Dark Horse Comics, in partnership with toy giant Mattel, today revealed plans for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Wings of Fate, a new four-issue comic series set in the film universe of Masters of the Universe. Timed to the theatrical release of Masters of the Universe this summer, the series will be written by Tim Sheridan (Masters of the Universe: Revolution), illustrated by Will Sliney (Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren), colored by Israel Silva, and lettered by AndWorld Design.
Per the official logline for the series, “In the aftermath of Skeletor’s siege on Eternos, a down-and-out refugee gives sanctuary to a mysterious, injured falcon. Now, to save her life, he must embark upon a perilous journey through the Mystic Mountains and seek aid from the storied inhabitants of the realm of Avion.”
Hitting stores just days after the new movie from Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Studios, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Wings of Fate #1 will be released Summer 2026 and continues Dark Horse’s acclaimed line of Masters of the Universe tie-in books, which have previously come from celebrated creators including Kevin Smith and Freddie Williams III.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Wings of Fate #1 (of 4) will be available in comic shops on June 10, 2026. Amazon MGM’s Masters of the Universe film drops in theaters five days earlier, on June 5.
Masters of the Universe stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam/He-Man and Jared Leto as Skeletor, with a cast of familiar faces including Idris Elba, Camila Mendes, and Alison Brie on board as well. The trailer principally follows Galitzine as Prince Adam, a man stuck in a mundane HR job but inexplicably obsessed with a magic sword.
Directed by Travis Knight, Masters of the Universe has been in and out of development hell for years, with too many directors and stars attached in that time to count. Hailing from Mattel, it’s maybe not surprising that this movie feels inspired by Barbie, with the real world and the fantasy world of Eternia seemingly playing off and commenting on each other.
Set in a fantasy world, it blends science fiction elements like spaceships and high tech with classic sword-and-sorcery barbarian imagery, all with a Shazam-style twist in which an everyday person is transformed into a superhero with a bolt of magical lightning.
He-Man’s cousin, She-Ra, got her own series spinning out of Masters of the Universe, and she too has been in and out of the popular consciousness for years. Both He-Man and She-Ra have had popular animated adaptations at Netflix in recent years.
