The next big story arc for The Defenders of the Earth is coming our way in December, as Mad Cave Studios announced Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny, which sees 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 tolls 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!
“I was excited to write Defenders of the Earth for one more story,” said Dan DiDio in a press release. “In this mini-series, we built on events from the earlier series and took the Defenders on their first adventure on the planet Mongo, where we brought back a fan favorite from the animated series. I also looked forward to working with Alex, whose art perfectly captured the alien world and its races.”
Defenders of the Earth: Dark Destiny #1 arrives on December 10, 2025.
