There’s a custom of crossovers between the numerous characters created by Hanna-Barbera. Past such cartoons as Laff-A-Lympics or the newer Jellystone, even motion heroes like Space Ghost and the Herculoids often joined forces. That custom continues with a brand new occasion that brings the Defender of the Spaceways to Earth and an encounter with Jonny Quest. Nonetheless, the primary preview of the Space Quest occasion suggests a relationship between the 2 heroes that’s adversarial at first.
Written by Joe Casey with artwork by Sebastián Píriz, the primary chapter finds the Quest household summoned to Space 51. They’re requested to research whether or not a wierd craft recovered by the American authorities is actually alien. Nonetheless, the ship’s pilot is an intergalactic fugitive and Area Ghost and his sidekicks are on their path. Based mostly on the preview, it appears the 2 groups come to blows earlier than working collectively.
The preview pages additionally reintroduce the character of Jade from the unique Jonny Quest cartoon. A mercenary for rent, Jade was additionally an previous flame of Quest household bodyguard, Race Bannon. It is going to be fascinating to see what function she performs within the collection and which aspect she’s going to take within the coming battle.
Six pages from Area Ghost & Jonny Quest: Area Quest #1 could also be considered under.
Area Ghost & Jonny Quest: Area Quest the “final Hanna-Barbera crossover.”
In discussing the collection, Casey describes Area Quest as a “crossover of ideas as a lot as it’s of the characters.” He added that he can’t consider no one has teamed these characters up on this method earlier than. “It was simple to take a look at the 2 ideas and see how they may match collectively,” Casey famous. “When you see it, it’s so gloriously apparent that it simply feels proper.”
Area Ghost & Jonny Quest: Area Quest #1 arrives in comic shops everywhere on March 12, 2025.
