Future Quest is a crossover comic book series published by DC Comics from 2016 to 2017. It features several characters from the Jonny Quest series and other Hanna-Barbera properties including Space Ghost and Dino Boy, The Herculoids, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles, and Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor. Future Quest ran for 12 issues, plus one special issue.
The series was part of the comic book initiative Hanna-Barbera Beyond, in which Hanna-Barbera properties were published by DC Comics. Both DC Comics and Hanna-Barbera are owned by Time Warner.
Premise[]
Official premise of Future Quest from DC Comics:[1]
When the adventurous and inquisitive Jonny Quest and his adoptive brother Hadji make a startling discovery in the swamplands of Florida, they are pulled into an epic struggle between the Space Rangers and a dangerous villain who threatens the galaxy. Now it’s up to the combined forces of Team Quest, Inter-Nation Security, Space Ghost, and a host of Hanna-Barbera’s greatest action heroes to stop him and save their universe!
Appearances[]
This section covers the Jonny Quest elements that appear in the series.
Characters[]
Jonny Quest characters that appear in Future Quest include:
Objects[]
Vehicles[]
- Dr. Zin's robot spiders
Issues[]
Issue # | Chapter title | Released |
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Future Quest #1 | Part One: Lights in the Sky | Jul 2016 |
Future Quest #2 | Part Two: Visitors From Beyond | Sep 2016 |
Future Quest #3 | The Deadly Distance! | Sep 2016 |
Future Quest #4 | How the Mighty Fall! | Oct 2016 |
Future Quest #5 | The Wheel of History | Dec 2016 |
Future Quest #6 | Impossible Choice! | Dec 2016 |
Future Quest #7 | The Calm | Jan 2017 |
Future Quest #8 | Aliens & Alliances | Feb 2017 |
Future Quest #9 | The Cavalry | Mar 2017 |
Future Quest #10 | The Gathering Storm | Apr 2017 |
Future Quest #11 | Last Stand part 1 | May 2017 |
Future Quest #12 | Last Stand part 2 | Jul 2017 |
Adam Strange/Future Quest Special #1 | Strangequest | Mar 2017 |
Reception[]
Future Quest received generally positive reviews and was praised for its art, fun and adventurous stories, and wide appeal to both new and old fans. Jesse Schedeen with IGN said that "the talented creative team ensure that this book is appealing regardless of your attachment to the Hanna-Barbera library."[2] Greg McElhatton with CBR said that the first issue is "a strong comic that will entertain new and old Hanna-Barbera fans alike."[3] Justin Patridge with Newsarama said that as of issue #2, Future Quest was "quickly establishing itself as one of DC Comics' most unlikely of hits."[4] David Prepose with Newsarama said that as of issue #8, Future Quest "continues to be the fun dark horse series you can tell your friends about to look like a reader in the know."[5] Comic Book Wire said that the characters "are all presented at their best in stories that are action packed, smartly written, and fun. This is a series for anyone who enjoyed watching old Saturday morning cartoons or to anyone interesting in picking up something like that."[6]
For the first issue, Comic Book Roundup has a positive critic review score of 8.9/10 and a positive user review score of 8.5/10.[7] All issues have a positive score, mostly in the 8.# range; the lowest critic score is 7.5 for issue #6, and the lowest user review score is 7.3 for issues #4; the highest critic score is 8.9 for #1, and the highest user review score is 9.2 for issues #12.
Gallery[]
Issue covers[]
Video[]
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External links[]
- Future Quest on DC Database
References[]
- ↑ DC Comics: Future Quest. May 18, 2016.
- ↑ IGN: Future Quest #1 Review by Jesse Schedeen. May 17, 2016.
- ↑ CBR: Future Quest #1 by Greg McElhatton. May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Newsarama: Best Shots Review: FUTURE QUEST 'Is No Fluke' With #2 (archived) by Justin Patridge. July 6, 2016.
- ↑ Newsarama: Best Shots Reviews: FUTURE QUEST #8, G.I. JOE #1, More (archived) by David Prepose. January 3, 2017.
- ↑ Comic Book Wire: Review: Future Quest Vol. 1. March 31, 2017.
- ↑ Comic Book Roundup: Future Quest. Retrieved June 17, 2022.