Oni Press announced artist and concept designer Wayne Barlowe, the original character designer of Power Lords, is taking part in the Power Lords #1 launch at Oni Press.
In addition to designing the enduring visual identity of the Nacelleverse’s farthest-reaching cosmic heroes with the POWER LORDS, Barlowe has forged a distinctive and influential path with a career spanning illustration and concept art across more than 45 years in film, fiction, and toys. Originally reaping renown for his Hugo Award and American Book Award-nominated masterwork, Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials, Barlowe’s talents soon transitioned from page to screen as he collaborated with some of the most renowned filmmakers of all time to forge the visual identities and environments for seminal science-fiction films, including James Cameron’s Avatar, Alfonso Cuarón’s Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy and Pacific Rim, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and many more.
“It’s been far too long since the POWER LORDS were put into cryogenic suspension,” said Barlowe in a press release. “I’m beyond excited by their auspicious reawakening and look forward to their continued adventures throughout the galaxy!”
Here is how Oni Press describes the Power Lords series:
Enter an alien realm beyond imagination as the beloved toy icons return to fuel 2025’s most epic, galaxy-spanning cosmic adventure! When deep-space smuggler Adam Power comes into possession of the mysterious Power Jewel, he finds himself transformed into something far greater and more powerful than the sum of his parts—only to discover he’s been drafted into an eons-old battle between good and evil that could rend entire galaxies asunder! The next chapter of the NACELLEVERSE starts here as the POWER LORDS are reborn for a new generation!
Power Lords #1 arrives in January 2025, and is written by Dennis Culver and Matt Hotson, with art by V Ken Marion.
