Mega Man Returns To Comics Courtesy Of UDON

Back in Mega Man’s golden age, when the Blue Bomber starred in a new video game almost every week, there were…NO comic books about him. There was a TV cartoon, there were figures and toys, but no comics. It took until the early 2010s for someone to rectify that…Archie decided to complement its Sonic lineup with a new book about another classic video game character. Despite taking so long to show up, their Mega Man comic lasted quite a while and even featured a team-up with the Sonic characters.

If you missed this book…it’s coming back! UDON Entertainment has announced the imminent arrival of MEGA MAN ADVENTURES…a series of oversized hardcover collections reprinting the Archie series. You can put it next to your reprints of Archie’s TMNT comics!

These won’t be JUST reprints either…UDON says “each volume will include a brand-new short story set in this classic universe, produced by creators that worked on these original stories!” Ain’t that cool? The only downside is that they haven’t revealed a release date for these books yet.

But that doesn’t matter, because it’s not the only Mega Man book UDON has planned…yes, they’re making their OWN Mega Man series and it hits shelves as early as May! UDON is calling that month “Mega May” in fact…it’s when the first issue of MEGA MAN: TIMELINES appears. This will be a series of five one-shots that explores the different eras of Mega Man history, from his 8-bit origins to the 16-bit X years to the “Legends” variation on the Playstation. The first issue will be out May 28.

But before ANY of that, you’ll be able to get a mega-taste of Mega Man for nothing when UDON releases a special preview issue, MEGA MAN #0, during Free Comic Book Day on May 5. Be sure to arrive early at your comic shop before Dr. Wily steals them all!