Are you ready to meet another brand-new ThunderCats character? Well get ready, because here comes Apex. The Declan Shalvey-designed mystery man (cat?) will debut in ThunderCats #8, in September, from Dynamite.
“Taking on the challenge of reintroducing the ThunderCats in this new series was a huge task and I couldn’t be happier with what Drew Moss and I have done with the book,” said Shalvey via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “With much of the new status quo established in the ‘Omens’ arc, we’re now in a place where we’re building our own ThunderCats lore, and with that comes the mysterious Apex. This character is going to introduce a whole new set of issues for the ThunderCats, especially once we learn their true identity. I was really delighted to be able to design this character too, following on from the designs Drew has previously established.”
While the identity of Apex will only be revealed in upcoming issues of ThunderCats, Dynamite teases that “fans might recognize certain visual elements of this character.” As I, personally, am not familiar with the lore of ThunderCats, I just googled “thundercats red eye” and discovered there’s a character named Red Eye — presumably what the movie starring Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams was based on? But probably not. Here, check out the design of the character by Shalvey and see if you can figure it out.
Previously, the comic series introduced an original character, Calica. Meanwhile, the iconic Snarf debuted in the next issue. And now, Dynamite is teasing Apex as the next big thing. And they’re also teasing that a new “special companion title in the franchise will be coming in December.” Fingers crossed it’s a Red Eye sequel because that movie is highly underrated.
ThunderCats #8 debuts September 25, 2024, in comic book stores. Check out a few of the covers, below.
as cool as new thundercats members are, cant bother reading this comic when they make tygra look like shit, whats with that stupid beard he has going on?