Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al by Earl Mac Rauch

Relating the further adventures of doctor/adventurer/rock star Banzai, the book picks up where the movie left off: Well, we say it’s written by Rauch, but the credits say it’s “as told by” the Reno Kid. But according to Rauch, the story of Buckaroo Banzai was always supposed to be continued in a series of prose novels.Īnd now, finally, all these years later, there is an official official sequel: Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, et al: A Compendium of Evils is a 544-page novel written by Rauch coming in August from Dark Horse. The closest it came was a series of comics from tiny publisher Moonstone, also written by creator E.M.

Rauch is best known for writing the screenplays for A Stranger Is Watching, New York, New York, and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.In the 37 years since its release, there has been plenty of sporadic talk about a sequel, but no movie or TV show - despite Hollywood’s obsession with repurposing every scrap of IP, Buckaroo Banzai remains just too weird and off-kilter to risk millions of dollars on. Rauch, this tale follows everyone's favorite scientist-surgeon-entertainer-daredevil as he sets off on a brand-new hair-raising adventure!Įarl Mac Rauch is an American novelist and screenwriter. The long-awaited sequel to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is finally here after more than 35 years! As told by the Reno Kid to Buckaroo Banzai chronicler E.M. Or is her true target Buckaroo Banzai? As the apocalyptic threats continue to mount, only Buckaroo and his Hong Kong Cavaliers stand in the way of global destruction. To make matters worse, Planet 10 warrior queen John Emdall has sent her Lectroid legions against Earth with a brutal ultimatum. Still mourning the losses of his beloved Penny Priddy and his surrogate father Professor Hikita, Buckaroo Banzai must also contend with the constant threat of attack from his immortal nemesis Hanoi Xan, ruthless leader of the World Crime League. A world-class hero confronts ancient 'supernatural' evils in an adventure that spans entire planets and defies everyday notions of reality!

Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al by Earl Mac Rauch