Wings of Silver. Nerves of Steel. The SilverHawks were never quite as popular as their feline counterparts, the ThunderCats. However, the Rankin/Bass animated series still built up a small but loyal following in the 1980s. Yet despite being produced by the same team, the two cosmic series never saw an official crossover. That may change, however, with the SilverHawks joining what Dynamite Entertainment has dubbed the ThunderVerse.
The original cartoon centered around a special team of cyborg space cops, organized by the Federal Interplanetary Force under Commander Stargazer. The team was led in the field by Captain Jonathan Quick, codenamed Quicksilver. They battled all manner of outer-space evil-doers, though primarily the gang run by the sinister Mon*Star.
The SilverHawks comic will open with Stargazer assembling the team. Apart from Quicksilver, the team includes ace pilot Bluegrass, twin soldiers Steelheart and Steelwill, the illusionist Hotwing, and inventor Copper Kid. The team is assembled specifically to hunt the inmates freed during a mass jailbreak on the prison planet Limbo, including Mon*Star himself.
SilverHawks a passion project for writer Ed Brisson
The decision to bring back SIlverHawks was not directly born of Dynamite Entertainment and their successful partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery. The publisher has found critical and commercial success with some licensed cartoon comics in 2024, including Space Ghost and Jonny Quest, but the push to bring back Silverhawks was due to one insistent fan: Predator writer Ed Brisson.
“When Dynamite launched ThunderCats I immediately began to pester Declan Shalvey (the writer of ThunderCats) about the possibility of a SilverHawks book,” noted Brisson. “I am very excited that this book is happening and that I’m privileged enough to be involved. I couldn’t ask for a better collaborator than (artist) George Kambadais. So, strap in, because I’m about to pour all the love I have for the SilverHawks into this baby. I’m going to make you all love it too!”
Brisson promises that the new series will delve into the origins of the Silverhawks, which were never revealed in the original show. An “inventive procedural approach” will be used to explore incidents, events, and locations only hinted at by the cartoon. This will build to the larger story of Mon*Star and the looming cosmic mob war. This will presumably eventually extend to Third Earth and the ThunderCats, kicking off a long-awaited crossover.
SilverHawks #1 will fly into comic shops everywhere in January 2025.
