An explosive new universe of toy and animation leaps into action this April in Melissa Flores & Diogenes Neves' ROBOFORCE.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- Oni Press, in partnership with the global entertainment powerhouse The Nacelle Company, is proud to reveal your first look at ROBOFORCE #1 – the must-read FIRST ISSUE putting the 22nd Century's most advanced robot strike force into their milestone comic book debut!
Launching directly out of the pages of the double-sized NACELLEVERSE #0 one-shot –hitting March 20th with the first comic book appearance of RoboForce, alongside the Biker Mice from Mars, Sectaurs, Power Lords, and more – enter brave new world of incendiary action and robot-on-robot firepower as blockbuster creators Melissa Flores (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Diogenes Neves (Realm of X, Suicide Squad) launch the NacelleVerse's action figure icons into their first solo adventure in ROBOFORCE #1 on April 17th, 2024!
ROBOFORCE #1 begins in 2091, a little over a year after the RoboForce were rendered obsolete, replaced by the superior Utopia Aegis 101 bots. The NacelleVerse
comic series leads fans directly into the upcoming Nacelle Company animated series co-produced by Brian Volk-Weiss and Seven Bucks Productions' Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Brian Gewirtz.
Meet Maxx 89, the latest and greatest innovation in the field of robotics! As a member of RoboForce--the crew of highly advanced androids redefining technological advancement on 22nd-century Earth--there's no job too big for him to handle. But when a rival company steals their creator's newest invention in a brazen act of corporate warfare, Maxx and the high-powered Detonator are determined to get it back . . . even if it means breaking company protocol!
"We're going on a heist! Working with Nacelle and Oni Press to create an original prequel to the Robo Force animated series in comic form has been an incredible adventure," said writer Melissa Flores. "This miniseries will dive deeper into Maxx 89 and Detonator's complicated relationship, showing us their true motivations and state of mind as they figure out their place in futuristic Chicago. It will be an action-packed three issues that will complement the upcoming animated series perfectly. You won't want to miss it!"
Leading directly into the upcoming RoboForce animated series co-produced by Brian Volk-Weiss, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Seven Bucks Entertainment, ROBOFORCE #1 is leading off the first year of Oni Press' new publishing line that will chronicle the rise of the NacelleVerse's biggest icons:
NACELLEVERSE #0 (ONE-SHOT) | COMING IN MARCH!
ROBOFORCE #1 (of 3) | COMING IN APRIL!
BIKER MICE FROM MARS #1 (OF 3) | COMING IN JULY!
SECTAURS #1 (OF 3) | COMING SOON!
POWER LORDS #1 (OF 3) | COMING SOON!
Steel yourself – ROBOFORCE #1 (of 3) charges onto the scene April 17th, 2024 – featuring an astounding array of covers by all-star artists Dustin Weaver (Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D.), Marco D'Alfonso (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), and Rhoald Marcellius (Contest of Champions), alongside stunning blank cover and toy variants spotlighting Nacelle's dynamic line of RoboForce action figures!
PLUS: As the NacelleVerse readies its concussive debut coming soon to comic shops everywhere, Oni Press is proud to offer a first-of-its-kind pre-order-exclusive reward that will capture the attention of comic fans and toy collectors alike with the NACELLEVERSE: YEAR ONE PRE-ORDER BUNDLE! Customers who pre-order the complete first year of Oni's NacelleVerse publishing initiative – beginning with the 48-page NacelleVerse #0 one-shot in March and continuing in ROBOFORCE #1 (of 3) in April, BIKER MICE FROM MARS #1 (of 3) in July, and through two more upcoming series to be revealed soon – will receive exclusive pre-order editions of all 13 issues, plus a limited-edition RoboForce action figure featuring the villainous TERBL, standing 4" inches high with five points of articulation and available ONLY through this limited-time pre-order bundle!
PLEASE NOTE: Oni Press can only guarantee orders for the NACELLEVERSE: YEAR ONE PRE-ORDER BUNDLE received at Diamond Comic Distributors or Lunar Distribution by the Final Order Cut-Off (FOC) date of February 26th, 2024. Single issues corresponding to the bundle will be fulfilled to retailers monthly upon their solicited Direct Market release dates. The bundle-exclusive TERBL figure is projected to be fulfilled directly to retailers in late 2024.
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About Nacelle:
Nacelle, founded by Brian Volk-Weiss, is an American diversified media company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Established in 2017, they are the leader in the pop-culture and comedy space through their scripted and unscripted production, podcasting, publishing, records, distribution, development, management toys, and consumer product divisions. The company has produced several notable hits, including Netflix's Emmy award-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, All The Way Black for BET+ History's Grant, Amazon's A Toy Store Near You, and History's Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek. Nacelle 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. In 2022, Nacelle Company expanded with a consumer products division aimed at reviving beloved toy properties such as Robo Force, Sectaurs, The Great Garloo and others. The company is dedicated to showcasing groundbreaking stories and pop-culture history through its signature documentary filmmaking style, unique hybrid distribution system and a consistent desire to never stop exploring.
About Seven Bucks Productions
Co-founded by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, Seven Bucks Productions is a multi-platform production company pioneering original content for television, film, emerging technologies, and digital networks. Crossing all entertainment verticals, Seven Bucks Productions creates innovative content rooted in authenticity, strong storytelling, and passion. Seven Bucks Productions has an ever-expanding slate including tent-pole movies such as Disney's JUNGLE CRUISE, Netflix's RED NOTICE, Warner Bros. BLACK ADAM and DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS, Sony's JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE and JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, Universal's HOBBS & SHAW, among others. The company also produces original television programming including NBC's Young Rock, HBO's Ballers, Disney+'s Behind the Attraction and Stuntman, NBC's The Titan Games, and Paramount Network's Rock the Troops.
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, 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.
