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First Look At Ben 10 Co-Creator's New Comic, Kid Savage, From Joe Kelly And Ilya, For Free Comic Book Day

Published Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:00:40 -0600

Last updated Thu, 09 Feb 2017 10:49:26 -0600

Joe Kelly is the co-creator of all-ages smashes Ben 10 and Big Hero 6. Well, for Free Comic Book Day, he has a new thing with one of my favourite comic creators, Ilya of End Of The Century Club, for an all-ages audience, Kid Savage.

Here readers meet the pioneering "First Family in Space" after they take a catastrophic wrong turn on their maiden voyage. When they crash on a dangerous alien planet their twenty-first century know-how is useless against the harsh environment and survival seems unlikely… Until they meet a strange ally: a mysterious orphan boy, short on temper but big on survival skills.

"Ilya and I have wanted to do this project for a long time and It's extremely exciting to finally unleash Kid Savage onto the world. Image has been supportive of the book from the instant I mentioned it to Eric, demonstrating their commitment to cool and original all-ages titles. Inspired by my unabashed love for the Hanna-Barbera cartoons of my youth like The Herculoids, I wanted to write an adventure comic that I would have grabbed onto as a younger reader. There's action, monsters, alien language, a wild boy protagonist and one of the coolest pets I've seen in a long time. There are also deep themes of loss, revenge, honor and family running through the book that should hook more seasoned readers as well."

"This was a chance for Joe and I to build a whole new world, and then to fill it with every sort of weird and wonderful creature imaginable—plus, a few more that no-one could ever have expected! Just wait until you meet the Skinks, a double delight sure to be a future superstar. And Kid Savage himself is a riot. It's time to get in touch with your most basic natures… Can u feel the Nu Primitive?"

You can take a peek below…