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 1960s-1990s 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]

Intellectual properties

Each of these franchises is divided by phases and seasons.

SeasonIntellectual propertyDebut yearCreator(s)Previous owner(s)
Phase 1 (2024–present)
1 RoboForce 1984 Morris Michtom
Rose Michtom
Ideal Toy Company (Mattel)
Toyfinity
2 Biker Mice from Mars 1993 Rick Ungar Pangea Corporation
The Walt Disney Company
3 Sectaurs: Warriors of Symbion 1985Tim Clarke
Lawrence Mass
Maureen Trotto
Coleco
4 The Great Garloo 1961 Louis Marx Louis Marx and Company
5 Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa 1992 Ryan Brown Hasbro
The Walt Disney Company
6 Power Lords 1983 Wayne Barlowe
Len Mayem
Ned Strongin
Revell
Four Horsemen Studios
7 Big Loo 1963Louis MarxLouis Marx and Company

Media

Comics

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

TitleIssuesWriterArtist(s)Colourist(s)Debut dateConclusion datePublisher
Canon
NacelleVerse0Melissa FloresRahmat Handoko
Rhoald Marcellius
Diógenes Neves
Francis Portela
Jão CanolaMarch 19, 2024 [1] Oni Press [1]
RoboForce 1–3Julio 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 BachsManoli MartinezOctober 23, 2024 [6] December 18, 2024
Power Lords TBATBATBAJanuary 2025TBA 2025
Non-canon
Biker Mice from Mars: Toxic EarthTBA [7] Oni Press [1]

Animated TV series

SeriesDirectorWritersExcecutive producersProduction companiesDistribution companyRelease schedule
RoboForce [8] Brian Volk-Weiss Gavin Hignight
Tom Stern
Dany Garcia
Dwayne Johnson
Cartoon Conrad
Seven Bucks Productions
GRB Studios TBA 2024 [9]
Biker Mice from Mars [10] TBATBA Ryan Reynolds FuboTV
Maximum Effort
TBATBA

Toy lines

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