The new Captain Planet series kicks of in April as Dynamite continues its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global.
Dynamite Entertainment continues its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global as they announced a new Captain Planet series. The new title will be written by David Pepose, who is currently finishing up his Space Ghost series at Dynamite. Art from the series will come from Eman Casallos, who has also done work at Dynamite on titles such as Vampirella. this series is schedule to release in April.
“Every comic creator has their own personal white whale — that singular property they’ve been itching to make their mark on — and for more than a decade Captain Planet has been mine,” Pepose said in the press release.
The new Captain Planet series will include all of the original teammates from the 1990s cartoon series:
- Kwame from Ghana wields the power of Earth.
- Wheeler hails from the United States and channels Fire.
- Linka’s origins are in Russia and she can manipulate Wind.
- Gi traces back to South Korea and can control Water.
- Ma-Ti is from Brazil and uses Heart.
Captain Planet faces a new villain in the series as he battles Lucien Plunder, which seemss to be a play on original arch-nemesis Looten Plunder.
From the press release:
The first issue is scheduled to release April 23, timed to the same week as Earth Day. Dynamite is also proud to announce that Captain Planet issues will be printed on 70% recycled paper, as with all of the publisher’s periodicals.
For this historic return of the iconic franchise, Dynamite has assembled a team just as diverse as the Planeteers to contribute jaw-dropping covers for the series. The first issue features variants by superstar Mark Spears, known for his Monsters series; Christian Ward; and Ben Oliver. The first six issues will also feature a special connecting set of covers by Jae Lee and June Chung.
Take a look at the covers and textless preview provided by Dynamite Entertainment to The Comic Book Spot below:
Captain Planet #1 releases everywhere on April 23, 2025, which is the same week as Earth Day. Stay tuned here at The Comic Book Spot as more news become available.
