#190: THUNDERCATS X SILVERHAWKS

Projects CLASH, PYRAMID and QUIET revealed

Feb 03, 2026

Welcome to DECLARATIONS a bi-weekly newsletter by artist/writer Declan Shalvey.

This is a regular workblog featuring exclusive peeks at upcoming projects with advance releases of original art/merchandise.

ALL THE LATEST

Welcome back to a jam-packed Declarations. It’s been wet and dull in Ireland but I’ve been too busy to be out in it that much. A big chunk of my time is being spent on pages, but lots of other stuff on the go too. This is chocoblack with news so let’s get going. Firsst, here’s my Worklog…

Pencilled/inked ~~PROJECT CLASH~~ pages
Coloured ~~PROJECT PYRAMID~~ #2 cover
THUNDERCATS #24 lettering notes
TERMINATOR METAL #5 lettering draft
TERMINATOR METAL #5 lettering notes
Finished script,~~PROJECT PYRAMID~~ #1
Colour notes, ~~PROJECT CLASH~~ pages
Rough/ pencilled/ inked Ignition cover
Rough/ pencilled/ inked THUNDERHAWKS #2 cover
2x written interviews, 2x Podcast interview
2x video promos

So yes, busy! A lot of big news in this Declarations, but let’s get this one dealt with first…

I’ve written a silent BARONESS story for Joëlle Jones! No shade on any artist I’ve worked with before, but I think this is the highest profile artist I’ve ever gotten to work with. This came totally out of the blue a few months back, Joëlle was on board for the issue but asked me if I’d be interested in writing it for her. Once I realised she was serious[?!], I happily accepted. I love silent stories and I’ve been fortunate enough to have written a few. This was a chance to do more OLD DOG-esque espionage while also getting to work with one of the best artists in the biz. Arguably because of that, this will be much better than OLD DOG

This was previously codenamed ~~PROJECT QUIET~~. PR below…

Skybound and Image Comics, working alongside Hasbro, have revealed a new wave of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Silent Missions one-shots—this time putting Cobra front and center. The five standalone, dialogue-free issues will roll out weekly throughout April 2026, celebrating the franchise’s legacy of wordless storytelling with an all-star lineup of creators.
The original Silent Interlude in G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #21 famously redefined what comics could do without a single word of dialogue. Skybound revisited that legacy in April 2025 with a month-long Silent Missions event spotlighting Joe heroes like Beach Head, Jinx, Spirit, Roadblock, and Duke. Now, the spotlight shifts to the villains, as Cobra takes over Silent Missions with five brand-new one-shots.
According to Skybound Editorial Director Alex Antone, the success of the first event made a return inevitable—this time with Cobra’s rogues’ gallery unleashed by some of the biggest names in comics.
The event kicks off with Baroness #1, a tense standalone thriller from Jöelle Jones and Declan Shalvey, where the Baroness races to keep vital Cobra intelligence out of G.I. JOE’s hands—and possibly Destro’s as well. The issue arrives on April 1, 2026.

Read more about Skybound’s Sssilent Mission event over on AIPT.

For all the other BIG NEWS, head to the THUNDERCATS section below…

-Some real progress made on PROJECT ARCA, the opening pages are pretty much all drawn, I need to do more work on the outline/script as soon as I can as it’s been a while since I properly worked on it. In the meantime though, we’re finally ready to start putting this package together. I can’t resist showing a little peek, but this is all I can tease for a while.

-Victor Santos, the writer/artist behind POLAR is releasing a new comic called SILENIO via his Substack.

I love the idea of putting out comics via newsletters, direct to an audience that’s invested in your work. There was a flurry of them for a while via the Substack dead, 3W3M probably being the most successful endevour in the long run but I’d like to see more of this. The quetion is how sutainable is it to fund making a comic via your newsletter readers? It’s something I’ve thought about doing here, but I lack the time/resources to really get behind the idea so I’m hoping creators like Victor find success with this approach. You can read the whole first issue below, give it a read and consider supporting.

