Cover: Lucio Parrillo

ThunderCats #23

Jan 2026 · Dynamite Entertainment · 4.99 USD

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ThunderCats #23 functions as the critical narrative hinge that quietly seeds the franchise-expanding ThunderCats x SilverHawks crossover event: Panthro's satellite mission returns with intelligence about a deep-space station connected to the SilverHawks, effectively folding two separate 1980s animated properties into a single shared universe for the first time in comics. Simultaneously, Lion-O's ongoing struggle to unlock the Book of Omens reaches a breakthrough moment that pays off threads running through the entire Shalvey-Moss run. Coming just two issues before writer Declan Shalvey and artist Drew Moss concluded their tenure on the main series with #25, the issue reads as both a culmination of long-building subplots and an on-ramp to a far larger crossover story.

writer Declan Shalvey · artist, inker Drew Moss · colorist Arancia Studio · letterer Jeff Eckleberry · cover Lucio Parrillo

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History

The Dynamite ThunderCats series was announced at New York Comic Con in October 2023, with writer Declan Shalvey, artist Drew Moss, and letterer Jeff Eckleberry named as the core creative team from the outset. Editor Nate Cosby oversaw the line as it expanded into spin-offs and crossovers, and by the time issue #23 shipped on January 28, 2026, Shalvey had already been publicly teasing the SilverHawks crossover for over a year, deliberately planting connective tissue — including Panthro's satellite mission — in the preceding story arc.

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Published by Dynamite Entertainment; on-sale date January 28, 2026.
Written by Declan Shalvey; interior art by Drew Moss; lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.
Cover A by Lucio Parrillo; variant covers by Declan Shalvey, Jae Lee & June Chung, Drew Moss (including an action-figure variant), and Manix Abrera, with tiered 1:10 and 1:15 virgin incentive variants.
Plot pivots on two simultaneous storylines: Lion-O attempting to finally open the Book of Omens with help from Jaga's spirit, and Panthro returning from his satellite launch with news of a deep-space discovery.
Panthro's discovery is revealed in-issue to be a space station connected to the SilverHawks, making this the first in-continuity appearance of that franchise's presence within the Dynamite ThunderVerse.
The issue directly sets up the 15-part ThunderCats x SilverHawks crossover event that was announced January 23, 2026 — just five days before the issue shipped — and which kicked off with ThunderCats x SilverHawks: Road to War #1 on April 1, 2026.
Issue #23 is the penultimate-but-two chapter of Shalvey and Moss's overall run; they concluded their work on the main title with issue #25 (on sale March 25, 2026).
The series is part of Dynamite's expanding 'ThunderVerse,' which by early 2026 also encompassed ThunderCats: Cheetara, ThunderCats: Lost, ThunderCats/Powerpuff Girls, and the SilverHawks ongoing.