ThunderCats The Powerpuff Girls #1

Jul 2025 · Dynamite Entertainment · 4.99 USD

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ThunderCats/The Powerpuff Girls #1 marks the first time these two Warner Bros. animated properties have been united in comic book form, making it a genuine crossover milestone within Dynamite Entertainment's broader WB-licensed line. The issue is narratively bold in stripping the Powerpuff Girls of their Chemical X-derived powers entirely, forcing Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup into a classic fish-out-of-water adventure on Third Earth where they must rely on wits, improvised Thunderian weapons, and new alliances rather than superhuman ability. This creative constraint opens storytelling territory neither franchise had previously explored in comics, bridging the bright pop-art absurdism of Townsville with the high-fantasy mythology of Third Earth. The series also stands as a product of a historically significant industry moment: the first time both properties had simultaneously landed under one independent publisher's roof outside of their longtime home at DC/Vertigo and DC's Cartoon Network imprint respectively.

writer Paulina Ganucheau · artist, inker Coleman Engle · colorist Kendall Goode · letterer Jeff Eckleberry · cover Paulina Ganucheau

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History

The crossover became possible only after Dynamite Entertainment secured a sweeping licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products in October 2023, which brought ThunderCats, The Powerpuff Girls, The Flintstones, Space Ghost, Jonny Quest, We Bare Bears, and more under one independent publisher for the first time. The concept was developed by Dynamite editor Nate (credited in creator interviews only by first name), who brought writer Paulina Ganucheau — already on staff writing the Dynamite Powerpuff Girls ongoing — into the project; Ganucheau in turn personally recruited her longtime friend and creative collaborator Coleman Engle as artist. The series was previewed with a #0 Free Comic Book Day issue released May 3, 2025, before issue #1 itself was delayed from its originally solicited June 4, 2025 date, later pushed to July 9, and finally shipping July 23, 2025 through Lunar Distribution after a transition away from Diamond Comics Distributors.

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First comic book crossover between ThunderCats and The Powerpuff Girls — two properties that had never previously shared a story in any medium.
Written by Paulina Ganucheau (who also writes Dynamite's ongoing Powerpuff Girls series) with interior art by Coleman Engle; the two are longtime friends whose shared creative sensibilities drove the visual approach.
Both the ThunderCats and Powerpuff Girls licenses were acquired by Dynamite Entertainment in October 2023 via a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, ending a long era in which both franchises had been published under DC/Warner-owned imprints.
A #0 preview issue was distributed as a Free Comic Book Day special on May 3, 2025; Dynamite reported the FCBD issue was ordered to stores in quantities exceeding 100,000 copies.
The central story premise: Mojo Jojo traps the Powerpuff Girls in a runaway rocket that sends them through a wormhole to Third Earth, where their Chemical X-based powers cease to function — forcing them to fight alongside the ThunderCats using Thunderian weapons instead.
Primary antagonist is Mumm-Ra; Snarf serves as the Powerpuff Girls' initial guide and an emotional throughline for the series, per creative team interviews.
Issue #1 shipped with at least six cover variants by Paulina Ganucheau, Coleman Engle, Coran Kizer Stone, Saowee, and Nicoletta Baldari, plus a Blank Authentix edition; the ThunderCats fandom wiki records additional premium (metal, holofoil) and ratio incentive covers.
The issue is part of an ongoing limited series — at least three issues were solicited — with subsequent chapters introducing further ThunderCats characters such as Cheetara and Tygra, and Third Earth antagonists including the Lunataks.
The series coincides with a broader cultural revival moment for The Powerpuff Girls: original creator Craig McCracken was reported to be returning to the franchise for a new animated revival in development at Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.