Voyage is an American action-adventure comic book series, being published by IDW Publishing since October 12th, 2013.
Synopsis
Set in a world inhabited by animals and multiple ancient forms meld together, a fox ronin encounters a rabbit gunslinger as they go on a voyage to find the man who killed the ronin's master and to just protect the world.
Characters
Main
- Li - a serious fox ronin who lost his master to a mysterious figure and explores this world with Betty to find and defeat this mysterious man.
- Betty - a feisty rabbit gunslinger who, after Li saved her from a criminal, decides to help Li in her own ways and helps him find the murderer of his master.
- Ming - a slick panda ninja who disguises herself as a male, a fact Li and Betty find later on, to make sure no one knows her true identity as she fights any kind of evil to prove Li her worth, leading to a rivalry between them, especially since ninjas and samurais are opposites.
- Gordon - an intelligent squirrel mechanic who is able to create various steampunk-like mechs and technology in order to help Li to battle the forces of evil.
Supporting
- Sigmund - a dull polar bear from a region of Vikings and is a skilled blacksmith, being the personal blacksmith to Li.
- Mayor Bruce - a protective ox who is the mayor of Crusty Gulch and is actually a friendly and nice guy despite his towering looks.
Antagonists
- Wu Kong/The Jade Demon - a spiteful and vicious scarred macaque who dishonorably killed Li's master and is now on the run as a mysterious mercenary named the Jade Demon.
- Emperor Leopold - the corrupt and egotistical lion emperor of the Empire of Ixi as he heads prisoner gladiator fights and plots to conquer more land.
- Empress Leona - Leopold's rather promiscuous wife who is willing to cheat on him with anyone in order to manipulate them into giving her as much power as she can use.
- Olive and Vine - two tigers who are Leopold and Leona's maids and are loyal to them and do anything they want.
- Brutus - a brutal wolf who is the champion of the arena and a feared commander and is shown to despise Emperor Leopold as he aims to overthrow him and take control of the Empire of Ixi.
Issues
- The Voyage Begins - A fox, after the death of his sensei, heads to locate the man who killed his sensei as he encounters a gunslinger rabbit as they deal with a mercenary out to kill them.
- The Ninja - While on their journey, Li and Betty cross with TBD.
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Television adaption
In 2017, 20th Century Fox Television announced that a television adaption is in the works, featuring the voices of Andrew Kishino as Li, Kath Soucie as Betty, Lara Jill Miller as Ming, Yuri Lowenthal as Gordon and James Sie as the Jade Demon, premiering on FX on TBD 2018.
Trivia
- The series mixes and mashes various genres in one epic story.
- The series has several subtle references to various forms of media and literature:
- Gordon's name is a nod to Gordon Freeman, the main protagonist of Half-Life.