On KickStarter, Baron describes that the plot sees Gourmando threatening Nexus’ home planet of Ylum. Sundra, Harry, Tyrone, Kreed Junior, Vooper, Raul, and many other recurring characters are all here.” He added, “The Nexus Novel fulfills and exceeds all your expectations. The words should have a musical quality.”

The essential question in all fiction is, “what happens next?” In order for the reader to keep turning pages, you must create a gripping story.

I decided to write it as a novel.”īaron went on to describe the novel and how he hopes it will grab readers by the throat, “As always, my goal is to grab the reader by the throat. He added, “We did this story as a comic, which will be released by Dark Horse next year as the “Sunday Newspaper Strips.” But the finished product did not represent my vision. We don’t own Galactus, so he was reborn as Gourmando.” He explained, “Steve Rude once asked me what Nexus story I would most like to do. The story of Nexus will continue in this new novel.īaron spoke to Bounding Into Comics about the inspiration for the novel. Others included factory owners who had enslaved those they deemed less pure than themselves. In exchange for his powers, Horatio is required to kill individuals he sees in his visions who have committed heinous acts such as torturing a man attempting to create a union and then having his wife raped. The series followed Horatio Valdemar Hellpop who receives his Nexus powers from an alien entity called Merk. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Ĭomic book scribe and novelist Mike Baron has launched a KickStarter for an upcoming Nexus novel.īaron is the creator of Nexus and Badger and has had lengthy runs on The Flash, Punisher, and Star Wars.īaron along with artist Steve Rude launched Nexus back in 1981 as a three-issue black and white comic book series that was spun into an ongoing series first published by Capital Comics.Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).

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