FOR FOUR years beginning in 2013, Joe Harris wrote The X-Files for IDW. Come this December, he’s returning to the Chris Carter property to restore agents Mulder and Scully to comics.

“The X-Files only gets more relevant as the years go by and the government gets weirder and weirder, the UFOs become mainstream, and the trust in institutions, from the government on down, gets harder and harder to spare,” said the writer, who wrote more than 60 issues of The X-Files during his tenure on the IDW title.

Joining him on the Dynamite Comics project is R.D. Brown who’s previous credits include

It’s pretty much standard for Dynamite’s releases to come with a plethora of covers. It’s no different with the first issue of The X-Files, which comes with a photo cover as standard and half-a-dozen variants. Among the contributing artists is Charlie Adlard (who drew the first 16 issues of Topps’ 1995 X-Files) and h: Roswell Photo (A) Icon (Q-RI/Virgin) Clayton Crain (B) Charlie Adlard (R-RI/Virgin) Ivan Tao (C) Ivan Tao (T-RI/Virgin) Charlie Adlard (D) Icon (E) Blank Authentix (F) MULDER AND SCULLY ARE BACK ON TH

in restoring agents Mulder and Scully relaunch The X-Files for Dynamite he truth is out there! Dynamite Entertainment and Disney Publishing Worldwide announce further details on the debut of new comic books from The X-Files, officially launching this December!

Veteran and fan-favorite franchise writer Joe Harris returns alongside artist R.D. Brown to the tales of Mulder and Scully with a new set of declassified cases from the vault.  The new series picks up some time after the end of the episode “My Struggle IV,” the season and series finale of the eleventh season of the show.

Agents Mulder and Scully return once more to the FBI’s X-Files division in the shadow of the loss of their child William, the presumed death of the Cigarette Smoking Man, and the cliffhanger ending of Scully being pregnant once more.  The shadows soon touch our heroes again as the conspiracy of a secret alien presence in the world is tracked down by both the duo and a mysterious organization seeking to harness it for their own purposes.

To complement this mind-tingling tale from Harris and Brown, Dynamite announces the full range of enticing covers for the comic series.  Artists Clayton Crain and Ivan Tao’s styles complement the eerie energy of the franchise.  In addition to Harris adding to his nearly 60 issues to date of The X-Files comics, another veteran is back with The Walking Dead superstar Charlie Adlard doing covers, following his breakout work with Sculder and Mully in the 1990s for comics originally published by Topps.  A special icon cover presents a classic mixed media image by Miran Kim from that same beloved era.  Collectors can also opt for the exciting blind bag, filled with rare variants including an exclusive piece by superstar Martin Morazzo (The Deadman, Ice Cream Man).

“The X-Files only gets more relevant as the years go by and the government gets weirder and weirder, the UFOs become mainstream, and the trust in institutions, from the government on down, gets harder and harder to spare,” said writer Joe Harris.

The X-Files #1 ships on December 9, priced $4.99,

From here on out, you’re going to hear an awful lot about BAD IDEA – an experimental new comicbook publisher debuting in select comic shops in May 2020. 

But, wait, we’ll get to the “select” part in a second.

BAD IDEA’s mantra is “don’t do anything unless it’s special.” That could apply to the way we appear at conventions, it could be the way we get books into stores, but, more often than not, you’ll see it first and foremost in our comics. With that in mind – and in spite of ourselves – BAD IDEA is going to produce an intentionally limited number of series at any given time: no more than one to two single issues per month. Single-issue, monthly comics are the fuel that keeps BAD IDEA’s engine running – and, over the past year, we’ve been making a ton of them in secret with some of the industry’s best and most respected creators.

It’s been a blast so far…and we’re just getting started.
Each BAD IDEA comic will feature A-level comics storytelling from some of the medium’s leading talents in a pristinely designed, prestige-format package. Some – usually our first issues or totally mind-blowing one-shots – will be oversized with page counts far in excess of the standard 22 pages. A few others might even come stealthily loaded up with hidden features and other surprise bonuses so secret we might never even mention them in public. But, no matter what, each BAD IDEA comic will have a standard $3.99 cover price. And our goal is to make sure that each time a new one shows up in your local comic shop, it’s kind of a big deal.

Here’s why: BAD IDEA’s titles will feature no variants, will not be offered digitally, and will not be collected into trade paperbacks, hardcovers, or other bookshelf formats. 

You will have to go to a comic shop to buy them, each and every month.

We’re not going to tell you everything about all of our new comic series up front because, well, we don’t want to spoil the fun all at once. But we can say this…

BAD IDEA’s first release will be ENIAC – a new series from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, Folklords) and acclaimed artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice) beginning May 2020 – and we’ll be releasing complete details about it in the next few days. In short order, you’ll also be hearing about upcoming projects from creators including writer Mae Catt (Young Justice), Eisner Award nominee Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier, Harbinger), acclaimed artist Tomas Giorello (X-O Manowar), Harvey Award nominee Lewis LaRosa (Bloodshot Reborn), acclaimed artist Adam Pollina (X-Force), New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Justice League), and more.

What’s more, BAD IDEA is already hard at work on new releases from multiple GLAAD Media Award nominee Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman), Academy Award nominee Eric Heisserer (Bird Box, Arrival), Eisner Award nominee Jody Houser (Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy), multiple Eisner Award winner Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer, Gideon Falls), comics icon Peter Milligan (X-Statix), Emmy Award-winning writer Zeb Wells (Amazing Spider-Man), and more.

But here’s the rub: BAD IDEA’s new releases won’t be available everywhere. To get things going, BAD IDEA will be self-distributing its titles to a carefully selected roster of just 20 participating comic book retailers with more admitted on a rolling basis for a total of roughly 50 within the first year.

Each BAD IDEA store will qualify to participate based on a unique system of criteria that includes enhanced signage, promotional displays, and rules for stocking and selling BAD IDEA releases, including a strictly enforced “limit one per customer” policy on all BAD IDEA comics. Retailers who wish to apply directly can email BAD IDEA’s customer service team at hello@badideacorp.com.

Here are the people who should be held responsible for this: BAD IDEA will be led by Co-CEO & Co-Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani, Co-CEO & Co-Chief Creative Officer Warren Simons, Publisher Hunter Gorinson, Director of Marketing Joshua Johns, and Sales Consultant Atom Freeman – reuniting the team that successfully resurrected Valiant Entertainment and re-forged the independent publishing house into the leading, award-winning industry force behind the upcoming BLOODSHOT feature film starring Vin Diesel from Sony Pictures.

We’ll be posting even more crazy stuff online soon at BadIdeaCorp.com. Sign up for updates and whatnot here.