America's beloved sci-fi hero is back in a brand new ongoing series, based on Alex Raymond's original ideas but with a modernized twist for the 21st century! CIA Agent Dale Arden draws a reluctant Flash Gordon back into the world of espionage to track down the allegedly insane Hans Zarkov - who's been accused of creating a weapon of mass destruction. Elsewhere in the universe, Ming the 'Merciful's' tyrannical shadow looms over Mongo, where an impending civil war is escalating!