Dark Horse Announces Return Of Zodiac Starforce

Emma, Kim, Savanna, Molly, and Lily are better known as the Zodiac Starforce, and Dark Horse is bringing the girls back for a brand new miniseries.

Titled "Zodiac Starforce: Cries Of The Fire Prince", the new series is written once more by Kevin Panetaa (Bloom) with art by the talented Paulina Ganucheau (Another Castle), and will take place one year after the events of the first series, "By The Power Of Astra". As you can see from the cover,

Panetaa and Ganucheau recently spoke to Multiversity Comics about the new series, including what Panetaa derived inspiration from.

"I took inspiration from SO MANY THINGS. The second mini-series explores the bigger world of Zodiac Starforce while still staying personal, which is something I love in shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Steven Universe. The villain is a little more over-the-top but still MEAN AS HECK and that is probably a little inspired by Glory from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I think my weirdest inspiration is the first thirty-eight issues of "Amazing Spider-Man," though. I always loved that Ditko and Lee aged Peter Parker in real times and that was something I wanted to do in ZS, too! So, this story starts almost a year after the first series and the girls are almost a year older!"

As for what's been going on during that year, fans will get some insight in the new series.

"Well, they're seniors now. Most of them are eighteen or about to be. So, while they're all good as a team, they're also trying to figure out what's next for them in their normal lives. There are still some monsters and creatures that need whooping, but things have been mostly chill since the end of series one. Lily is learning her abilities, Emma has a problematic boyfriend, and Kim is thinking about a post-high-school career. Molly is really the only one that has everything figured out. But we all know Molly is a badass so that's no surprise."

You can find the official description for the new series below, and you can also view the covers in the gallery. Zodiac Starforce: Cries Of The Fire Prince #1 (of four) goes on sale July 5, 2017.

The Zodiac Starforce is an elite group of teenage girls with magical powers who have sworn to protect our planet against dark creatures. After defeating former Zodiac Starforce member Diana and her mean-girl minions, the girls thought they'd get a little break from protecting our world. Unfortunately, Zodiac Starforce: Cries of the Fire Prince finds our favorite magical teenage girls battling a new big bad!

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