Next up for the month is a pretty modern comic. Back in 2016,
an independent publisher called Darby Pop released a mini-series called Bruce
Lee: The Dragon Rises. It’s a book for all ages. I don’t remember when I first
heard about it, but I was kind of interested in it. It lasted four issues and I
own the first two. It’s been released in the trades since then. Today, I’ll just
be talking about the first issue to the miniseries.
One of the biggest things about it is that Shannon Lee,
Bruce Lee’s daughter, is actually involved in it. She and Jeff Kline wrote the story.
Kline was a producer and writer on some of the recent Transformer shows and
Jackie Chan Adventures. Finding that out helps me get this comic. The artwork
is handled by Brandon McKinney, the colors are done by Zac Atkinson, and Troy
Peteri does the letters. Reginald Hudlin is on here as a consulting producer
which sounds weird. I guess that means he’s the editor? Oh well, on to the
synopsis!
Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises #1
Writers: Shannon Lee and Jeff Kline
Art: Brandon McKinney
Colors: Zac Atkinson
Letters: Troy Peteri
Design: Steve Blackwell
Consulting Producer: Reginald Hudlin