![]() For an enthusiast of the movie (yes, that would be me), it's a treasure trove of additional Banzai lore and fills in much of what went unsaid in the movie itself. It hints darkly but indefinitely as to what will come after. It tells the story by narrative, and also by assorted transcripts and other documentation. It's filled with little references to the "other" Buckaroo Banzai stories, and with much backstory as to the history of the Banzai Institute and the people who live and work there, and the looming, lurking threat of Hanoi Xan. It's told from the perspective of a relatively minor protagonist, Reno Nevada, whose voice is distinctive and unpolished. This is the novel the movie should have been based on. Most of the novelizations I've read aren't awful, really, just horribly uninspired: the author is clearly here to do a job and collect a check, and has no more emotional attachment to the project than a carpenter does when hanging someone's door. This special edition features a new introduction by the author and a color insert featuring photos and illustration seen here for the very first time! Pray that Buckaroo will succeed, knowing only too well that if he fails the Earth itself will be blown to dust!įor the first time in nearly twenty years, Pocket Books is proud to present The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. Emilio Lizardo, the diabolically alien dictator. Join Team Banzai on their two-fisted, action-packed assault against the evil red Lectroids from Planet 10! Experience the horrors of the Shock Tower and the Pitt deep within the walls of Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems as Buckaroo Banzai fights against impossible odds to rescue Penny Priddy from the clutches of Dr. His musical sidekicks the Hong Kong Cavaliers: Rawhide, Reno, the Swede, Perfect Tommy, Flyboy, Big Norse, Pecosóare, one of the toughest, most popular hard-rocking bar bands in east Texas. A happy man whose life has been marked by great tragedy, who speaks a dozen languages and writes songs in all of them. In his spare time designer and driver of the electrifying Jet Car, a speed machine faster than sound! Buckaroo Banzai. ![]() First and foremost an extraordinary brain surgeon. A strange, elusive figure, his name whispered in barrooms and boardrooms, his advice sought by pashas and presidents, his exploits recounted in movies, novels, and comic books that seem somehow more real than life itself.īuckaroo Banzai. It is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore."I speak Spanish to God, French to women, English to men, and Japanese to my horse."-Buckaroo Banzai.īuckaroo Banzai. 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-or in the words of one of the movie’s iconic lines: “Laugh-a while you can, monkey boy!”īuckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League is a 544-page hardcover prose novel and will retail for $29.99. It will be available everywhere books are sold August 10, 2021. 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. To make matters worse, Planet 10 warrior queen John Emdall has sent her Lectroid legions against Earth with a brutal ultimatum. ![]() 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. 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. ![]()
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