NACELLEVERSE BEGINS WITH A BANG – The Knockout Issue Zero Comic Returns for Second Printing!
Melissa Flores’ Sold-Out Hit NACELLEVERSE #0 Will be Back on Shelves April 17th
Nacelleverse #0 2nd Printing Cover by Marco D’Alfonso
PORTLAND, OR (March 20th, 2024) – Oni Press, in partnership with global entertainment powerhouse The Nacelle Company, is announcing that NACELLEVERSE #0 will return for a second printing! The groundbreaking double-sized 48-page comic sets a new epic world into motion, priming the stage for iconic characters such as ROBOFORCE, BIKER MICE FROM MARS, SECTAURS, POWER LORDS, and THE GREAT GARLOO to conquer brand-new series of their own across 2024! Blockbuster writer Melissa Flores continues to make comic book history when NACELLEVERSE #0 returns in shops everywhere on April 17th!
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 . . .
Blockbuster writer Melissa Flores (Spider Gwen: Smash, The Dead Lucky) and a roster of jaw-dropping creators– including Rahmat Handoko (Ultimate Spider-Man), Rhoald Marcellius (Hulk), Diogenes Neves (Realm of X), and Eisner Award nominee Francis Portela (Green Lantern) leave no stone unturned and no story untold; catch NACELLE’S quintessential characters in series of their own later this year:
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 art from powerhouse creators Diogenes Neves (Realm of X, Suicide Squad), Francis Portela(Green Lantern, Faith) and a brand-new 2nd printing cover from Marco D’Alfonso (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), NACELLEVERSE #0 makes an iconic comeback April 17th!
The saga’s just beginning… Launching out of NACELLEVERSE #0 is ROBOFORCE– Nacelle’s first iconic characters to debut in their own series! Don’t miss the next exciting installment in the epic new universe when ROBOFORCE #1 charges onto the scene April 24th!
PRAISE FOR NACELLEVERSE #0
“A fantastic adventure… I loved every bit of this book – it brought back the feel-good stories we used to find on the comic book racks at the gas stations. The artwork is superb across the board… It’s the start of something extraordinary in the world of comic books and pop culture.”—PASTRAMI NATION
“This exciting event sets the stage for the interconnected NacelleVerse, defined by thrilling characters, captivating worlds, and intricate plot lines that will unfold over the next 5 years.”—GEEK NETWORK
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 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.