Marvel To Publish New Indiana Jones Comics, The Sword Of Pandemonium by Jason Aaron and Aaron Kuder, out in December
Article Summary
- Marvel to publish new Indiana Jones comics in December with Indiana Jones And The Sword Of Pandemonium #1.
- Jason Aaron and Aaron Kuder launch a five-issue Indiana Jones series revealed at the Lucasfilm Publishing panel.
- Set after Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy and Marion chase a biblical weapon as old enemies hunt a new power source.
- The new Marvel Indiana Jones comic follows news of deluxe hardcovers collecting the character’s 1980s adventures.
Just announced at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Comics kicks off a new era of Indiana Jones comics this December withIndiana Jones And The Sword Of Pandemonium, a five-issue comic book series byJason Aaronand Aaron Kuder, announced at the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel with Marvel still-EICC.B. Cebulski popping by to share the news by bursting thrwough the ceiling, whipping the slide projector into action before running offstage chased by a snake.
Indiana Jones And The Sword Of Pandemonium
Indiana Jones And The Sword Of Pandemonium
Indiana Jones And The Sword Of Pandemonium
INDIANA JONES AND THE SWORD OF PANDEMONIUM #1 (OF 5)
Written by JASON AARON
Art by AARON KUDER
Cover A by BRYAN HITCH
Cover B by AARON KUDER (5-Part Connecting Cover)
Cover F by ALEX ROSS
In the wake of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy’s most notorious villains, including the impossible return of an archenemy, seek a terrifying new source of power to recoup their loss—one that’s fallen into the hands of his former companion, Marion Ravenwood. Now, Indiana Jones has to race to the far corners of the globe in search of a biblical weapon, embarking on an epic quest that will put both his archeology skills and skepticism of the supernatural to the ultimate test! On Sale 12/9
In his Substack, Jason Aaron says,
“For me, this is a thrill on par with getting to write STAR WARS #1 back in 2015, one of the happiest and proudest moments of my career. I was 8 years old when RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK came out, and I spent many days after that running through the Alabama woods, imagining I was a two-fisted archaeologist, dodging booby traps and punching Nazis. A TEMPLE OF DOOM poster has hung on the wall of either my childhood bedroom or my adult workspace for 40 years (“If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones!”). There’s even an Indy bullwhip here among the trinkets and treasures of the home office.” “For this new Indy series, I wanted to take a cue from that 2015 STAR WARS launch and shoot for something that feels weighty and important, not in any way a throwaway adventure, but instead something that represents a fundamental part of Indy’s journey and development. For that, we’ve made this comic more of a sequel to RAIDERS in some ways, as Indy and Marion Ravenwood wrestle with the emotional fall-out of what happened to them on the island of Geheimhaven, when the Ark was opened. New enemies have risen in the wake of those events, and Indy and Marion are soon dragged into another globe-trotting quest, seeking a lost book of ancient evil that leads the way to a mysterious sword of incredible power, the power of hell itself. Expect some familiar faces along with new exotic locales, including places with a real-life historical connection to the idea of the underworld. You’ll see the emotional repercussions of RAIDERS mixed with a bit of the darkness of TEMPLE OF DOOM, wrapped up in a classic, free-wheeling Indiana Jones style adventure. Nazis will be punched! Whips will be cracked! Indy will run for his life, probably many times! There may even be some actual” archaeology, you never know! Joining me on this grand adventure is the esteemed artist Aaron Kuder, who previously did such incredible work on our AVENGERS FOREVER series. In issue #1 alone, Aaron has had to draw Nazi fighter jets, intricate rope bridges and the city of Prague, not to mention what happens in the crypts and the great pit beneath…but well, you’ll have to wait until December to see all that. Merry Christmas! Hope to see you there.”
The reveal of Indiana Jones And The Sword Of Pandemonium follows the recent announcement of ‘Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures Book I’ and ‘Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures Book II,’ new deluxe hardcovers collecting the character’s beloved 1980s Marvel Comics sagas, coming in September.
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