Atomic Legion offers readers a chance to win $1,000 cash and $1,000 of comics and graphic novels for their local comic shop!

Mike Richardson, Dark Horse founder and writer of the Eisner-nominated 47 Ronin and Star Wars: Crimson Empire, teams with artist Bruce Zick (Mandala, Thor) to take readers on a fun new thrill ride laden with pop culture and science fiction references!

For one savvy reader who can catch the subtle nods contained within this original graphic novel, Mike Richardson is offering a $1,000 cash prize! Not only that, but he’ll also award the local comic shop of your choice $1,000 worth of Dark Horse comics and graphic novels!

The Atomic Legion is on sale today in comic shops everywhere! Read it thoroughly, and send an e-mail to atomiclegion@darkhorse.com with your list of the story’s pop culture and science fiction references, and a picture of yourself with the book, before May 31. The first person to correctly identify the most references will be awarded the cash prize! 

More about The Atomic Legion:

In a hidden fortress near the North Pole, the greatest heroes of a past age live secluded from the world that rejected them. But when their benefactor—a mysterious scientist known only as the Professor—is kidnapped, it’s up to a young boy to rally the robots, monsters, and superheroes in the fortress to come to the rescue as the Atomic Legion!