For his 29th exhibitor appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, July 23–26, comics creator and indie publisher stalwart Randy Reynaldo will debut a new issue of his long-running indie action-adventure series, Rob Hanes Adventures #27. He’ll be at his usual location as in past years, Booth K-1 in the Small Press Area. All back issues of the series, prints and original art will also be available, with special deals for the entire series and bundles.
Also debuting at the show is a new 100-page trade paperback, Rob Hanes Adventures, Vol. 3, that collects issues 9–12 of the series. The four-issue run compiled in the trade is among the artist’s personal favorites, due to the quality and diverse range of the stories.
“I’ve exhibited at many shows, but Comic-Con has always been my home base,” said Reynaldo, who received an Inkpot Award from Comic-Con in 2018. “It’s where I got my start selling my comics in zine format, which led to the launch of the series as an indie comic book. It’s a tradition for me to debut new issues at San Diego Comic-Con, so I’m excited about the upcoming show!”
Continuing the series’ tradition of stories inspired by real-world events, Rob Hanes Adventures #27 takes the globetrotting private eye and modern-day soldier of fortune to the war in Ukraine, where Rob joins forces with a private military contractor to rescue a U.S. intelligence agent trapped in the no-man’s land between opposing forces. Along the way, Rob encounters drone warfare, snow, Soviet-era tanks, and an Eastern European warlord from his past who now commands a ragtag unit made up for Russian conscripts and North Korean mercenaries—as well as the usual romantic entanglements! And like all issues in the series, the story is self-contained and complete in the issue.
Rob Hanes Adventures, Vol. 3 includes four full-length adventures: Rob rescuing a downed fighter pilot in the Middle East; going undercover on a minor league baseball team; escaping from North Korea; and being stranded on a desert island with a beautiful art thief!
For Reynaldo, setting stories occasionally in the latest international hotspots keeps the series fresh and contemporary, and creates a sense of immediacy—but notes that they serve only as a backdrop and plot device, secondary to the story and characters.
For those not attending Comic-Con, Rob Hanes Adventures #27 and the new trade paperback are now available at the WCG Comics website at wcgcomics.com, along with all back issues and trades of the series.
About the Series
Rob Hanes Adventures is a fast-paced action-adventure series about a private eye, troubleshooter and spy-for-hire from Justice International who travels the world on assignment, facing danger, intrigue and romance at every turn. Inspired by the great soldier-of-fortune comic strips of the 1930s and ‘40s but set in the modern-day, Reynaldo successfully continues the tradition and feel of the long-form serial newspaper continuity strips with a series that comics creator and writer Kurt Busiek calls, “A callback to the golden age of adventure strips!” The usually light hearted series often strays into other genres, such as drawing room murder mysteries, war, sports, and romance, keeping the series fresh, fun and unpredictable. Every story is self-contained, so readers can jump in with any issue.
For more information and to order, visit the WCG Comics website at wcgcomics.com. Reynaldo is also available across social media, including Twitter (@randywcgcomics), Instagram (@randywcg) and Facebook (facebook.com/rhadventures).
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