The acclaimed artist Wayne Barlowe, known for his foundational work on the POWER LORDS characters, will make his debut as a comic book cover artist with the release of POWER LORDS #1 in January.

The press release follows:

Media Release -- Oni Press, in partnership with global entertainment powerhouse The Nacelle Company, is proud to announce a major event in the history of the publisher's growing stable of hit Nacelleverse series as Hugo Award-nominated, Locus Award-winning illustrator – and original POWER LORDS character designer – Wayne Barlowe lends his talents to January's POWER LORDS #1 with his first-ever comic book cover!



Debuting with two distinct editions of POWER LORDS #1 by blockbuster writers Dennis Culver (Unstoppable Doom Patrol) & Matt Hotson (Power Rangers: The Return) and powerhouse artist V Ken Marion (Green Lantern) – as both an "open order" shelf cover and incentive, 1:50 "full art" variant featuring the complete detail of the artist's unexpurgated painting – this Nacellverse milestone is a homecoming for Barlowe, who designed the Power Lords distinctive and enduring characters for the debut of the original Revell action figure line in 1983.

In addition to designing the enduring visual identity of the Nacelleverse's farthest-reaching cosmic heroes with the POWER LORDS, Barlowe has forged a distinctive and influential path with a career spanning illustration and concept art across more than 45 years in film, fiction, and toys. Originally reaping renown for his Hugo Award and American Book Award-nominated masterwork, Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, Barlowe's talents soon transitioned from page to screen as he collaborated with some of the most renowned filmmakers of all time to forge the visual identities and environments for seminal science-fiction films, including James Cameron's Avatar, Alfonso Cuarón's Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy and Pacific Rim, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and many more.

Notably, Oni's POWER LORDS #1 will mark the first comic book cover Barlowe has ever created in his long and distinguished career and marks his singular return to the seminal toy franchise since the early 1980s.

"It's been far too long since the POWER LORDS were put into cryogenic suspension," said Barlowe. "I'm beyond excited by their auspicious reawakening and look forward to their continued adventures throughout the galaxy!"

In addition to Barlowe's near-nonstop work in film and television, he is also the author of several novels (God's Demon, The Heart Of Hell). He has also written and illustrated a number of art books, including Expedition, Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy, Barlowe's Inferno, Brushfire, The Alien Life of Wayne Barlowe, and An Alphabet of Dinosaurs. Expedition aired as the Discovery Channel's special "Alien Planet" in 2005.

THIS JANUARY, THE LEGEND OF THE POWER LORDS BEGINS ANEW! Enter an alien realm beyond imagination as the beloved toy icons return to fuel 2025's most epic, galaxy-spanning cosmic adventure! When deep-space smuggler Adam Power comes into possession of the mysterious Power Jewel, he finds himself transformed into something far greater and more powerful than the sum of his parts—only to discover he's been drafted into an eons-old battle between good and evil that could rend entire galaxies asunder! The next chapter of the NACELLEVERSE starts here as the POWER LORDS are reborn for a new generation!

Featuring galaxy-colliding covers by Dustin Weaver (Avengers, EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss), Salvador Larroca (Invincible Iron Man), Wayne Barlowe (Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials), and Grey Williamson (Val-Mar: Gifted And Cursed), and more – POWER LORDS #1 ignites the next evolution for the Nacelleverse in comic shops everywhere January 2025!

POWER LORDS #1 (of 3)
WRITTEN BY DENNIS CULVER & MATT HOTSON
ARTY BY V KEN MARION
COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER
COVER B BY SALVADOR LARROCA
COVER C BY WAYNE BARLOWE
FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY DUSTIN WEAVER
VARIANT COVER (1:20) BY GREY WILLIAMSON
VARIANT COVER (1:50) BY WAYNE BARLOWE
BLANK COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

ON SALE JANUARY 29th, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PAGES | FC

IOC: 12/1/2024
FOC: 1/6/2025

About Oni Press

Founded in 1997, Oni Press has a 25-year history as one of the industry's most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels with titles including Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim, K. O'Neill's Tea Dragon Society, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt's The Sixth Gun, Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, Ezra Clayton Daniels' Upgrade Soul, Brenna Thummler's Sheets trilogy, and many hundreds more. In 2019, Oni Press merged with Lion Forge Comics – the Eisner Award-winning independent comic book publisher founded by Academy Award-winning producer and entrepreneur David Steward II – to create one of the largest, independent libraries of comics content anywhere in media. The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group now exists as a publishing subsidiary of Steward's diversified global media company, Polarity.

The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group publishes more than 60 original and licensed graphic novels annually, in addition to an extensive list of periodical comics.

About Nacelle Company

Established in 2017, The Nacelle Company, founded by Brian Volk-Weiss, is an American diversified media company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to producing quality entertainment. Nacelle has evolved into a leader in the pop-culture space through its scripted and unscripted productions, consumer products, records, distribution, and podcasting divisions. Nacelle's comedy division, Comedy Dynamics, is a worldwide leader in the stand-up comedy space, having produced and distributed specials for Ali Wong, Tom Segura, Iliza Shlesinger, Pete Davidson, Jim Gaffigan, Tiffany Haddish, Larry the Cable Guy, and more. Nacelle is currently producing the NacelleVerse, an interconnected universe of animated shows that include RoboForce, which is co-produced by Brian Volk-Weiss and Seven Bucks Productions' Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Brian Gewirtz, as well as their Biker Mice from Mars animated series, which is co-produced by Brian Volk-Weiss, Cisco Henson, Matt Kravitsky, and Michael Goodman from Nacelle, Maximum Effort's Ryan Reynolds, George Dewey, Kevin Hill, and Ashley Fox, as well as Fubo's David Gandler and Pamela Duckworth. The company's hits include Netflix's Emmy-winning docuseries, Down To Earth with Zac Efron and the NAACP Image award-nominated Kevin Hart's Guide To Black History, as well as Netflix's The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us, Behind The Attraction on Disney+, Sony's Mad About You, Icons Unearthed on Vice TV, CW's Discontinued, and the History Channel's Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek. The Nacelle Company develops, produces, and distributes content across multiple media platforms including Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO, Discovery, BET+, A&E Networks, Peacock, Hulu, Vice, Viacom, History, and many more.