Fan-favorite writer Aubrey Sitterson (No One Left to Fight, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling) and critically-acclaimed artist Jed Dougherty (Savage Hearts, Worlds’ Finest) have launched a hit in their debut series Free Planet on shelves today. The premier issue of this highly anticipated space opera series has sold out completely at the distributor level—day of release—and is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with the breakneck speed of reorder activity.
Fans are advised to hit their local comic shop today without delay to snag one of the first printings before it’s too late.
“I am so incredibly grateful to comic shop retailers for getting behind such a unique book, unlike anything else on the racks,” said Sitterson. “Free Planet is the Shape of Comics to Come and readers will want to be in on our geopolitical space opera from the very first issue.”
Free Planet is a story about freedom and the sacrifices it demands and is perhaps best described as a kaleidoscopic blend of the emotional space opera stylings of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga set against the intricate speculative history and political machinations of Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta’s East of West.
Dougherty added: “My heartfelt thanks go to the retailers, comics pros and early reviewers who have helped spread the word about Free Planet. Your enthusiasm for rich, post-revolutionary sci-fi has been invaluable in getting our comic where it’s meant to be: In readers’ hands.”
The first completely free planet in human history has won its independence. In Free Planet, readers follow a group of revolutionary heroes who must defend the planet’s unique energy source from a pair of hostile intergalactic powers while determining what complete freedom actually entails.
Free Planet #1, second printing (Lunar Code 0325IM873) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 4.