After Smashing Sales Records, Thundercats Returns To Its Comic Roots With New Omnibus

After smashing sales records and wowing fans and critics alike, the Thundercats are heading back to their comic book roots in a new omnibus edition. Thundercats has a rich history on television, one stretching over almost four decades. The franchise has deep ties to comics as well, including a fondly remembered stint at Marvel in the mid-1980s. Now those classic Thundercats comics are finally returning to print courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment.

Dynamite announced the forthcoming omnibus via a post on their website. The Thundercats Classic Years Omnibus collects all 24 issues of Marvel’s Thundercats comic, which ran between 1985 and 1988. Dynamite’s forthcoming omnibus marks the return of these issues to print, almost 40 years after their first publication, recolored and remastered to make them look as awesome as ever. Dynamite will launch a crowdfunding campaign for the omnibus on November 18 via BackerIt. While exact rewards have not been announced, Dynamite has promised it will come in “premium” and “collectible” formats.

Thundercats Have Entertained Fans For Nearly 40 Years

Comic Books Have Played a Key Role in the Success of Thundercats

Dynamite’s Thundercats Classic Years Omnibus comes on the eve of the franchise’s 40th anniversary. Launched in 1985 with an animated series and tie-in toy line, Thundercats quickly became popular with its target demographic. Marvel, seeing something special in the franchise, picked up the comic book rights, and the first issue of Thundercats arrived by the end of 1985. The book ran for 24 issues under Marvel’s younger-reader oriented Star imprint, and boasted top talent, such as Gerry Conway, David Micheline and Tom DeFalco. The series ceased publication in 1988, and back issues now command top dollar on the secondary market.

In the years since Marvel canceled Thundercats, the franchise’s reputation has only grown, and indeed has been the subject of several reboots. Some of these reboots happened in the comics, and others on-screen. Currently, Thundercats is experiencing one of its biggest relaunches ever thanks to Dynamite Entertainment, writer Declan Shalvey and artist Drew Moss. Dynamite’s Thundercats ongoing debuted to robust sales earlier this year, as well as critical acclaim and fan approval. Thundercats from Dynamite is a love letter to the franchise, expanding its lore in new and intriguing ways, including new characters such as Apex.

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Thundercats Classic Years Omnibus Will Be a Treasure for Fans Old and New

Fans currently enjoying Dynamite’s successful Thundercats title will find plenty to love in the team’s Marvel-era adventures. While the stories are geared at younger readers, they are still fun reads that capture the spirit of the property, and offer insight into its formative years. Although Dynamite has not announced any special features for the Thundercats Classic Years Omnibus, the prospect of these classic stories returning to print at long last is an exciting prospect in itself. Thundercats is currently having a moment in comics, and the Classic Years Omnibus takes fans back to where it all began.

Source 1: Dynamite Entertainment

Source 2: BackerIt