Creature Corps Is the Twisted Pokémon Parody You've Been Waiting For
What happens when you combine Pokémon, The Boys, and Back to the Future? You get Creature Corps, a very intriguing new monster-battling adventure from Image Comics.
Curt Pires, a rising star in the comic book industry known for series like Youth and Lost Fantasy, has created a dark and subversive take on monster-battling games like Pokémon with Creature Corps. This new series, published by Image Comics, reunites Pires with artist Jok, along with letterer Micah Myers and designer Fernando Rosales.
The story takes place in a reality where fantastical creatures from a broken future enter the present and are pitted against each other in brutal competitions for profit. Teenage trainers manage the time-displaced fighters, with one such trainer, Dusty Gotem, rising to World Champion status at just 14 years old. When Gotem's mother becomes critically ill due to medical bills, Gotem is forced to return to the competitive world of creature battling to save her.
Creature Corps combines elements of 16-bit gaming nostalgia, the dark deconstructionism of The Boys, and the time travel madness of Back To The Future. The first issue of the series will be released on December 2, with a final order deadline of November 9, and will be available for pre-order at local comic shops.
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