The big news this week was that Dynamite Comics is launching a new Captain Planet comic with David Pepose and Eman Casallos. This created some huge buzz and pre-orders immediately came in, so when it is time to order, we are off to the races.
Another cool aspect that was included in the announcement is that Dynamite will print the comic using 70% recycled paper. Though, this might have always been the case. Which is good, because if there is one thing Dynamite is known for is that it produces a staggering amount of covers for its series, which does create a headache, not only for me but for a lot of customers. They just do not know which one to buy and there is little deviation between a lot of them. I think this is for the hardcore collectors who like to flip books on the internet.
Luckily, this does not seem to be the case with Captain Planet with only three variant covers announced. So it does seem like Dynamite is aware of the intricacies of launching a comic about a character who advocates for the environment.
And this is exciting. We need more stuff like this to set the industry ablaze and get fans excited. I do hope the book lives up to the hype, and with Pepose and Casallos involved, I am quite confident that it will.