Mad Cave Studios have released a free digital download short story prologue to their upcoming 8 part Defenders of the Earth comic book series.

Titled ‘Prologue Defenders of the Earth‘, the free digital download contains a total of 6 full color pages, with 4 of those pages containing a comic strip story. The prologue is designed to provide us with a backstory for their 8 part Defenders of the Earth comic book series, with edition number 1 due for release on the 14th of August 2024.

The prologue digital file downloads in PDF format, making it easy to read on computer screens or mobile devises. It provides us with a look of the style and tone we’re to expect in the upcoming Defenders of the Earth comic book series, with the story written by Dan DiDio, illustrated by Jim Calafiore, colored by Juancho Velez and lettered by Carlos M. Mangual.

Mad Cave Studios describe the short story prologue digital download as:

Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, and Lothar unite in a reimagining of the classic animated series, Defenders of the Earth. This action-packed (and free!) short story summaries key plot points of the original cartoon and acts as a prologue to an all-new eight-issue series written by Dan DiDio and drawn by Jim Calafiore!

The cover/first page of the prologue digital comic download can be seen below.

A sample of the comic strip pages can be seen below.

To download your free copy of the Prologue Defenders of the Earth digital comic off the Mad Cave Studios website, click HERE

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