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If, as the common wisdom goes, something has to happen three times in order to become a trend, then we’re very close to one of summer 2025’s comic book trends being unexpected revivals of defunct movie properties with two different comic book publishers announcing new movie revivals of separate fan-favorite properties. Both IDW and Z2 Comics announcing new projects that bring back favorite movies of old.

IDW Publishing is expanding its relationship with Paramount Pictures — the two have collaborated for years on the Star Trek comic book line — with the August 2025 launch of Event Horizon: Dark Descent, a five-issue prequel to the 1997 sci-fi horror movie Event Horizon. Written by Christian Ward with art from Tristan Jones and Pip Martin, the series will unpack the initial voyage of the Event Horizon and reveal what happened to them as they made the journey into the unknown that changed everything.

In a statement, Ward said, “It's a huge privilege to be handed the keys of such a beloved film, one I take very seriously and I have some extremely exciting things up my sleeve. Big gory swings will be happening. You'll never see the film in the same light again.”

The comic will come out via IDW’s IDW Dark imprint — which was announced with teases of comic books relating to further Paramount projects, including the A Quiet Place franchise and 2000’s Sleepy Hollow.

Z2 Comics, meanwhile, has announced an upcoming graphic novel, The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, written by Stella Ackroyd, Luke Pisano, and James Werner, with art from Felipe Sobriero; Dan Ackroyd — Stella’s father; Luke Pisano, meanwhile, is the son of John Belushi’s widow, Judy Belushi-Pisano — is attached to the project as an editorial consultant.

“In many ways the antics we’ve seen from the Blues Brothers have always been perfectly suited for the comic strip; flying cars, supernatural nuns, dusting an entire apartment building worth of bricks off your shoulders, and now Felipe Sobreiro’s illustrations bring them to life once again,” Stella Ackroyd said in a statement about the undated project.

Pisano added, “The Blues Brothers weren’t just a SNL act or movie, they were real musicians, in awe of the legends who came before them. This book is a continuation of that labor of love. This book is dedicated to my mother, Judy Belushi Pisano - the widow of John Belushi and the fierce, loving steward of the Blues Brothers legacy for over 40 years. After John’s passing, she didn’t just preserve the story — she expanded it. With the team at Z2, and with the talents of Stella and James, we finally found the right partners to make that dream turn reality.”

According to Z2, the graphic novel is the first element in a full-scale relaunch of “the Blues Brothers universe” that will include “forays into television, film, live events, music and much more.”

With these two comic book relaunches now public, it’s time to wonder if we’re due a third anytime soon. Who’s got the comic book license to Buckaroo Banzai these days, anyway…?

Get ready for what's next with our guide to upcoming comics, how to buy comics at a comic shop, and our guide to Free Comic Book Day 2025.