Rocketship Entertainment, the industry leader in publishing hit webcomics and the 2021 Ringo Award winner for Favorite Publisher, will add two Legendary Comics titles to its lineup. The hit series Firebrand and ROB are both set for release in 2026 with Kickstarter campaigns planned for later this year.
Writers Jessica Chobot and Erika Lewis along with illustrator Claudia Aguirre launched Firebrand: The Initiation of Natali Presano in 2016, a mystical series about a rebellious young witch, returning to Seattle to ward off an ancient evil threatening our modern world. Since its debut, the series had become a massive hit, wrapping up its epic run at the end of 2019. The FirebrandOmnibus will collect the entire run of the series, featuring behind the scenes content and interviews with the creative team in a massive 350-page deluxe hardcover omnibus. The series is described as:
Natali Presano never fit into her father’s perfectly human world: politically ambitious, he turned his back on her just when she needed him most. Losing her mother to tragedy as a young child, Natali fled the safety of home into the arms of her aunt Selena, the mysterious guardian of a magical order waging a centuries-old war for survival in the mountains of Spain.
Natali, now in her 20s, has followed in her aunt’s footsteps, becoming a powerful but rebellious witch in her own right. Returning to Seattle, she finds herself caught between a cruel modern world and the ancient evil threatening to destroy it.
“Firebrand has always been about reclaiming power, and now, Natali and the rest of her team are getting the bold, definitive edition they deserve,” said creators Erika Lewis and Jessica Chobot.
Writer Richard Dinnick and artists Magda Price and Miguel Sepulveda modernized the mythos of Robin Hood with their thrilling webcomic ROB. The series launched on WEBTOON in 2021, and Rocketship will be publishing the entire twenty-six episode run in a deluxe hardcover edition, as well as a premium trade paperback.
When war threatens to destroy his nation’s entire way of life, a young squire named Rob knows just the thing to do: steal a weapon from the Timeless Armory. The only thing standing between him and victory is thousands of miles, sinister knights, crooked elites and enemy assassins. Will he make it back in time to stop the invaders, or will he be vanquished along the way?
“I am thrilled to see ROB ride again with the amazing backing of Rocketship in partnership with Legendary Comics,” said writer Richard Dinnick. “It was initially conceived as a physical graphic novel, so it will be wonderful to see it become something readers can hold in their hands.”
The two series have a combined 5.5 million views on WEBTOON, and this deal expands on Legendary Comics and Rocketship Entertainment’s line of deluxe graphic novels and collectibles including, Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel Part One and Two, Monarch: The Lost Adventures, Pacific Rim: Final Breach,Trick ‘r Treat (15th Anniversary & Witching Hours), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff, and more!
“Firebrand and ROB were our first two digital comics ever produced at Legendary Comics. With Firebrand, Jessica and Erika found a fresh supernatural mythology and wove the tale with great modern characters. With ROB, Richard Dinnick took the classic mythos and set it in an alternate world both familiar and unknown,” said Robert Napton, SVP and Publisher, Legendary Comics. “We are delighted to work with Rocketship to bring the complete digital series to print at long last!”
“Firebrand and ROB have earned passionate fans, and we’re honored to give them the beautiful, definitive editions they deserve,” said Rocketship Entertainment CEO and Publisher Tom Akel. “We’re thrilled to expand our partnership with Legendary and bring more of their epic new worlds to print.”
Both series will have pre-order campaigns on Kickstarter later this year, which will include exclusive prints, collectible pin sets, and autographed bookplates from the creative teams of each book, and fans can already access Firebrand’s pre-launch page.
