Mad Cave Studios August 2026 Solicitations

The ExoGP season resumes in the wake of bloodshed. Huskarl Captain Buel is hunting for answers. Addy Aker is a marked woman - a target for every pilot with a grudge from qualifying. Behind the scenes, Jötun scientist Oda has taken a sinister interest in Addy, one that threatens to expose secrets buried across star systems. On the track and off, the walls are closing in.

It’s Thomas against Luther?! Bad news for Thomas. With all of the horror, and slaughter, and terrifying power Luther has displayed as he was “helping” Thomas get some most bloody revenge, what does Thomas possibly think he can do when his loved ones are in Luther’s crosshairs? Now that the terrifying truth has been revealed about just how personal this trail of vengeance is for Luther, Thomas must try and kill this shark-toothed, knife-handed, hate-filled monster before everything he loves is killed. It all comes to a blood-soaked conclusion in this final issue!

Kentaro, Oniishi, and Masaki infiltrate the never-before-seen winter country of Novva Rozza, where Galactor has placed his factories! The factories are building an Antiproton Capacitor, a device that collects antiprotons from the atmosphere to create a bomb capable of unleashing annihilation on a massive scale. Novva Rozza is completely under Galactor's control, and the Red Impulse Squadron must face their intense anti-aircraft artillery! Even if they win, they'll still need to deal with Galactor’s annihilation device itself...

Strapped to a nightmarish operating table, Genshi faces a brutal “living autopsy” as a fanatical cult seeks to rip the Tengu from his soul—forcing him to make a deadly choice that will either end his life…or unleash the monster within.

Loyalty Police. As Tom's unit pushes into Germany, they confront another problem. The SS loyalty police left behind to prevent locals from surrendering to American forces. Tom has to play detective to uncover all the loyalty police.

It’s father versus son on Earth’s war-torn streets as Thomas Bruin faces the Oort Worldkiller and his invading army. With no better choice, Bruin suits up for a final stand, fully aware he may not survive—and maybe not wanting to. Victory means confronting a lifetime of lies and betrayals; failure means planetary extinction. For once, Bruin stops thinking about his reputation and focuses solely on saving Earth, no matter the cost. And if he’s lucky, he might finally die the hero he spent years pretending to be. The fate of the world hinges on a battle written in blood.

In a medieval world where illness can lead to horrific and monstrous transformation, the Lazarus Order is mankind's final bastion, preventing uncontrollable chaos. Devout plague doctors have sacrificed their freedom in an oath to God, in exchange for supernatural abilities. However, their powers come at a great cost—the more they use them, the more it consumes them until they fade to nothing. Despite this sacrifice, they live in servitude and dedication to protecting humanity from vampires, werewolves, Rattusvir (Rat-man disease), the undead, and other variants of “The First Sickness.” Doctor Damien, a meek, middle-aged stickler for protocol, is sent to team up with Edward Talis, an older, opportunistic, charming veteran doctor. They respond to what seems to be a routine call to subdue and cure a Rattusvir, only to discover an omen that “The First Sickness” has set events in motion to destroy the Lazarus Order once and for all. Will they unravel its machinations before their oaths consume them? Or will they continue down their path towards righteous self-destruction, unaware of what foul monsters scheme beneath their feet?

In a near-future world drowned by rising oceans, Denver survives as one of the last tightly controlled safe zones on the planet where every resource is rationed and every citizen is monitored. Max Flynn, a veteran border officer struggling to protect his family under these unforgiving rules, is shattered when his wife is suddenly kidnapped. A mysterious enemy forces him to betray Denver from within or lose her forever. As Max assembles a trusted crew and descends into the city’s underbelly, his desperate hunt threatens to expose the cracks in Denver’s rigid order and ignite a reckoning that could end the last safe city on Earth.

The Omega Book has the secrets of the universe in it. All of them. And the priest Brady Parsons has just inherited pages of it from his father. But now, everyone wants that knowledge, they'll do anything to get it, and if the book falls into the wrong hands it will end the world. No, the universe. To stop that from happening, Brady enters a world of science and mystery he never imagined, he'll see and do things that nobody has ever seen or done, and he'll uncover the truth about the amazing things the Omega Book can do, its origins, and even about the father he's hated his whole life.

In the icy shadows of Helsinki, rogue agent Eddi Landsman is marked for death by her own side—until the mysterious Nemo intervenes, revealing a global conspiracy that will force her to choose between the truth…or survival.

