Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment, also known as Dynamite, is an American comic book publisher founded in 2004 by Nick Barrucci in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is known for adapting old cult science fiction films and TV series and public domain literary properties. It has also bought the rights to other publisher's canceled titles, such as The Boys, which was adapted into a television series in 2019 for the Amazon Prime Video streaming service.
Since 2022, Dynamite has teamed up with Disney to produce comic book titles on their properties, such as the animated television series Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck, DuckTales, villains from their movies, and a continuation of the movie Lilo & Stitch, Hercules, and Zootopia.
History
At New York Comic Con 2023, it was announced that Dynamite had entertained into a new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to adapt their Hanna-Barbera properties into a number of comics and graphic novels, including The Flintstones, The Powerpuff Girls, Space Ghost, and Jonny Quest.[1]
At San Diego Comic Con 2023, the Hanna-Barbera-adjacent Thundarr the Barbarian was announced,[2] and then separately The Herculoids, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder.[3]
Published
Collections
| Titles | Issues | Original publish date |
|---|---|---|
| Space Ghost Volume 1: With Only Ghosts to Comfort Us | 1-6 | May 1, 2024 |
| Jonny Quest Volume 1: Time Flies | 1-5 | April 8, 2025 |
| The Powerpuff Girls | 1-3, The Powerpuff Girls Halloween Special | April 8, 2025 |
| Space Ghost Volume 2 | TBA | May 27, 2025 |
Ongoing
| Titles | Issues | Original publish date |
|---|---|---|
| Space Ghost | 11 as March 19, 2025 | May 1, 2024 |
| Jonny Quest | 6 as of March 2025 | August 14, 2024 |
| The Powerpuff Girls | 9 as of March 26, 2025 | July 17, 2024 |
| Space Quest | 1 as of March 12, 2025 | Narch 12, 2025 |
| The Herculoids | 2 as of March 19, 2025 | February 19, 2025 |
Specials
Footnotes
References
- ^ Amaya, Erik (October 12, 2023). "NYCC 2023: Dynamite Partners With Warner Bros. Discovery For ‘ThunderCats’ Comics And More". Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (July 25, 2023). "Dynamite To Publish DuckTales and Thundarr The Barbarian Comics". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (July 26, 2023). Dynamite To Publish DuckTales and Thundarr The Barbarian Comics "Dynamite's Herculoids, Ben 10, Captain Planet, Dynomutt, Blue Falcon". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
