NacelleVerse

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NacelleVerse
Created by Brian Volk-Weiss
Original workNacelleVerse #0 (2024)
OwnerThe Nacelle Company
Years2024–present
Official website
https://nacellestore.com/pages/the-nacelleverse

The NacelleVerse is an ongoing American transmedia franchise and shared fictional universe created by Brian Volk-Weiss and presented by The Nacelle Company. It features several lines of comics, cartoons and toys based on several brands from the '80s that the company has acquired the rights to. [1]

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Development history

In 2024, Brian Volk-Weiss announced that The Nacelle Company has acquired the rights of several intellectual properties that were known in the 1980s to create their own shared universe, which would be named as the "NacelleVerse". The mainline comic books are being written by Melissa Flores and published by Oni Press, with animated TV adaptations under development and toy lines that are currently available. [1] [2] [3]

Each of these franchises is divided by phases and seasons.

Phase one (2024–present)

Comics

The comics are being written by Melissa Flores and published by Oni Press. [1]

TitleIssuesWriterArtist(s)Colourist(s)Debut dateConclusion date
Canon
NacelleVerse0Melissa FloresRahmat Handoko
Rhoald Marcellius
Diógenes Neves
Francis Portela
Jão CanolaMarch 19, 2024 [1]
RoboForce 13Julio Brilha
Marcelo Di Chiara
Diógenes Neves
Elton Thomasi
April 30, 2024 [4] July 3, 2024
Biker Mice from Mars Francis PortelaJuly 17, 2024 [5] September 18, 2024
Sectaurs: Warriors of Symbion Dennis CulverRamon BachsTBAOctober 23, 2024 [6] TBA 2024
Non-canon
Biker Mice from Mars: Toxic EarthTBA [7]

Animated TV series

SeriesDirectorWritersExcecutive producersProduction companiesDistribution companyDebut schedule
RoboForce Brian Volk-Weiss Gavin Hignight
Tom Stern
Dany Garcia
Dwayne Johnson
Cartoon Conrad
Seven Bucks Productions
GRB Studios TBA [8]
Biker Mice from Mars TBATBA Ryan Reynolds FuboTV
Maximum Effort
TBATBA [9]

Toy lines

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