pm in Room 24ABC.
This is the solicitation text dead planet:
Hundreds of ships plunge into the stormy atmosphere of a hostile frozen world millions of miles from home. Aboard the ship, a determined group of men and women prepare for the coming attack.
They are an invasion force on an impossible mission – to destroy the devastating enemy weapons stationed below. Corporal Scott and his battalion are in the vanguard, but the human forces are no match for the ruthless alien adversaries. Scott’s battalion was quickly wiped out. He is the only survivor. The landing force was completely wiped out and the battle failed.
Faced with overwhelming odds, Scott dares to do the unimaginable – travel behind enemy lines, survive deadly environments, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and complete missions single-handedly. Wearing full combat armor, sustained by only what he can carry, and driven by the fury of the Earth, Scott must accomplish what an entire army cannot accomplish alone.
Destroy weapons.
go home.
“Derek, Rob, and Thomas have crafted an absolutely epic story of the highest caliber. dead planetwe have planned an equally massive promotional campaign to support it,” said Bad Idea CEO and CCO Dinesh Shamdasani. “It all started this month at the legendary San Diego Comic-Con, where our dead planet Convention-exclusive giveaway comics highlight the book’s artistic mastery, a large panel featuring the entire creative team on stage, and a no-nonsense live event commemorating the book.
“dead planet This is my love letter to all the comics and books I’ve read, the movies I’ve seen, and the games I’ve played – with a smile on my face well into the night… hard boil and Ronin go through frank miller movie of Alistair MacLean like gun of navarone and Where Eagles Dare arrive Bradbury, Asimovand heinleingames like this StarCraft And everything in between,” Kolstad said. “Some of my favorite stories blend science fiction with elements of the war genre. From starship troopers arrive alien and edge of tomorrow. and dead planet We’ve continued that tradition and added everything we love so much about the comic books.
Venditti added: “From my first conversation with Derek, I don’t know how to describe it, other than pressing the engine. Writing the first issue, I had an adrenaline rush. I couldn’t stop until I put the whole Problem figured out. I was involved. [protagonist] Scott’s relentless will – always pushing forward, always pushing forward. I’ve written a lot of science fiction, but never from the perspective of the D-Day invasion. With every project, I want to push myself further. dead planet The scale and scope is bigger than anything I’ve done before.
See a preview of Issue 1 below.
Bad Idea to be previewed exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 dead planet #1. For more information, visit BadIdeaCorp.com or follow the publisher X and Instagram.
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