Udon Entertainment is kicking off their new line of Mega Man comic books with a special issue for Free Comic Book Day 2025. Mega Man #0, a silver-tier FCBD book, will be available at participating comic book retailers on May 3, 2025. (You can view the full list of FCBD titles here)
The art for this issue is by Jeffrey Cruz (a familiar name from Mega Man Legacy Collection 1, Mega Man Mastermix, and several Udon projects), Kenny Ruiz, Edwin Huang and Andrew Dickman, with the story written by Tavis Maiden.
Details about the story are coming soon, but I can share that this issue is a one-shot with a "silly" vibe that won't be fully reflective of the series' overall tone. Mega Man #1 proper, launching shortly after, promises to bring the "cool."
More updates on Udon's Mega Man soon!
am i dreaming?! i didn’t know there were going to be new comics!!!
ReplyDeleteBetween this cover and LC1, it’s pretty clear which RM’s are Jeffrey’s favorites. :p
ReplyDeleteI know the article says the story will be pretty light-hearted (potentially non-canon to the actual series), and the cover may have unseen characters anyway, but I’m hoping the diverse range of RM’s seen points to this *not* being a verbatim retelling of the game story. That was the biggest downfall of the Archie comics, imo.
I disagree about the Archie point. I always thought the way they adapted the game stories was one of that series biggest strengths. They were clearly inspired by the games, but were greatly remixed and elaborated on and otherwise just creatively reinterpreted in a way that really worked. The way they were handling the introduction to Protoman in particular was absolutely fantastic and it will never not be a sore point to me that the series ended before we got to see that character arc fully fleshed out.
DeleteCute art. Nice to see robot masters from the later NES games represented.
ReplyDeleteCold Man? Quite the deep cut! Any word on who the writers are?
ReplyDeleteThe art style of this comic looks so good! 🤩
ReplyDeleteChamba is PERFECT for the art! Any word on the writer?? I hope they have someone that hasn't worked with Udon before. The only one I could think of writing Megaman would be Jim Zub, maybe?
ReplyDeleteSo Psyched that Andrew Dickman got on this issue. Absolute legend
ReplyDeleteCool! Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteI know the linked article stated that the Battle Network and Star Force series rights were tied up elsewhere, but I can't help but wonder what they'll eventually do for that side of the equation.
I'm hyped for this!
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