BROKEN ENGLISH Victor Santos’ Newsletter

Silenzio 01: The girl in the manor

8 days ago · 9 likes · Victor Santos

-Happy to see my variant cover for Christopher Cantwell and Megan Levens’ STAR TREK: RED SHIRTS series is being used for the trade paperback. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet but have heard great things and am a fan of both creators, so make sure you order a copy, out in May.

-IDW sent me a comp of MUTANT NATION Vol 2 which collects the Turtles story I did with Drew Moss. I believe it’s out tomorrow, so keep yere eyes out fot that.

-I popped up to Dublin for an evening a week ago so I could see An Evening With The Fast Show. I was a die-herd fan of the 90s BBC sketch show, so seeing the cast live, chat about the show and see them resurrect some of the old bits [a hell of a lot of them, in fact] was a dream come true. This wouldn’t be one of the most well known sketches from the show but it’s one of my favourites.

-The trade paperback for the wildly visual crime story THE VOICE SAID KILL by Si Spurrier and Vanesa Del Rey is out now from Image Comics. As a way to lure you, dear Decolyte, hey have released the first 30 pages for free. Have a read, buy the book and then share with those who you think would be interested. Si is one of the most imagininative comics writers of our age and Vanesa is such a distinct talent There is no other book as good or interesting on the stands right now.

THE VOICE SAID KILL - first 30 pages

THUNDERCATS

Ohay. This is a big one. Finally, I can talk about this!

I’m writing/drawing my first event crossover.

As announced last week, my next big project is THUNDERCATS X SILVERHAWKS

PR via ICV2

Dynamite Entertainment will launch a major editorial event crossing over the ThunderCats and SilverHawks properties with the launch of three comic miniseries in April. The three titles will each run five issues; the event will end in August. The event kick-off in April follows ThunderCats #25 and the set-up one-shot ThunderCats X SilverHawks: Road to War in March. The three first issues in April are:

ThunderCats X SilverHawks #1, written and drawn by Declan Shalvey, will feature 30 story pages in which Panthro launches a satellite over Third Earth that attracts the attention of three of the SilverHawks, who travel to investigate.

ThunderCats X SilverHawks: Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living #1, written by Shalvey with art by Ralph Lobosco, reveals the history of the archnemesis of the entire franchise in a story that interweaves with the larger narrative.

ThunderCats X SilverHawks: ThunderHawks #1, written by Ed Brisson with art by Vincenzo Federici, starts after events in the Road to War Special with the Lost team from ThunderCats: Lost in Time (see "’ThunderCats’ Blind Bag Special") trapped in the far future trying to get back to stop the imminent war in SilverHawks bionic suits.

This project was previously codenamed ~~PROJECT CLASH~~.

Let me add some background. People have been asking about this crossover since we announced the new THUNDERCATS series a couple of years ago. Truth be told, myself and Drew Moss had been leaving little hints here and there but there were even more questions once Ed Brisson launched his SILVERHAWKS series with George Kambadais. This has been in the planning stages for quite a while, all worked out between ThunderVerse editor Nate Cosby, Ed and myself. My main objective with the THUNDERCATS series when I took it on was to establish a new status quo for our comic series, to indroduce and re-introduce these characters for both new and previously dedicated audiences. Because of that, I wanted space for the book to just be about the ThunderCats and not get things too muddled. I very much got to do that in the first year of the book and was very satisfied with that. In the second year, we got to really expand the scope, leaving room to introduce other elements and having a wider world to do things like the LOST book, the one-shots, etc. Having done that for a year, now really feels like the right time to do this crossover, with the main book soon hitting that coveted 25th issue milestone.

I am writing this 5 issue event miniseries and drawing the first issue at a bumper 30 pages. It is also part of a big 15 issue crossover event across three titles.

It’s been really fun to write/draw some more bombastic superhero stuff again, and I’m having a blast with it [though, it’s a lot of work, obviously], currently halfway through drawing it. I also got to design a new Lion-O costume for the series that you can see on my cover and in these preview pages, coloured by series colourist Igor Monti [who I’ve been looking to work with on something for a while].

How fun is that?

