Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods
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| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
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| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | June 2008 onwards |
| Number of issues | Five issues[1] |
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| Writer(s) | Rob Williams |
| Artist(s) | Steve Scott |
| Creator(s) | George Lucas |
Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods is an upcoming Dark Horse Comics limited series based on the fictional archaeologist Indiana Jones.
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[edit] Premise
Set in 1936, between Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Raiders of the Lost Ark, the comic book explores the softening of Indiana's character between those films. Marcus Brody will appear,[2] and Indiana's enemies are the Nazis, specifically the Ahnenerbe.[3]
[edit] Background
Writer Rob Williams noted Indiana's character in the first two films is very different, pointing out a scene in Raiders where Indiana lowers his bazooka aimed at the Nazis, declaring he would give up the Ark of the Covenant for Marion Ravenwood. Williams felt Indiana from Temple of Doom would not do this, and wanted to explore why Indiana becomes less materialistic.[3]
Williams created a new group of characters to lend the new run of DH Jones comics in its own tone, but also used Brody, who is his favorite element of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.[3] He chose the Ahnenerbe (which Heinrich Himmler founded) to make the comic "not just Indy versus your typical Nazi goons, [but] Indy up against his counterparts from within the Nazi party".[3] He promised they would be recurring enemies, in a need to give Indiana "his own Doctor Doom or Joker".[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "First Look at Dark Horse's New Indy Comic", TheRaider.net, 2008-02-27. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b Chris Arrant. "Rob Williams on Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Gods", Newsarama, 2008-04-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b c d Emmett Furey. "Fortune and Glory: Williams on Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods", Comic Book Resources, 2008-05-02. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
