The Boys may have just completed its five-season run on Prime Video, but one of its creators is already jumping into a new superhero universe. According to reports, Darick Robertson, who co-created the original The Boys comic book with Garth Ennis, is set to write and co-produce Crestar and the Knight Stallion, a collaboration between creators in America and Saudi Arabia. Robertson, like Ennis, was an executive producer on The Boys TV series.
Created by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, Abdallah Jasim, and Najam Syed, Crestar and the Knight Stallion will focus on the partnership of two heroes: Crestar is a Batman-like vigilante who defends the city of Detroit from evil, while the Knight Stallion is Ali, a young man from Dearborn, Michigan who may be the world’s first true superhuman. The series will kick off with two graphic novels, Crestar and the Knight Stallion: The Legend Begins and Crestar and the Knight Stallion: Devil’s Night; both will be available starting on July 1. While the English-language editions will hit store shelves first, Arabic editions are due soon, as well. In addition to the graphic novels, the series’ creators also have plans for a live-action TV series, with creators Ahmad and Jasim playing Crestar and the Knight Stallion, respectively. Robertson penned the second graphic novel, Devil’s Night, and is working on future installments.
Who Is Darick Robertson?
Robertson created his first comic book, Space Beaver, as a teenager. His talent was soon recognized by the major comics publishers, and he went on to draw books like Justice League Europe, New Warriors, and Nightman. While working on Ultraforce for Malibu Comics, Robertson was partnered with British writer Warren Ellis; the two would go on to create the acclaimed science fiction satire Transmetropolitan. After that series ended, he returned to Marvel, where he was partnered with Garth Ennis on a number of projects featuring the Punisher and Nick Fury. That partnership led to The Boys, an R-rated satirical look at superheroes. Robertson has since worked on a diverse array of titles, including Ballistic, Space Bastards, and Happy!; the latter title, co-created with Grant Morrison, was later adapted into a TV series with Christopher Meloni.
While the finale saw the end of Billy Butcher and Homelander, The Boys universe lives on in Vought Rising, a new prequel series set decades in the past. Robertson and Ennis will serve as executive producers on that series, as well, which will premiere on Prime Video in 2027.
The first two graphic novels in the Crestar universe will be released on July 1.
via Collider