Must Watch: Go Inside NACELLEVERSE #0 with Cosmos-Colliding Sizzle Reel & Explosive Interior Preview
ROBOFORCE! BIKER FROM MICE FROM MARS! SECTAURS! THE GREAT GARLOO! POWER LORDS! AND MANY MORE! Witness the Big Bang for a New Universe of Toy and Animation Icons in a Double-Sized, 48-Page Blockbuster from Creators Melissa Flores, Diogenes Neves, Francis Portela & More!
(PORTLAND, OR February 14, 2024)– Oni Press, in partnership with global entertainment powerhouse The Nacelle Company, is proud to reveal the first expanded look inside NACELLEVERSE #0 . . . PLUS a jaw-dropping teaser revealing the first sneak preview at the first wave of NACELLEVERSE animated series smashing their way into a streaming service near you later in 2024!
From blockbuster writer Melissa Flores (Spider Gwen: Smash, The Dead Lucky) and a rotating cast of hard-hitting superstars – including Rahmat Handoko (Ultimate Spider-Man), Rhoald Marcellius (Hulk), Diogenes Neves (Realm of X), and Eisner Award nominee Francis Portela (Green Lantern),– this colossal 48-page spectacular drops on March 20th, setting the stage for a slate of all-new series starring ROBOFORCE, BIKER FROM MICE FROM MARS, SECTAURS, POWER LORDS, THE GREAT GARLOO, and many more in advance of their animated debuts in months to come!
When his planet is annihilated by a cosmic disaster, The Great Garloo must begin a galaxy-spanning search for a place to call home . . . only to discover a bold new universe of champions waiting amongst the stars! From the genetically modified Sectaurian warriors of Symbion to the rabble-rousing Biker Mice from Mars, Garloo's quest for safe haven will hurdle him on a one-way collision course toward 22nd century Earth, where the obsolete robotic wrecking crew called RoboForce is about to forge a new destiny . . .
In partnership with the Nacelle Company, Oni Press is proud to present a comics milestone three decades in the making as a new universe of toy and animation icons rockets into action from blockbuster writer Melissa Flores (Power Rangers,The Dead Lucky) and artistic powerhouses Diogenes Neves (Realm of X, Suicide Squad), Francis Portela (Green Lantern, Faith), and more!
The road to this summer's RoboForce #1 – coming in April – and Biker Mice from Mars #1 – coming in July! – starts here with a momentous new jumping-on point that no fan can afford to miss!
Tying directly into the Nacelle Company’s ambitious and interconnected slate of animated series beginning with ROBOFORCE – produced in partnership with executive producers Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Brian Gewirtz, Hiram Garcia and Seven Bucks Productions – and BIKER MICE FROM MARS – produced in partnership with executive producer Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort – NACELLEVERSE #0 will lay the foundation for Oni Press’ first year of comic series chronicling the rise of the NacelleVerse’s biggest icons:
ROBOFORCE #1 (of 3) | COMING IN APRIL!
BIKER MICE FROM MARS #1 (OF 3) | COMING IN JULY!
SECTAURS #1 (OF 3) | COMING IN OCTOBER!
POWER LORDS #1 (OF 3) | COMING IN JANUARY
Featuring an astonishing collection of covers from Marco D’Alfonso (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), Logan Lubera (New Fantastic Four), InHyuk Lee (DCeased), Livio Ramondelli (Transformers), and living legend Mike Deodato Jr. (New Avengers, The Flash) – don’t miss comics history in the making when NACELLEVERSE #0 explodes onto the scene March 20th!
In addition to the comics and animated shows, Nacelle is producing collectible action figures for NacelleVerse properties. The first waves of RoboForce, Sectaurs, The Great Garloo and Biker Mice from Mars collectible figures are available now on NacelleStore.com. The Biker Mice toys in particular, feature sculpts that honor the legacy of the original toys, but with updated articulation, design features and 22 points of articulation. The first wave includes 7-inch figures of the three main characters, Throttle, Vinnie, and Modo, and will come in their very own vintage-inspired packaging. In January 2023, Nacelle unveiled a second edition of the successful Maxx 89 action figure.
NACELLEVERSE #0
WRITTEN BY MELISSA FLORES
ART BY RAHMAT HANDOKA, RHOALD MARCELLIUS, DIOGENESE NEVES, AND FRANCIS PORTELA
COVER A BY MARCO D'ALFONSO
COVER B BY LOGAN LUBERA
COVER C BY INHYUK LEE
COVER D BY LIVIO RAMONDELLI
COVER E BLANK SKETCH
WRAPAROUND VARIANT (1:20) BY MIKE DEODATO
B&W WRAPAROUND VARIANT (1:50) BY MIKE DEODATO
ON SALE MARCH 20th, 2024 | $5.99 | 48 pgs. | FC
FOC: 2/26/2024
NACELLEVERSE: YEAR ONE PRE-ORDER BUNDLE
WRITTEN BY MELISSA FLORES
ART & COVERS BY VARIOUS
INCLUDES:
NACELLEVERSE #0
ROBOFORCE #1-3
BIKER MICE FROM MARS #1-3
SECTAURS #1-3
POWER LORDS #1-3
PLUS: LIMITED-EDITION NACELLEVERSE "TERBL" ACTION FIGURE!
FOC: 2/26/2024 | $89.99
ROBOFORCE #1 (of 3)
WRITTEN BY MELISSA FLORES
ART BY DIOGENES NEVES
COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER
COVER B BY MARCO D’ALFONSO
COVER C TOY VARIANT
COVER D BLANK VARIANT
FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY DUSTIN WEAVER
VARIANT COVER (1:20) BY RHOALD MARCELLUS
ON SALE APRIL 17th, 2024 | $4.99 | 32 pgs. | FC
FOC: 3/25/2024
About Nacelle:
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 that includes RoboForce, in partnership with Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Seven Bucks Productions, and Biker Mice from Mars, in partnership with Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort. 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 History’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.
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.
COVER A BY MARCO D'ALFONSO
COVER B BY LOGAN LUBERA
COVER C BY INHYUK LEE
WRAPAROUND VARIANT (1:20) MIKE DEODATO JR.
INTERIOR ART BY FRANCIS PORTELA
INTERIOR ART BY FRANCIS PORTELA
INTERIOR ART BY FRANCIS PORTELA
INTERIOR ART BY FRANCIS PORTELA