![]() “Colors are very important for this - I wanted readers to try to understand each character just by looking at them. He also speaks to artist Marcel Costa’s overall vision for the costuming in the universe. Accel Image: Marcelo Costa/Image ComicsĪccel is the universe’s seemingly speed-powered threat, and he’s got plans. He’s trying to solve the mystery of his father’s murder while coming to terms with a man he’s hated all his life.Ī world of heroes means you gotta have a world of antagonists for them to deal with, and more and more seem to be popping up each day, as the heroes rise in number. His father was tasked with guarding the world from all manner of supernatural forces, and that burden and legacy now falls upon Dylan, as a modern day Knight-In-Flames. Upon his estranged father’s death, Dylan Seigel learned that the man known as Marcus Bell was secretly New Orleans’ greatest superhero, the mysterious Rogue Sun. Image: Abel, Chris O’Halloran/Image Comics Here’s what you need to know before diving in, complete with insight from the “Massive-verse” creators and a preview of the brand new Rogue Sun #1. There’s a whole new superhero universe in town, and this is just the beginning. The second year of Radiant Black looks even bigger and better than the last, and more importantly, Higgins and Image have plans to expand beyond the keystone title. But the creatives behind this are just getting started. ![]() Having made its debut in early 2021, this February sees the title completing a full year of publishing. ![]() It would go onto become a smash-hit commercial success. Aesthetically, it would draw upon their collective love of Tokusatsu-heroes like Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Super Sentai, building on the Power Rangers and Ultraman comics work Higgins had already done for BOOM! and Marvel. Higgins and his team drew from their love for relatable everyman heroes like Spider-Man, while trying to update it for the 2020s, and a generation disillusioned by lies of a hollow future. Enter: Radiant BlackĪlongside editor/designer Michael Busuttil, artist Marcelo Costa, and letterer Becca Carey, a whole new superhero was born. Stephenson believed there was a market for it, while Higgins was skeptical. Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson eventually swooped in, texting Higgins to ask if he would do an all-new creator-owned superhero book for the publisher. Rather than play in existing sandboxes, he wanted to build his own. Three years later, following the sprawling Shattered Grid event, his time with the Rangers came to an end, but he still had some ideas on super sentai and superhero comics - and ones beyond other creators’ worlds. In 2015, Kyle Higgins helped BOOM! Studios launch a Power Rangers line of comics to great success. ![]()
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