Keeping this secret was tough, but it's finally out—Udon Entertainment is reprinting Archie Comics' Mega Man series!
In collaboration with Archie, Udon is remastering the comics in an oversized format with updated art and new short stories from the original creative team. To top it all off, the first volume will be available in hardcover. More details, including the release date, are coming soon.
Originally published in 2011, the Archie Comics Mega Man run delivered fresh stories inspired by the classic series, with Ian Flynn as the lead writer. It wrapped up in 2015 after 55 issues, leaving the door open for a potential adaptation of Mega Man 4.
While these reprints don’t guarantee a full revival, a strong reception could definitely turn some heads. Stay tuned for more updates soon!
This is great news for anyone that originally missed out! It was a really fun story
ReplyDeleteNice! So, wishful thinking, but...what are the odds that if this release is well supported, Udon will continue the series?
ReplyDeleteI hope we get the whole series, including the worlds collide/unite stuff.
ReplyDeletenot like that mastermix thing where we got one collection and that's it...
Oversized meaning.... Larger than the floppy or larger than the trades? I am assuming the former.
ReplyDeleteIan's involvement with the Timelines series, the OG team making new shorts, the pieces are there, at the very least, for a revival.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how they'll handle the crossovers with Sonic.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is they’ll be skipped, Sega seems pretty intent on ignoring Archie for a while now
DeleteHope they can figure out the rights to reprint the crossover series with Sonic The Hedgehog, as well.
ReplyDeleteI understand that's a whole other issue (LOL, pun).
But it's always annoyed me that while "Worlds Collide" is possible to get in a single "The Complete Epic" volume, the follow-up with more Capcom and Sega characters, "Worlds Unite", was trickier for me to physically collect, because the last four issues were not collected into a third trade paperback volume.
Just getting all of "World Unite" (plus the "Battles" side stories and the "Free Comic Book Day" prelude) in one book would be nice.
Updated art? Why? The art in the comics isn't exactly dated.
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