The Defenders Unite! — The Complete Modern Reimagining Of ‘Defenders Of The Earth’ Arrives This November
by Brendan M. Allen
Flash Gordon. The Phantom. Mandrake the Magician. Lothar. Some of the most iconic adventure heroes in comics history came together in Defenders of the Earth. Now Mad Cave Studios, in partnership with King Features Syndicate, is bringing the entire modern reimagining together for the first time in Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Collection.
Written by Dan DiDio with art by Jim Calafiore, Alex Sanchez, and more, colors by Juancho!, and letters by Carlos M. Mangual, the oversized 320-page paperback collects all 12 issues of the series. It picks up the characters and storylines of the original animated series while pushing the Defenders and their families into a new era.
The Defenders stage a multi-world hunt for the missing Dale Arden, The Phantom fights for his spot in the family legacy, and the younger generation — Rick, LJ, Jedda, and Kshin — take up their mentors’ roles as both Earth and Mongo fracture in political chaos!
Defenders of the Earth: The Complete Collection goes on sale November 17th, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545829172 | $29.99).
