Dynamite Entertainment has confirmed it will publish a new The X‑Files comic series this winter, promising previously unseen cases featuring Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully and reuniting the title with a writer known to franchise readers.
Creative team and setting
The new book will be written by Joe Harris, who previously authored The X‑Files: Season 10 and Season 11 for IDW Publishing. The series is illustrated by Riley Brown, whose credits include Dead Acre: Black Badge. Unlike Harris’s earlier comics, which continued the television story from later chronology, Dynamite says this run will be set during the events of the original TV show and will present cases not seen on screen.
“The X‑Files has always been sacred to me,” Harris said in a statement. “From my own early TV fandom on Friday and Sunday nights to getting to work on one of the greatest supernatural thriller/science fiction franchises in history, the further adventures of Agents Mulder and Scully have occupied a very special place in my head and career. I am beyond honored to write them and I am absolutely over the moon to work with Dynamite on this new series.”
The announcement arrives amid a renewed flurry of interest in the franchise. Earlier this year a new TV reboot received a pilot order at Hulu, with Danielle Deadwyler and Himeh Patel attached in lead roles. Meanwhile, creator Chris Carter has expressed an ongoing desire to continue the story from where the original series left off following its eleventh season.
Franchise movement and publishing context
The X‑Files comics have a history of switching publishers. Harris’s previous work on the franchise was published by IDW, and now the property will be handled by Dynamite — a publisher that has recently taken on several Disney‑owned licences, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel, Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck. The move underlines how established screen franchises increasingly fragment across different comics houses rather than consolidating under a single corporate imprint.
Fans also had other X‑Files merchandise to chew over this year: a new film tie‑in titled The X‑Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankensteyn and the first official X‑Files LEGO set were released, keeping the brand visible across formats.
- Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
- Writer: Joe Harris (previously wrote Season 10 & Season 11 comics)
- Artist: Riley Brown
- Setting: During the original TV series; previously unseen cases
- On sale: Scheduled for this winter (publisher has teased further details to follow)
| Previous comic publisher | New publisher | Notable recent franchise activity |
|---|---|---|
| IDW Publishing | Dynamite Entertainment | Hulu pilot order for reboot; new tie‑in film and LEGO set |
Harris’s return to the franchise in this new capacity will be watched closely by long‑term followers. His earlier comic seasons offered one way of continuing the television canon prior to the later revival seasons on Fox; this new series appears explicitly aimed at the tone and era of the original run, which is likely to appeal to readers who favour the classic investigations and atmosphere.
For readers and collectors, the announcement suggests several practical consequences. A Dynamite series will mean a different publishing schedule, distribution channels and potential collected editions than previous runs. It may also influence how the broader X‑Files narrative is positioned across comics, television and merchandise if the new material is incorporated into wider franchise marketing.
Dynamite has indicated more plot details will be revealed in the coming months. For now, the promise of fresh Mulder and Scully material — created by a writer with prior franchise credentials and brought to life by Riley Brown’s art — is likely to provide a welcome fix for fans awaiting further news on the television reboot and any future activity from Chris Carter.
Further announcements from Dynamite are expected ahead of the winter launch.
