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Flash Gordon: Lowland Station Tales by Schkade, et al. – Updated

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D. D. Degg Updated: February 20, 2025 at 10:25 am EST 1 minute 2 comments

Cartoonist Dan Schkade is taking a break from drawing the Flash Gordon comic strip. His new Lowland Station Tales episode that started February 10, 2025 begins with an introduction written and drawn by Dan.

But after that introductory week the following individual week-long chapters are being drawn by guest artists. First up is “The Gladiator” running from February 17 through February 23, 2025 and is drawn by J. Bone.

The following chapter, beginning February 24, 2025 is about “The Fallen Pilot” and is drawn by Sandy Jarrell.

Amiable Amy Anderson, Executive Director at King Features Syndicate, has supplied The Daily Cartoonist with more information about the Lowland Station Tales episode of Flash Gordon including:

LOWLAND STATION TALES, an exciting new story from Flash Gordon’s Dan Schkade. For seven weeks beginning Feb. 10, we follow a group of strangers waiting out a storm in a remote alien transit center, each of whom just so happens to have crossed paths with Flash Gordon and his allies. Every new week shows us a different character’s story, as drawn by a different guest artist. The full run was written by Dan Schkade. It’s a great jumping on point for new readers, and leads seamlessly into a new storyline starting in April.

1. The seven-week event will run from 2/10/25 to 3/30/25 
2. It features five accomplished guest artists, each drawing a week of daily strips 
3. The strips are written by Dan Schkade
4. The guest artists are, in publication order: 

• J. Bone [for the week beginning February 17]
• Sandy Jarrell [for the week beginning February 24]
• Erica Henderson [for the week beginning March 3; link added]
• Ted Naifeh [for the week beginning March 10; link added]
• Jordan Gibson [for the week beginning March 17; link added]

With Dan Schkade art bookending for the week beginning February 10 and the week beginning March 24.

Some collaborator quotes:

J. Bone (The Spirit, Welcome to Maynard): “I’ve been a fan of Dan’s for a while now, and am always up for drawing Pulp Heroes. The Flash Gordon story Dan wrote for me is right up my alley.”

Sandy Jarrell (Secret Identity, Jimmy Olsen’s SuperCyclopedia): “Dan’s Flash Gordon is my favorite part of the funny pages! It was a real thrill to contribute to Lowland Station Tales.“

Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin, Night’s Dominion): “Flash is a cornerstone of pop culture history, and I’ve always wanted to take a crack at him. And Dan knew this particular storyline would be right up my alley. What a pleasure it was to work with such a generous and talented collaborator.”

Jordan Gibson (Batman: The Adventures Continue, Go Go Power Rangers): “I’m delighted to collaborate with the uber-talented Dan Schkade on Flash Gordon! Dan channels the adventure-serial spirit of the character, making it feel exactly as Flash Gordon should—timeless yet nostalgic, bold, colorful, and unapologetically thrilling.”