‘ThunderCats’ #1 Orders Reach 170,000 Copies
by Erik Amaya
ThunderCats are loose!
Dynamite announced Friday that ThunderCats #1 reached 170,000 copies following last weekend’s final order cutoff date — a huge number for a huge debut.
The series, one of the first in the company’s partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, is a fresh take on the classic animated series from writer Declan Shalvey and artist Drew Moss. Fleeing the destruction of their homeworld, Thundera, the ‘Cats find refuge (and danger) on Third Earth. There, young Lion-O — now aged into the body of a grown man thanks to a malfunctioning cryo-sleep chamber — must quickly learn to be the team’s leader as he is the only one who can wield the Sword of Omens and harness the power of the Eye of Thundera within its hilt. No easy task for someone with 20+ years of maturity, let alone someone who went into deep sleep as a pre-teen.
Additionally, as Shalvey told our own Anton Kromoff, “the tone could be described as a slightly darker, more grounded take on the characters.” Although not grimdark, it will confront the trauma from escaping Thundera and the difficulties in establishing a new home with, of course, “a lot of kicking and punching to come along with it.” Add to that the ThunderCat’s old enemies, the Mutants of Plun-Darr, and Third Earth’s own ancient evil, Mumm-Ra, and you get a book promising to deliver on the animated series’ creepier moments.
Featuring covers from Shalvey, David Nakayama, Lucio Parrillo, Jae Lee, Rob Liefeld, Ivan Tao, and more, ThunderCats #1 is due out on stands February 7th.
