Torchwood Returns to Comics, Titan to publish new adventures

Torchwood #1 Cover A by Tommy Lee Edwards

Torchwood #1 Cover A by Tommy Lee Edwards

Titan Comics has announced that Doctor Who TV spinoff Torchwood is back, in an all-new ongoing comic series starring the daring Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper.

Written by Captain Jack himself – John Barrowman – and Carole E. Barrowman, and with issues illustrated by Antonio Fuso (Drive, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest) and Pasquale Qualano (Batman ’66, She Hulk, Harley Quinn), this spectacular original ongoing series is not to be missed.

In continuity with the new hit Torchwood audio dramas from Big Finish, which launched last year, as part of the official continuation of the Torchwood saga, the comic arrives in stores on 6th July. This is the same week of Titan’s third annual Doctor Who Comics Day event – Saturday 9th July 2016.

The BAFTA-winning cult science-fiction drama by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, which aired for four successful seasons from 2006 to 2011, follows the exploits of Captain Jack, Gwen (Eve Myles – Broadchurch), and their team as they investigate the unusual, the strange, and the extraterrestrial.

The hotly anticipated Torchwood comic sees Captain Jack return to Cardiff to engage the help of the last person who expected to see him again, Gwen Cooper! A dark technology from a forgotten species has been claimed by a conspiratorial power… and in this collision between an ancient civilization and an all-new evil, the Earth itself may be forfeit! Only Jack, Gwen, and their allies from what remains of Torchwood hold the key to stopping a cataclysmic wave of destruction… On the road, on the run, and under fire – can Jack and Gwen put aside their differences and rebuild the heart of Torchwood… before its flame is stamped out forever?!

The debut issue comes with variant covers to collect from Doctor Who superstar artists including Tommy Lee Edwards (Tenth Doctor, Turf), Elena Casagrande (Tenth Doctor, The X-Files), Blair Shedd (Ninth Doctor), and Rod Reis (Doctor Who, C.O.W.L.)!

Art from the previously published Torchwood comic story "Jetsam", written and drawn by Brian Williamson, who is currently drawing Titan's Fourth Doctor mini series

Art from the previously published Torchwood comic story “Jetsam”, written and drawn by Brian Williamson, who is currently drawing Titan’s Fourth Doctor mini series

This isn’t of course, the first time Titan Comics has published a Torchwood comic. Their Torchwood magazine, featured a number of comics (as well as short stories): “The Legacy Of Torchwood One”, written by Simon Furman, drawn by SL Gallant;  “Jetsam”, written and drawn by Brian Williamson and “Rift War” various parts written by Simon Furman, Ian Edginton and Paul Grist, drawn by Paul Grist, SL Gallant and D’Israeli (reprinted in the Rift War collection); “The Selkie” (co-written By John Barrowman and  Carole) and “Broken”, written by Gary Russell and drawn by Adrian Salmon.

• Retailers can order Torchwood #1 from the May edition of PREVIEWS

• To keep up to date with news about Torchwood comic, follow Titan Comics on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.

 

Torchwood #1 Cover B - Photo Variant

Torchwood #1 Cover B – Photo Variant

Torchwood #1 Cover C by Elena Casagrande

Torchwood #1 Cover C by Elena Casagrande

Torchwood #1 Cover D by Blair Shedd

Torchwood #1 Cover D by Blair Shedd

Torchwood #1 Cover E by Rod Reis

Torchwood #1 Cover E by Rod Reis

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