Dark Horse Reveals He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Ongoing Series

Dark Horse Comics is betting large connected the He-Man franchise successful 2026. IGN tin exclusively uncover that the steadfast is expanding its caller miniseries Masters of the Universe: The Sword of Flaws into a monthly ongoing bid called He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

The rubric alteration takes effect with contented #5 of the series, aft "The Sword of Flaws" communicative arc wraps up. Issue #5 kicks disconnected a caller storyline called "The Battle of Snake Mountain."

Art by Reilly Brown. (Image Credit: Dark Horse/Mattel)

Writer Tim Seeley volition stay connected the bid going forward, though existent creator Freddie E. Williams II volition beryllium hopping implicit to IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. The creation squad connected "The Battle of Snake Mountain" volition see creator Reilly Brown (Masters of the Universe: Phantoms of Despair), colorist Jim Charalampadis (The Amazing Spider-Man), and letterer AndWorld Design. Issue #5 features covers by Brown and Ciro Nieli.

For those not pursuing the existent Masters of the Universe comic, the bid has been making waves by introducing the titular Sword of Flaws. Originally forged by Eternian sorcerer He-Ro arsenic a complement to the legendary Sword of Power, the leaf became corrupted and was hidden away. Now Skeletor has claimed this purple sword and gained newfound levels of power, making him an adjacent greater menace to Eternia.

Art by Ciro Nieli. (Image Credit: Dark Horse/Mattel)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #5 volition beryllium released connected March 25, 2026. You tin preorder a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

This enlargement comes arsenic Mattel gears up for a precise large twelvemonth connected the He-Man front. Sony is releasing the live-action Masters of the Universe reboot successful theaters connected June 6, 2025, with Nicholas Galitzine starring arsenic Prince Adam/He-Man and Jared Leto arsenic Skeletor. While nary trailer has been released yet, aboriginal footage was shown astatine CinemaCon successful April 2025.

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