Stardust the Super Wizard, Hardcover Anthology
by Various
A beautiful hardcover anthology reviving Stardust The Super Wizard, the weirdest Golden Age character!
The project is spearheaded by writer and Stardust enthusiast Van Jensen, who has enlisted an all-star roster of creators to contribute stories, including Mike Allred, who supplies the cover artwork and an interior story, Francesco Francavilla, Pete Woods, Ron Marz, Zander Cannon, Cecil Castellucci, Jay Baruchel, Jesse Lonergan, Jeff Parker, Tom Fowler and dozens of others!
The book also includes the debut short story from Ian Hanks, the grandson of Stardust creator, Fletcher Hanks.
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The Book
Behold! The strongest, boldest, bat$#!%iest superhero who ever lived is returning! Stardust the Super Wizard, the madcap Golden Age character created by Fletcher Hanks, has fascinated generations of comics readers since he first appeared in Fantastic Comics #1 in 1939. Now, an all-star team of artists and writers are bringing Stardust back in this epic anthology!
The anthology also will feature the first-ever comics story by Ian Hanks, the grandson of Fletcher Hanks, and an accomplished fine artist.
This project has been a labor of love from creators who genuinely have a soft spot in their heart for Stardust. Originally debuting in 1939, Stardust appeared in just 16 issues, which were later re-printed by Fantgraphics. But that was not enough for Jensen, who took it upon himself to rally the troops and put more Stardust out into the world!
"This is an opportunity for some of comics finest to get really, really, really freaking weird. The meta-story that's going to run through the book is about an alien called The Editor who absorbs Earth's stories from people's brains and then judges them based on whether they're rational enough. And then of course Stardust mutilates him! I just hope that people will have even half as much fun reading it as we are making it!” - Van Jensen
Preview
Mike Allred
Zander Cannon / Robert Wilson IV
Jesse Lonergan / Shaky Kane
Pete Woods / Chris Anderson
Art Prints
These three 8 x 11 high quality art prints are available from Mike Allred, Tyler Bence and Jesse Lonergan
Contributors
Project Origin
Van tweeted this last year:
It's safe to say it got some enthusiastic responses.
100+ submissions featuring our hero in the most twisted of tales were fielded, which were eventually narrowed down to 30.
Stretch Goals
Timeline
• The Zoop campaign will run from June 6, 2023 to July 6, 2023.
• Writing and art work on several stories is already under way.
• The remaining creative work will be completed in July.
• Coloring and lettering will take place in July and August, as well as book design and packaging.
• The book will be printed in September, 2023.
• Backers should receive their copies in October or November, 2023.
• Printing and shipping delays are possible. Any delays will be communicated promptly to backers.
A few short answers to how this works.