Legendary Comics Reveals New Comic PACIFIC RIM: BLACKOUT for Kaiju Fighting Fans
Fans of Pacific Rim should be excited to learn that Legendary Comics is releasing new comics for you to enjoy. Pacific Rim: Blackout is a new companion graphic novel from writer Cavan Scott and artist Nelson Dániel. This graphic novel serves as a prequel adventure to the Netflix Original Anime series Pacific Rim: The Black and follows Herc Hansen.
The PPDC Ranger returns as a world-weary jaeger pilot dragged into battle as an influx of kaiju threatens to destroy the Australian continent and all its inhabitants. Along with his niece Olivia, his copilot Cooper, and Marshal Rask, Herc faces brand-new kaiju of epic proportions while battling his own inner demons.
The other item is the Pacific Rim: Ultimate Omnibus which collects Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero by Travis Beacham, Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift by Joshua Fialkov, Pacific Rim: Aftermath and Pacific Rim: Amara by Scott, and Pacific Rim: Blackout in one giant collection. Fans can pre-order both of these new items now through Kickstarter with a release slated for January 2022.
Robert Napton of Legendary Comics said:
The Pacific Rim universe is so rich with opportunities to tell all-new captivating stories, and we are thrilled to bring a new prequel adventure based on the popular Netflix anime series to fans. Showrunners Greg Johnson and Craig Kyle created such a strikingly beautiful and hauntingly dangerous story featured in the anime series, and I couldn’t think of a better creative team than Cavan and Nelson to capture this vivid storytelling and visual style to bring to the page. We are also thrilled to offer fans of the franchise a new collection that allows them to revisit past adventures.
Nikita Kannekanti of Legendary Comics remarked:
Working with Cavan and Nelson to bring this Pacific Rim story to life has been so much fun. Cavan does such a great job balancing the action with the emotional character moments, and Nelson's art is so full of energy in every single panel. I hope fans enjoy Herc's story and learning more about what happened before the Black!
Scott said:
It has been an absolute joy to return to the world of Pacific Rim for this original graphic novel and to also provide a link between the original movie and the fantastic anime series. Herc’s story really resonates with me; a man who has seen the world change and his friends fall away as the monsters keep on coming. But he never gives in, never lets events he cannot control defeat him. The monsters we see Herc facing in his personal life are just as destructive as the kaiju that are razing cities across Australia. As always, Pacific Rim is just as much a story about people caught in extraordinary times as it is a spectacle of monsters vs. mechs. That’s not to say that Blackout doesn’t feature killer kaiju fight scenes. Nelson has done an incredible job balancing cataclysmic events with heartfelt personal moments. I hope Pacific Rim fans young and old enjoy these final moments before Australia becomes the Black.
Dániel added:
The Pacific Rim universe was something I wanted to draw, the Jaegers and Kaijus and the whole game of proportions is something I really enjoyed doing. I don't know how many buildings I draw and how many destroyed, but they are never enough when it comes to epic battles. I hope the fans enjoy it as much as I do when I’m drawing it.
Are you excited for this new adventure in the world of Pacific Rim?