Join the team—and say goodbye! Xur may be gone, but like a hydra with its head cut off, the Ko-Dan Armada rises again! Naxos Ko-Ma, a.k.a. the Reaper, is determined to see the end of the Star League—and now that Earthling Alex Rogan is leading it, the lamb looks ripe for slaughter. And Alex isn’t the only one in the crosshairs. His girlfriend, Maggie, stands battle-ready alongside him—but will her first real firefight on an alien planet be her last? Find out as the direct sequel to the beloved sci-fi film continues in another thrilling installment!

Ace and Zora thought they could disappear into a crowd. So their corporate hunters turned the crowd into a battlefield. Anyone near them is collateral damage. Any act of mercy is a liability. And there’s nowhere left to run...except towards each other. The chase gets louder, the choices get harder, and the past tightens its grip in the incredible second issue of this high-octane love story for the ages.

A brand-new story starring beloved characters from the Defenders of the Earth animated show, written by comics industry juggernaut Dan DiDio and drawn by veteran artist Alex Sanchez. THE DEFENDERS ON TRIAL! Mongo is a shattered empire -- and it's at least partly Flash Gordon's fault. The Defenders of the Earth may have saved their home planet, but Mongo paid a hefty price for Ming the Merciless's games. Now the toll's come due -- and it's the Defenders who will pay it. And while the Defenders face their former friends and allies, their offspring face challenges of their own. Determined to find his missing mother, Dale, Rick Gordon and his friends K'Shin, Zuffy, LJ, and Jedda investigate a former secret base held by the son of Ming. Kro-Tan may be gone, but the danger is not. A fan-favorite villain goes after the Second Gen Defenders! Writer Dan DiDio and artist Alex Sanchez pick up the beloved characters from the classic animated series and spin a whole new adventure!

FLASH AGAINST FLASH! The worlds of Flash Gordon explode in volume 3 of the epic series by writer Jeremy Adams (Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman) and artists Will Conrad (Wolverine, Flash, Nightwing) and Eder Messias (Sam Wilson: Captain America; Spider-Man: the Last Hunt)! Ming the Merciless is back on the throne of the shattered empire. Now Flash, Dale Arden, Princess Aura, and other allies are wanted everywhere. But there's one man in particular who will stop at nothing to find Flash Gordon... And it's Flash Gordon himself. A Flash from another universe, driven purely by vengeance for the death of his own Dale! A despot whose iron grip would rival only that of his dead wife's! With Ming the Merciless at his side, this world -- and the life of the real Flash Gordon -- is surely doomed.

A no-nonsense federal agent and a lone-wolf cop chase down a brutal drug lord in a flooded amusement park swarming with blood-crazed hippos and cutthroat mercenaries. Disco Hippo Wonderland is the number one amusement park in Flamingo City. But few realize its corpulent owner, Jans M’jor Discau is about to release the most potent drug ever created: Coke45! Fortunately for humanity, Agent Clarke Nebraska is on the case! She’ll bring down Discau come heck or high water! That was the plan, until her undercover agent Tico Senecoza was captured! And before she can rescue him, Miquel—Tico’s sexy loose cannon of an older brother—beats her to the punch, storming into the park with bullets flying. Discau panics, dumping the Coke45 into the hippo enclosure and letting them lose on the park, before fleeing into wonderland’s tunnel network! Nebraska’s plans are totally off the rails, and things get worse when a marijuana-smoke-fueled hurricane drowns the park in torrential rain! Now it's up to Nebraska and Miquel to create an uncomfortable truce to bring Discau down before he escapes!

Breaking news! All four volumes of SCOOP in one beautiful edition that is sure to stop the presses. Sophie Cooper is the newest intern at the WMIA 7 news station--a struggling station based in Miami, Florida--and she's determined to use access to the newsroom's resources to prove her father has been framed for embezzlement. But investigating her father's case soon uncovers some unsettling things about her hometown, like a flying saucer crashed in the Everglades, a chupacabra running wild, a digital doppelgänger intent on ruining what's left of Sophie's social life, and a bunker, hidden since the 1960s, that seems to be at odds with time itself... Sophie will have to rely on all her truth-seeking skills to solve these mysteries!

