“Rogue Planet is a book I’ve been working on for quite a while, a sci-fi horror story that really digs into my roots as a horror fan” co-creator Cullen Bunn said Wednesday in a statement. “I remember where I was sitting when I first wrote the title down — I was having coffee with my pal and frequent collaborator Brian Hurtt at Powell’s Books — and I couldn’t stop thinking about the possibilities. I spent a while kicking ideas around, and I came up with a chilling notion that I absolutely loved.”
Bunn’s co-creator on the series is Justice League of America and Wolverine: Infinity Watch artist Andy McDonald.
“I’ve been a fan of his work for so long,” explained Bunn. “He really sold the hostility of the setting, the ghastliness of the horrors our intrepid heroes encounter. And then [colorist] Nick [Filardi] took Andy’s pages and told stories with the colors. I cannot wait for readers to see this book. There are terrors to be discovered and mysteries to be revealed, if you have the stomach for it.”
McDonald added that the series “was an amazing opportunity for me,” but also “the most difficult project to work on due to bouts of mind-bending fright-paralysis induced from the countless horrors Cullen’s spectacularly chilling script commanded I confront and draw. Stalwart champion of color and fearless comics comrade, Nick Filardi was there to bring beautiful and horrifyingly-vivid color to a project that I was too full of panicked dread to draw without peeking through one shaking hand!”
Rogue Planet is set to launch in comic book stores and digitally April 1. Read on for an exclusive look inside the first issue.
