Buckaroo Banzai Sequel Novel Announced for August Release ✖ Fans of the cult-classic movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension have long anticipated the arrival of its promised sequel, which always seemed like pipedream due to the film's financial failures. Screenwriter E.M. Rauch however is finally bringing it to life with Dark Horse announcing the publication of Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, et al: A Compendium of Evils! Previously teased as the original film came to its conclusion, the existence of this tale was previously hinted at as a book in the original novelization of Buckaroo Banzai, which was also penned by E.M. Rauch. The novel is "told by the Reno Kid,"