Review: 'Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #1' from Mad Cave Studios

For those who have been patiently waiting for a follow-up to Mad Cave Studios' Defenders of the Earth 8-issue series, your wait has ended. Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #1 picks up where the previous series left off, finding our four main heroes awaiting execution on Mongo, homeworld to Ming the Merciless and his nefarious children, Kro-Tan and Princess Castra!

Credits for the issue are:

Title: "Whatever Mongo's Around"

Writer: Dan DiDio  

Artist: Alex Sanchez

Colorist: Juancho! Velez  

Letterer: Carlos M Mangual  

Editor: Sarah Brunstad 

Cover A: Marco Santucci

Cover B: Vasco Georgiev

Cover C: Bob Quinn

Synopsis: THE DEFENDERS ON TRIAL! Mongo is a shattered empire — and it's at least partly Flash Gordon's fault. The Defenders of the Earth may have saved their home planet, but Mongo paid a hefty price for Ming the Merciless's games. Now the toll's come due — and it's the Defenders who will pay it. And while the Defenders face their former friends and allies, their offspring face challenges of their own. Determined to find Rick's missing mother, Dale, the Gordon child and his friends K'Shin, Zuffy, LJ, and Jedda investigate a former secret base held by the son of Ming. Kro-Tan may be gone, but the danger is not. A fan-favorite villain goes after the Second Gen Defenders! Writer Dan DiDio and artist Alex Sanchez pick up the beloved characters from the classic animated series and spin a whole new adventure!

Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #1 cover by Marco Santucci

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