Back in the 1980's and 1990's a cartoon wasn't cool unless viewers got to see ordinary objects transform (pun intended) into bigger, scarier objects. Whether to bank on the success of the show or to commemorate that era of popular culture (or both), Dynamite Entertainment has announced they would be delving deeper into VOLTRON, the "ultimate action franchise" by publishing an all-new Voltron comic titled VOLTRON: YEAR ONE.

This isn't the first time Dynamite has tackled the Voltron franchise. In December the publisher released Voltron #1. The second issue of the ongoing series is currently in stores now. So what will VOLTRON: YEAR ONE be all about, and how will it differ from the current ongoing Voltron series? The book will focus on the story of Commander Sven and the Space Explorer Squadron #686 of the Galaxy Alliance -- long before any of them were members of the Voltron Force. Sven will be featured as the book's primary character and the story will follow him along on his adventures, according to the book's writer, Brandon Thomas.

“Finally, one of the greatest (though misunderstood) characters in the entire Voltron mythos gets a chance in the spotlight, as we dig into his time leading Space Explorer Squadron #686, soon to be known as the legendary Voltron Force,” says writer Brandon Thomas. “In the fateful missions leading up to the rediscovery of Voltron, any and all burning questions will be answered---what’s the real reason Sven’s tenure piloting the Blue Lion was always destined to be a short one? What event ensured that Keith and Lance would forever be rivals? Why has Pidge always been the most dangerous member of the team? And the biggest burning question of all---did the Galaxy Alliance send this particular squad of space explorers after Voltron because they thought they would succeed or because they knew they would fail?”

This is definitely a series Voltron fans should look forward to. VOLTRON: YEAR ONE will be released from Dynamite Entertainment in April, 2012 and will be written by Brandon Thomas. What do you think of the news? Are you a Voltron fan? Do you think it's a good idea to dig deeper into the Voltron mythos?

Never a fan of this series. Maybe because I grew up in South America ( Voltron wasn't a popular series over there ).

Fantastic!

Is the series that's going on now a sequel to what came out in 2003, 2004 and 2008? Wasn't a huge fan of that series because of the pacing of each issue as well as the writers delving into too much myth and magic for the explanation of Voltron. Was a fan of how they changed the cockpit around but aside from that was a hard series to stay with.

For that reason haven't bothered reading the new series and while the first image in this article looks great the second is horrible. They all look the same. Allura looks like a dude and her, Keith, Sven, and Hunk have pretty much identical facial features.

I grew up with Voltron!! Voltron is the SH*T!! :D

Pretty nice! Sure does bring back memories to me. Dynamite sure is the publisher right now for old ideas to bring back, isn't it? Its great!

LET'S GO VOLTRON!

I always watched this show when we were in Turkey. Sweet memories..

Bought the #1 issue and it sucked, way to keep ruining my childhood and Sven, should've let image and DDP continue w their run

Isn't Sven dead?

IDW should have done this series....Dynamite is failing at it

i have issue 1 from dynamite its pretty good. zarkon as an earth human... wow

Wait. Did I miss something? Where the heck is Lance?!

3 words X-O Manowar Crossover