FIRST LOOK: Gail Simone to tell Nemisis’ story in Rebel Moon prequel comic series

April 14th, 2025 by Marc Comments

Award-winning writer Gail Simone charts new prequel comic books in Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Universe.

“I feel like this story was a little bit destined to happen, somehow,” says Simone.

“My family and I were watching Rebel Moon and really enjoying it, and I just immediately focused on Nemesis. I loved the badassery of her, but also the way she addressed grief, and recognised it in others. I just was completely smitten with her, and I actually said to my family, “Man, I would love to write her someday.

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“Well, someone was listening because I get this message that Zack would like to talk to me about writing that exact character. Who am I to argue with fate? She’s a powerful, powerful character, she leaps off the page (and screen) and I cannot even explain how much I enjoyed playing in this sandbox.”

A brand new comic series that recounts the origins of Nemisis!

Taking place before she became the sword-wielding cyborg assassin, this is an action-packed and badass story in the style of a revenge western, in which an innocent woman finds herself in the path of Imperium soldiers who slaughter her family…

Cover A: KAEL NGU
Cover B: DANNY EARLS
Cover C: REZA AFSHAR
Cover D: ALICE MEICHI LI
Cover E: CHRIS CHRISTODOULOU (POSTER)

REBEL MOON: NEMESIS #1 debuts in all comic shops and digitally on July 16, 2025.

Or, if you fancy playing the new Rebel Moon video game, then you’re going to want to click the  link in the post below:

Check out more covers and interior art:

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Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….