There’s a host of variants for THUNDERCATS X SILVERHAWKS by artists such as Lucio Parillo, Eric Canete, Ben Oliver and more. There’ll even be a ‘layouts variant’[!?] which will feature a cropped image of my layouts for the issue. I have to say… I think that’s pretty cool, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before. Don’t look too close at it yet though, don’t want to spoil the story for yourself.

THUNDERCATS X SILVERHAWKS #1 variant covers

Wait, didn’t I say the crossover went across three titles? Yes, in fact I am writing one of those titles called…

MUMM-RA: THE EVERLIVING! This will essentially be an origin story for Mumm-Ra, drawn by Rapha Lobosco, hot off the heels of his THUNDERCATS LOST run. I’m currently working on the script for #2 while Rapha is working on the first issue, which is looking great.

This project was previously codenamed ~~PROJECT PYRAMID~~.

I’m really enjoying broadening the scope of the Thunderverse and having the opportunity to really dig into a character like Mumm-Ra. I’ve been able to examine him a little in the main series, but there’s too much going on in that book, the character warrants his own book to examine more complexities. Getting to work with Rapha is a real treat too, I’ve known him for years and have seen his career blossom on books like JAMES BOND and the like. I was blown away by his work on the LOST series so to have him on MUMM-RA with me is such a delight.

We have some great variants for this book too, one of which is mine. Danny Earls is doing the main covers, the other variants are by brilliant artists such as John Amor and Erica D’Urso. There are ‘animation variants’ for the whole crossover too by the way, if youre into that sort of thing.

Lastly, there is one more miniseries that is written by fellow Thunder-writer Ed Brisson with at by Vincenzo Federici called, and this is a fun one…

THUNDERHAWKS

I’m just doing covers for this series though have obviously gone over the outline for how it relates to the main crossover book.

This series sees the LOST team trapped in a terrible future, trying to find their way home with some mysterious armour technology. The suits were designed by Alessandro Randali [with a small tweak on Neko by myself]. Must say, they’re a lot of fun to draw.

And for your benefit, here is a checklist for all the issues coming out over the next few months. It’s going to be a Thundersummer to remember!

This is a challenge unlike any I’ve had before. It’s scary, but also very exciting. Hats off to Dynamite Comics too, who are putting a lot of resources behing this project to make it something special.

If you’ve already read THUNDERCATS #23 last week, then you’ll see we’ve been seeding this for a while. Here’s the preview pages, just before the big reveal. Art by Drew Moss.

For eagle-eyed readers, I even teased what was coming on the cover, hiding in plain sight, solicited a few months ago…

Finally, here’s a podcast interview I did with Blerd Without Fear soon after the news broke.

Obviously, there’ll be lots more to show/talk about in the coming weeks, just glad I can finally share this as I’ve been talking around it for weeks. I’m developing a comics crossover with characters I loved as a kid, this is crazy and all very surreal.

Finally, THUNDERCATS #24 is all wrapped, with really gorgeous pages by David O’Sullivan. We’ve done something a little different with this one, I do hope people like it but they’ll definitely like Dave’s gorgeous pages, of that much I’m sure.

TERMINATOR

Issue Four of TERMINATOR: METAL come out last week. Here’s the preview pages by Rory McConville, Fabio Gallo, Colin Craker and Jeff Eckleberry. It’s a tense war-time story focusing on Resistence fighters making a desperate play to take out a Skynet base. As usual, everything goes according to plan and works out for the best.

OH. WAIT. THIS IS TERMINATOR.

Check out the preview…

I handed in my final lettering draft for METAL #5, so I can now officially say that I’m all wrapped on TERMINATOR. Between TERMINATOR and TERMINATOR: METAL we put together a 15 issue run on a book that I’m very proud of. The first trade is finally out now so if you haven’t checked out the book yet, now is a great time. I genuinely think this title has some of my best writing to date. Though really, that’s for YOU to decide.

Luke Sparrow is also finished on Issue Five and wow, way to end on a high note. Here’s another gorgeous page by Luke, with colours by Colin, of course.