Masters of the Universe Revelation - Comic Books


Only very recently did I learn that Masters of the Universe Revelation also had a comic book series. This set of 4 books is considered as the Official Prequel to the "Masters of the Universe Revelation" animation series streaming on Netflix. If you're a fan of He Man (like who isn't?) I strongly recommend that you check out both these comic books and the Netflix series (2 season, 5 episodes each, 10 episodes in total roughly 27 mins each).

The Comic Book Series - Quick facts: 

No of books: 4

Curators listed: Kevin Smith, Rob David, Tim Sheridan, Mindy lee, Rico Renzi, Deron Bennett

Official cover variations: 2 in each book, version A and version B

Synopsis:

The storyline is centralized on the journey of the extra-terrestrial creature called Orlax, which is carrying a super important message termed as the REVELATION across space and time, desperate that someone will hear it and heed to the warning and change course to thwart the horror that has set its sights on creation. This horror is only cryptically depicted as the silhouette of an entity inside a purple orb.

The Orlax, despite its best intentions, is always misinterpreted to be a monster because it doesnt have a voice of its own. But Skeletor finds a way to connect to it telepathically and decodes the message.

How the Orlax arrives and what events lead to the deciphering of the warning with some small backstories into the past form the main content.

The graphic art is a visual treat and the cover variations are delights. One artist beats the other and each variant is a gem of its own.

Book 1 of 4: 

Cover Artists: Stephen Sejic

Variant Cover Artists: Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart

Book 2 of 4

Cover Artists: Dave Wilkins

Variant Cover Artists: Bill Sienkiewicz





Book 3 of 4

Cover Artists: Dave Wilkins

Variant Cover Artists: Walt Simonson and Laura Martin


Book 4 of 4

Cover Artists: Dave Wilkins

Variant Cover Artists: Art Adams and Rico Renzi


All the 4 issues have been collected into a Trade Paperback Masters of the Universe: Revelation: Amazon.com: Books


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