HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD’ FOUR-ISSUE MINI-SERIES PREVIEW #1
The new Hercules mini-series will take place hundreds of years in the far distant future and some 75 years after my last story--the Hercules Graphic Novel, “Full Circle”.
The story concerns the Prince of Power’s last days.
Although immortal, Hercules’ half human side is still prone to some mortal maladies. After suffering a catastrophic head trauma in the line of duty, Herc begins to display Alzheimer-like symptoms…becoming extremely forgetful and prone to fits of unprovoked rage.
All this will be leading to comic results, of course.
Since the theme of this tale is how individuals cope with death and dying, many of the regular characters, Skyppi the Skrull, the Rigellain Recorder, Arimathes and Herc, will meet their demise in this story.
However, it doesn’t mean that it will be a totally depressing story—just one that deals with different aspects of the end of one’s life.
In this mini-series, the ruler of the Wilamean Galactic Empire, Arimathes (the son of Herc and the evil wench, Layana Sweetwater) has married and spawned three children. The triplet godlings have inherited much of Hercules’ power, but display more refined personality traits than their legendary Grandfather. Imagine Herc with a PHD and social skills. Each godling has acquired different Olympian traits from Hercules. One is very strong (Juno), another is incredibly swift (Antonitus) and the third is practically invulnerable (Ursus).
When the apocalyptic menace of Galactus rears its ugly head once again, Herc and the three grand-godlings rush headlong into danger as they attempt to thwart the Devourer of Worlds from destroying the Wilamean system. Not only that, but the initial battle will be between Herc and the new herald of Galactus!
In this mini-series, Galactus (who by Marvel’s own definition is the embodiment of “The Big Bang”) has been expanding exponentially—just like our own universe. Godlike as Galactus is, he is still bound by the same laws of physics that govern us all and his stature has become so massive that now it poses a danger.
Yes…Galactus has developed… a weight problem.
So much so that “Fat Galactus” has begun warping Space/Time around him and has created a super-massive Black Hole that traps him and threatens to devour all the surrounding systems—including Herc’s own beloved Wilamean star group.
The Devourer of Worlds is trapped by cosmic forces of his own doing and sends his new herald out amongst the stars to find a means of salvation—which will cause his path to cross that of Hercules: The Prince of Power!
The series will be written and inked by me, with breakdowns by my good friend and collaborator Ron (Legacy of Doom) Lim!