Indiana Jones is heading on a new adventure. This time it will be on comic book pages. At San Diego Comic-Con today, INDIANA JONES AND THE SWORD OF PANDEMONIUM was announced. This will be a five-issue series by acclaimed creators Jason Aaron and Aaron Kuder.
This new series will take place after the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark. It will find Indy’s most notorious villains, including an impossible return of an archenemy, chasing after a new source of power to recoup their loss. This terrifying power has fallen into the hands of Indy’s former companion, Marion Ravenwood. Indy will have to race to the far corners of the globe in search of a biblical weapon. This will see him embark on an epic quest that puts both his archeology skills and skepticism of the supernatural to the ultimate test!
“I’ve wanted to adventure alongside Indiana Jones since I was 8 years old, to climb through ancient crypts and run for my life in exotic locales, to seek the world’s most fabled treasures. Now here I am, feeling the same sort of joy I felt in 2015, when we launched Star Wars #1,” Aaron shared. “This is the Indy of Raiders of the Lost Ark, fresh off his harrowing experience on the island of Geheimhaven. Dark events were set in motion that day, strange new enemies have risen from the shadows, and for Indy and Marion Ravenwood the globe-trotting, punching, whip-cracking, and death-defying escapades, not to mention the archaeology, have just begun.”
“I’m very excited to be on this book with Jason Aaron. Indie has always felt like he should be a staple of a comic book character,” Kuder added.
This reveal follows the announcement of Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures of Book I and Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures of Book II. These deluxe hardcovers will be a collection of the character’s beloved 1980s Marvel Comic sagas. They will arrive in September.
Along with today’s announcement, the main cover was made by Bryan Hitch and a variant cover by the legendary Alex Ross. The first of a five-part connecting cover by Aaron Kuder was also revealed. More information about INDIANA JONES AND THE SWORD OF PANDEMONIUM will be revealed in the months ahead. This includes a special variant cover program. More information can be found at Marvel.com