The fight for Emi’s destiny drives the Tatsunoko legends toward their final showdown with Z. The heroes have struck down Damien Gray, Z’s most trusted lieutenant—but the war is far from over. Before Emi stands Z’s final enforcer: the mysterious Raja Khan. Determined to uncover the truth of her own identity, Emi embarks on a new journey alongside Raja and Casshan. But every step brings her closer to the ultimate confrontation—where Gatchaman, Polymar, Casshan, and Tekkaman must unite for one last, decisive battle against Z!

When scandal sidelines two LA teen celebrities, a summer on a Montana farm forces them to trade red carpets for rubber boots—and to choose between the futures they were raised for and the loves they never saw coming. Just Another Summer is a sharp, big-hearted YA about two teen TV stars exiled to a Montana dairy farm after a tabloid blow-up—and the summer that remakes them. Between 4 a.m. milkings, fence mending, and a no-nonsense great-uncle, Hayley and Becky discover who they are without cameras: one sister falls for the girl who runs the town diner, the other for a trans farmhand whose quiet resilience shatters her Hollywood preconceptions. It’s funny, queer, tender, and unflinchingly real—about work that matters, love that surprises you, and the cost of chasing a dream when it might mean leaving a new life behind.

When scandal sidelines two LA teen celebrities, a summer on a Montana farm forces them to trade red carpets for rubber boots—and to choose between the futures they were raised for and the loves they never saw coming. Just Another Summer is a sharp, big-hearted YA about two teen TV stars exiled to a Montana dairy farm after a tabloid blow-up—and the summer that remakes them. Between 4 a.m. milkings, fence mending, and a no-nonsense great-uncle, Hayley and Becky discover who they are without cameras: one sister falls for the girl who runs the town diner, the other for a trans farmhand whose quiet resilience shatters her Hollywood preconceptions. It’s funny, queer, tender, and unflinchingly real—about work that matters, love that surprises you, and the cost of chasing a dream when it might mean leaving a new life behind.

Another unique book in Mad Cave's series of English print releases from Italian publisher Becco Giallo and Comixology Originals. Nikola Tesla follows two friends and collaborators making a film about the famous inventor's life—and debating, between themselves, the very merits of that reputation. Sardonic and honest, this graphic novel is a refreshing reflection on the extraordinary changes to modern culture since Tesla's era, as well as a fascinating insight into the turbulent life of the "mad genius." Who was Nikola Tesla? A brilliant inventor or a visionary uncoupled from his time? In this fictionalized exploration of his life, two filmmakers set out to settle the debate. Growing up in poverty in the mid-19th century under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Tesla studied and became an engineer on his own strength. He emigrated to America, where he was employed in the laboratory of the famous Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph and the light bulb. But corruption and competition among Tesla's colleagues—chief among them Edison himself—led to the "War of Currents," a heated race for control of the world electricity market. Tesla came out on top of that race, but a strange and tragic confluence of events and prejudices led to his public downfall. With more than two hundred different patents and inventions over his lifetime, including the remote control and fluorescent lighting, Tesla is remembered today as one of the most important innovators in modern history. Sergio Rossi and Giovanni Scarduelli's funny, heartfelt retelling speaks not only to the inventor's legacy, but to our relationship with technology and the very concept of "genius."

Start your engines—the road to the new Mad Cave Studios reboot begins here! Honoring over five decades of legacy, Speed Racer roars back to life with a high-octane new series that blends classic thrills with a bold vision for a new generation. Buckle up for an explosive new take on Speed Racer—where underground races are lethal, a crime syndicate has his family in its sights, and the road to victory is lined with bullets, betrayal, and burning rubber. In this high-octane reboot from David Pepose and Davide Tinto, Speed’s toughest battle won’t be on the track… it’ll be surviving what comes after the finish line. We're going pedal to the metal in this all-new interpretation of Tatsuo Yoshida’s classic manga/anime MachGoGoGo, known to Western audiences as the demon on wheels—Speed Racer! Speed Racer lives for the thrill of the race, but on the underground circuit, the rules are anything goes. Dodging bullets, explosions, and dirty tricks, he’s got one goal: to prove he’s the best. But when a dangerous syndicate targets his family, Speed’s greatest challenge won’t be on the track…it’ll be on the streets. With the police closing in and a masked racer lurking in the shadows, Speed is about to learn that some races can’t be won with horsepower alone. Award-winning writer David Pepose (Space Ghost, Savage Avengers) and superstar artist Davide Tinto (Ultraman: The Mystery of the Ultraseven, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters) co-pilot an action-packed reboot of the classic franchise. Start your engines!