Stretch Armstrong Coming to Comics From IDW

IDW Publishing announced today that Stretch Armstrong is headed to comics, tying in with the upcoming Netflix series based on the long-running toy property.

Titled Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, the comics will be written by series Executive Producers and head writers Kevin Burke & Chris "Doc" Wyatt with art by Nikos Koutsis (Savage Dragon). Cover art will be provided by Aluir Amancio (Superman Adventures) and Koutsis. Burke & Wyatt developed Stretch Armstrong for television in collaboration with fellow Executive Producer, Victor Cook.

"We're so excited to bring Stretch Armstrong into comics with IDW," said Burke. "Our teen superhero TV series is very much influenced by classic comics, so Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters having their own monthly print adventures feels like a perfect fit."

"We're carefully designing the Stretch Armstrong comic book stories to work as 'stand alones' for people who haven't seen the Netflix series yet, but to also reward viewers of the show with more depth on their favorite characters," says Wyatt. "We're having a blast writing these issues."

The comic will take place during the events of this fall's debut season of the Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters animated series. Fans who pick up the comic series will get an early glimpse at a new villain introduced in the comics before making its broadcast debut, laying the groundwork for more adventures to come.

Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters follows high school student Jake Armstrong and his two best friends Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez who are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical that forever changes their seemingly normal lives, transforming them into unlikely heroes who embark on a series of adventures.

While the upcoming TV series is the first major partnership between Hasbro and Netflix, the toy giant has had plenty of time to work with IDW, who have a shared comic book universe in which Spaceknight ROM gets to cross over with the Transformers and G.I. Joe.

Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters #1 will be available in print and digital in January.