Captain Jack is back in an all-new Torchwood comic by John Barrowman.
Titan Comics announced that Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood will return in an all-new ongoing comic series starring the dashing Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper.
The new book is written by Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman, and Carole E. Barrowman, and with issues illustrated by Antonio Fuso and Pasquale Qualano.
The new adventures are in continuity with the new hit Torchwood audio dramas from Big Finish and as part of the official continuation of the Torchwood saga. The new comic arrives in stores on July 6, the week of Titan’s third annual Doctor Who Comics Day event – Saturday, July 9, 2016.
The BAFTA-winning cult science-fiction drama by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies aired for four successful seasons following the adventures of Captain Jack, Gwen (Eve Myles – Broadchurch), and their team as they investigate the unusual, the strange, and the extraterrestrial.
The anticipated Torchwood comic “sees Captain Jack return to Cardiff to engage the help of the last person who expected to see him again, Gwen Cooper! A dark technology from a forgotten species has been claimed by a conspiratorial power… and in this collision between an ancient civilization and an all-new evil, the Earth itself may be forfeit! Only Jack, Gwen, and their allies from what remains of Torchwood hold the key to stopping a cataclysmic wave of destruction… On the road, on the run, and under fire – can Jack and Gwen put aside their differences and rebuild the heart of Torchwood… before its flame is stamped out forever?!”
Captain Jack Harkness appeared on the first season of the franchise’s return to television (with the Ninth Doctor) in 2005. The character’s popularity led to the spinoff which crossed back into the main Doctor Who series with the Tenth Doctor. The groundbreaking character became a role model for the GLBT community.
The debut issue comes with variant covers to collect from Doctor Who artists including Tommy Lee Edwards, Elena Casagrande , Blair Shedd, and Rod Reis. Click to see the covers in full size.
By Editor