Writer David Pepose is still in the midst of his acclaimed Space Ghost comic run at Dynamite, and now he's turning his attention to rebooting another classic cartoon superhero into a modern comic: Captain Planet, which will arrive this Spring through Dynamite, the same publisher as Space Ghost. And frankly, the new Captain Planet, seen here with his smashing beard, is..
. kinda hot? Captain Planet and the Planeteers was an early '90s smash-hit cartoon in which a group of teen heroes from around the globe wielded elemental powers, summoning their champion Captain Planet to help them fight pollution, as embodied in colorfully eccentric villains such as Verminous Scum, Duke Nukem, and Hoggish Greedly. Though Captain Planet is often seen as a relic of the '90s, with his original cartoon having been canceled way back in the halcyon days of 1992, the character's ecological message sounds particularly timely given modern concerns about climate change.
And just like Pepose did for Space Ghost, he and his co-creator on the series, artist Eman Casallos, are aiming to bring Captain Planet squarely into the 21st century with a modern comic spin. This includes an updated look for the eponymous hero, designed by Casallos, that chops off his notorious green mullet into a much more fetching 'do that has him looking more like Chris Evans than Joe Elliott. He's seen here along with the new designs for the Planeteers by series artist Eman Casallos, along with a gallery of covers for Captain Plan.
