Image Comics Announces New Sci-Fi Series ‘Free Planet’ From Aubrey Sitterson And Jed Dougherty
by Olly MacNamee
Writer Aubrey Sitterson (No One Left to Fight, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling) and artist Jed Dougherty (Savage Hearts, Worlds’ Finest) are the creative team behind new sci-fi space opera comic book series Free Planet coming this May from Image Comics.
Here’s the abridged synopsis, covers and preview to whet your appetite
“Free Planet is a story about freedom and the sacrifices … The first completely free planet in human history has won its independence. In Free Planet, readers follow a group of revolutionary heroes who must defend the planet’s unique energy source from a pair of hostile intergalactic powers while determining what complete freedom actually entails.”
Talking exclusively to IGN, Sitterson said:
“Free Planet is the shape of comics to come, Jed and my effort to elevate our craft and chosen medium with a truly literary comic, its rich complexity presented visually. Whether its intense military action, intricate geopolitical machinations, or heart-rending soap opera, every page of Free Planet contains an overwhelming amount of visual information; we’re giving you your money’s worth, with a book meant to be read slowly, again and again. It’s a complex rumination on what everyone—no matter where they fall on the political spectrum—truly wants: Freedom. In light of this, it’s fitting that Free Planet has found a home at Image Comics, a publisher founded for the express purpose of affording comics creators the freedom to make their best, most personal works, completely unfettered.”
Dougherty added:
“Aubrey and I have collaborated on several comics with fantasy and comedic tones. Free Planet is our foray into a more serious work: An internally conflicted force of revolutionaries defending their planet’s resources from the depredations of interstellar powers. In keeping with the rich, involved script, I’ve modified my artwork with grittier tonal rendering as well as experiments with page layouts and graphical elements. In the course of drawing this book, the wide cast of characters has come alive for me as they battle on land and in space, as they rebuild a society from the wreckage of revolution, and as they seek out vengeance, justice and even love.”
Free Planet #1 will be out on Wednesday, May 7th, from Image Comics.