Another iconic ’90s franchise is making a comeback in 2025. IGN can exclusively reveal the first details about IDW Publishing and Mattel’s upcoming Street Sharks comic.
Street Sharks is a continuation of the original animated series, which lasted for three seasons from 1994-97. This five-issue limited series is written by Stephanie Williams (Trial of the Amazons) and illustrated by Ariel Medel (TMNT vs Street Fighter). The first issue features cover art by Philip Murphy, Elizabeth Beals, Kevin Anthony Catalan, and Khary Randolph.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for a closer look at the cover art to Street Sharks #1:
Here’s the official summary for Street Sharks:
Based on the classic animated series, the upcoming comics will thrill readers as the Sharks protect Fission City from a range of gene-slammed threats, including super-strong and monstrous lobsters and squids, and diabolical mad scientists that transform into vicious piranha monsters. The comic will deliver on everything fans loved from the hit show and the tone of its era, from the Sharks riding cool motorcycles to eating a lot of burgers and metal while swimming through the city’s concrete to take down the bad guys.
“Celebrating over 30 years of the animated series, Street Sharks has become a cult-favorite and fans have been chomping at the bit to see more of the crime-fighting brothers Ripster, Jab, Streex, and Big Slammu,” said Ryan Ferguson, Global Head of Publishing at Mattel, in a press release. “We are thrilled to continue the legacy of this franchise and dive deeper into the waters with IDW to extend the world of Street Sharks through new comic books.”
”It is so exciting to introduce a new generation of fans to the Street Sharks,” added series editor Nicolas Niño. “The Sharks epitomize ’90s adolescent X-treme sensibilities and that makes them translate so naturally to comics. Stephanie and Ariel are putting together a series that serves as a beautiful love letter to the original cartoon that old fans and new are sure to adore.”
Street Sharks #1 will be released in September 2025.
This is hardly the only classic ’90s series making its return as a comic in 2025. AHOY Comics is set to revive the Toxic Crusaders, while BOOM! Studios recently revealed a VR Troopers comic spinning out of the pages of Power Rangers Prime.
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