What The Expanse Returning as a Comic Book Series Might Mean for the TV Series

  January 22, 2023 Jah      No comments

The Expanse TV show is based on a series of nine novels by the duo James S.A. Corey. The television series only covers the first six of these books. Many fans were disappointed when Amazon Prime Video chose to end the series rather than adapt the last three books. And there might have been a logical reason for that decision. There is a 30-year time skip between book six, Babylon's Ashes, and book seven, Persepolis Rising. That big skip might not go over well with show-only fans, who would likely expect season 7 to pick up soon after season 6. Many may want to know what happened in that 30-year time period. Thanks to a new comic book series titled 'The Expanse: Dragon Tooth,' we will find out. Andy Diggle, who worked on the new series, posted this on Twitter:

"The Expanse: Dragon Tooth is a 12-issue @boomstudios series by me & @RubineCR with covers by @cjwardart, and overseen by Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck - aka James SA Corey, the original creators of #TheExpanse. Our story spans decades, picking up the action right after Season 6 of the TV show. That’s a lot of history to build on. If you know and love #TheExpanse like I do, you’ll know there’s plenty more to explore"
 The SciTrek channel on YouTube has mentioned the possibility of a new The Expanse TV series that takes place in the period between Babylon's Ashes and Persepolis Rising. The individual behind this channel says he has insider knowledge. He claimed that Amazon may still be interested in making a spinoff of The Expanse, focused on those intervening 30 years. And this would make sense. A spinoff of The Expanse that focuses on exploring the various planets through the ring gates, something along the lines of Stargate SG-1, could absolutely fill that gap. This new comic series potentially provides material for that spinoff. And it would feature the characters fans know and love. The comics are based on the current cast, based on Diggle's tweets.

"Holden. Naomi. Amos. Bobbie. Clarissa. Avasarala. Drummer. Get on board. Suit up and strap in. We’re gonna be pulling some high-g maneuvers!"
If Amazon decides that it is done with The Expanse, all is not lost because they don't own the rights. Instead, those rights are owned by a company called Alcon Entertainment. If Amazon doesn't want to continue the series, another streaming service like HBO Max, Netflix, or Apple could pick it up. The big question is, will all of the original cast want to return if a new series is greenlit?


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