Titan Publishing has just announced a collaboration with Netflix to publish tie-in books and a new comics series for their upcoming seriesCowboy Bebop. The UK-based publisher will be releasing three new projects in the coming months:Cowboy Bebop: The Comic Series, which follows the crew of the Bebop on a never-before-seen adventure;Cowboy Bebop: A Syndicate Story: Red Planet Requiem, a brand new novel set in the world of the series; andCowboy Bebop: Making the Netflix Series, a nonfiction production diary.
Based on the hit ’90s anime series from directorShinichirō Watanabe, Netflix’s new live-action series castsJohn Choas Spike Spiegel, a bounty hunter on the spaceship Bebop. His crewmates include Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), a former police officer, and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda), an amnesiac con artist. Together, they hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals as they attempt to escape their own pasts.
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The newCowboy Bebopcomics will be written by DC veteranDan Watters, whose recent run onSandman Presents: Luciferconcluded earlier this year. The series will be drawn byLamar Mathurin, an artist who cites the originalCowboy Bebopas a key influence. The story finds the Bebop crew chasing down an ex-gang member who holds a vest which gives the wearer unlimited luck. The series will join a tradition of comics tie-ins to the franchise, including a 1997 Manga series byCain Kuga, and a 1998 series byYutaka Nanten.
Cowboy Bebop: A Syndicate Story: Red Planet Requiemis written by series writerSean Cummings. Set before the events of the series story is described as exploring the show’s fictional history through the eyes of a young Spike Spiegel and his friend turned rival, Vicious.
But the highlight of the new releases might just beCowboy Bebop: Making the Netflix Series. Written byJeff Bond, whose previous behind-the-scenes nonfiction work includesNarcos: The Art and Making of the Show, andThe World of the Orville, the book will feature an exclusive foreword by showrunnerAndré Nemec. Packed full of beautiful concept art and behind-the-scenes photos, the book chronicles the long and tumultuous production of the series, which was halted whenCho was injured during a stunt, and then again when COVID protocolsshut down productionin New Zealand. Throw in the fascinating path the series took from beloved cartoon to live-action series, and this should make for one heck of a coffee table book.
Cowboy Bebopwill debut November 19 on Netflix. Its tie-in comic,Cowboy Bebop #1, will be on sale in December.Cowboy Bebop: A Syndicate Story: Red Planet Requiemwill be available in paperback on November 23.Cowboy Bebop: Making the Netflix Serieswill be available in hardback on June 19, 2025.
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