Starfinder Makes its Epic Comics Debut!

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

Following the announcement and upcoming release of our next hotly anticipated Pathfinder series (the first in several years!), we at Dynamite Entertainment are pleased to announce another huge collaboration with Paizo. Starfinder, the tabletop innovator's other smash hit game and mythos, is coming to comic books for the first time in Angels of the Drift!

For the first ever Starfinder comic series coming to stores, we hand-picked the best creative voice to take the helm. James L. Sutter served on staff at Paizo for over a decade, including as Creative Director for Starfinder, playing a critical role in developing the world and systems, translating the beloved Pathfinder formula to a science-fantasy landscape. Sutter writes Angels of the Drift alongside artist Edu Menna (Army of Darkness).

"Starfinder is all about exploring the galaxy and having epic adventures, but at the end of the day it's also about your real-world experience as a player, sitting around a table having fun with your friends," said writer James L. Sutter. "I think the comic zeroes in on that feeling—that no matter how high the stakes get, both the game and the comic are meant to be fun."


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Paizo has been charting the paths of Starfinder's "iconics" for over half a decade now in game art and supplemental material, but you have been clamoring for a greater story focus on them, which is now here! Angels of the Drift is elevated by its fun, colorful cast of characters, like any great genre adventure. Navasi is a human envoy and reformed pirate, serving as the group's fast-talking, plan-crafting de facto captain. Tall, proud vesk soldier Obozaya is the main muscle. Ciravel, a precog elf who uses a hoverchair, brings the strategic know-how, while hot-headed ratfolk mechanic Quig comes with mechanical knowedlge, a pet robot, and a deadly flamethrower. Last but certainly not least is the shirren mystic Keskodai, team medic... and priest of a death goddess. This squad all pulled together as a disaster in the hyperspace dimension known as the Drift completely threw off the galaxy's ability to travel between worlds safely. It all goes south from there!

The series features a stunning trio of fantastic covers. Series interior artist Edu Menna is included in the pack, alongside Richard Pace (Second Coming) and Biagio d'Alessandro (Pathfinder). Pace's covers across the series will connect to form a larger image. All covers are all printed on premium cardstock paper.

Each issue also comes with extra content for players of the tabletop game: the full series will include playable character stats for all the heroes, new character options inspired by the comic, a brand-new playable species, and more—all officially sanctioned by the Starfinder Society!

Our Starfinder: Angels of the Drift series will alternate publication months with Pathfinder: Wake the Dead through the remainder of 2023, giving Paizo fans a great chance to follow both series and their connected mythos.


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STARFINDER: ANGELS OF THE DRIFT #1 is slated for release in June 2023. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the issue with their local comic book retailers. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more!

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The Drift Crisis is an epic, yearlong meta-event spanning all Starfinder product lines, from our rulebooks to Adventure Paths to standalone adventures, to Society Scenarios, and even an actual-play! While we will soon release our final installment, Starfinder Adventure: Drift Crisis Case Files, Dynamite’s Angels of the Drift comic will extend the story as the perfect capstone adventure in the stars!

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Grand Lodge

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Does this mean we could see stats for an Iconic Precog sanctioned for OP use?

Liberty's Edge

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loki.the.mischievous wrote:
Does this mean we could see stats for an Iconic Precog sanctioned for OP use?

There is the unofficial one on Starfinder Infinite, if you haven't seen it yet.

Congrats to James! As a Starfinder fan, I am stoked to read and collect this!

Will our subscription reactivate for this?

Grand Lodge

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Huzzah!


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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

Director of Marketing

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Anorak wrote:
loki.the.mischievous wrote:
Does this mean we could see stats for an Iconic Precog sanctioned for OP use?

There is the unofficial one on Starfinder Infinite, if you haven't seen it yet.

Congrats to James! As a Starfinder fan, I am stoked to read and collect this!

Will our subscription reactivate for this?

That is a good question that we do not yet have an answer too.

Contributor

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Hi folks! Just dropping in to say in person how excited I am about this project—it was such a joy to return to this setting and these characters after so many years away, and I can't wait for you to see what we did with it! :D

Silver Crusade

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James Sutter wrote:
Hi folks! Just dropping in to say in person how excited I am about this project—it was such a joy to return to this setting and these characters after so many years away, and I can't wait for you to see what we did with it! :D

Yay!

Sutter SF hype!

Side eyeing Dynamite still.

But yay Surter hype!


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Very intriguing!

Paizo Employee

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I'm so excited for this!


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Very excited for this. Any chance we can sub to this through the Paizo store?

Grand Lodge

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Cyder wrote:
Very excited for this. Any chance we can sub to this through the Paizo store?

I hope so. The sub comics are super convenient and an easy add on sub.

Director of Marketing

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Ares04 wrote:
Cyder wrote:
Very excited for this. Any chance we can sub to this through the Paizo store?
I hope so. The sub comics are super convenient and an easy add on sub.

Doubtful for many reasons.

Advocates

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Is Keskodai still being a responsible Bug Dad and bringing Chk Chk to see more of the universe? Cause I want Father and Kid-In-A-Jar adventures.

Second Seekers (Jadnura)

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Cassi wrote:
Is Keskodai still being a responsible Bug Dad and bringing Chk Chk to see more of the universe? Cause I want Father and Kid-In-A-Jar adventures.

Can't quite make out if it's Chk Chk or not, but - looks like Keskodai is putting the mind-whammy on someone holding a canister with a wee larval something in it! May just be a protective dad saving his young..?

Also - gasp - is that Keskodai's canonical moustache I see?? Yaaaaaaas dad-stache! #BestSpaceBugDad


Wahou, amazing.
I'm realy interested in this comics to come !


Will we be able to buy the PDF's here for this on the Paizo site? Did'nt see this site listed as of yet??

Thanks

Tom

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TRDG wrote:

Will we be able to buy the PDF's here for this on the Paizo site? Did'nt see this site listed as of yet??

Thanks

Tom

No, we don't offer PDFs of Dynamite Comic on the the Paizo Store. Pathfinder Wake the Dead is on Dynamite Digital now. I expect Angels of the Drift will be too. They may make their way to Drive Thru Comics.


Got it, thanks bud!!

Tom


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