Mad Cave Studios September 2026 Solicitations

A prison break, a zombie apocalypse, and an ultimate weapon—all before lunch. As Billowing City falls to the undead, Clara must punch her way through the end of the world in the wildest chapter yet of Junk Punch!

As Unity Ultima closes in, Nemo races across the Baltic Sea to save the one man who knows the conspiracy’s darkest secrets. But a brutal rescue mission on the remote island of Faro may cost Nemo more than he bargained for—and bring a dangerous new ally aboard the Nautilus.

A tame excursion to the famed Liberty Canyon kicks up a swarm of trouble! Science Ninja Team finally have a "day off" -- a simple trip to investigate some strange seismic activity. But the Canyon's on red alert -- red like red WASPS! Something's disturbed their rocky home, and Science Ninja Team looks like the culprit! But who's really excavating the Canyon? And why? An extra-special issue featuring guest artist Giona Zefiro!

Following the kidnapping of his wife who is now being held hostage, Max Flynn is forced to break the laws of the city of Denver, the very same laws he’s spent his career trying to protect and enforce, if he ever wants to see her alive again. Growing increasingly desperate with each new dangerous request from the kidnappers, Max knows he’s close to the point of no return and must decide whether to take matters into his own hands before it’s too late…for both him and his wife.

This is the story of Zeek, a goat-looking orphan living in a monastery within the far reaches of the galaxy. For reasons he was never told, he is restricted from ever going outside the perimeters of the Monastery. Taking care of the library, he reads and transcribes books filled with heroes and adventures, yet never gets to have any of his own. That is, until one day when a magical book appears in the library and attaches itself to him... Magic. Sci-fi. Adventure. Monsters. Welcome to the world of Sunder.

As Unity Ultima closes in, Nemo races across the Baltic Sea to save the one man who knows the conspiracy’s darkest secrets. But a brutal rescue mission on the remote island of Faro may cost Nemo more than he bargained for—and bring a dangerous new ally aboard the Nautilus.

A tame excursion to the famed Liberty Canyon kicks up a swarm of trouble! Science Ninja Team finally have a "day off" -- a simple trip to investigate some strange seismic activity. But the Canyon's on red alert -- red like red WASPS! Something's disturbed their rocky home, and Science Ninja Team looks like the culprit! But who's really excavating the Canyon? And why? An extra-special issue featuring guest artist Giona Zefiro!

Following the kidnapping of his wife who is now being held hostage, Max Flynn is forced to break the laws of the city of Denver, the very same laws he’s spent his career trying to protect and enforce, if he ever wants to see her alive again. Growing increasingly desperate with each new dangerous request from the kidnappers, Max knows he’s close to the point of no return and must decide whether to take matters into his own hands before it’s too late…for both him and his wife.

What if you could instantly identify the people destined to change your life? When an experimental device grants access to countless parallel realities, a struggling husband discovers a future he can't let go—and sets himself on a terrifying path toward ruin.

With a recent failure looming over him, Doctor Damien grows dissatisfied with his meager contributions to curing the sick. With an unknown amount of time before he is consumed by his own flames, he searches for the answer that will position him to lead the Order to lasting change. Meanwhile, we meet a skittish and peculiar boy: Uriel Bookman, the son of the late and highly respected Doctor Alexander. He struggles to mourn the loss of his father and finds himself disconnected from the others in the Order. He must navigate dealings with monsters and the resident alchemist, Tink, to achieve a secretive, time sensitive, and morbid goal. Does Uriel truly have the Order’s best interests in mind?

THE STARLITE IS UNDER ALIEN SPOTLIGHTS — AGAIN! When a mysterious stranger starts sniffing around the trailer park, Louis Rogan knows who to call—his big brother Alex Rogan, the Last Starfighter! But Alex has other problems. He’s just failed his first real mission as leader of the Star League—and against the Ko-Dan Blackstars, mistakes are deadly. Louis and life back home are calling for Alex, but if he doesn’t step up, more than one planet will be lost. And now everyone he loves, including his girlfriend Maggie, are in the crosshairs with him. The exhilarating sequel series continues!

Genshi and the Tengu become an unstoppable force of vengeance as they carve a bloody path out of captivity. Their freedom comes at a terrible cost—and leads straight into the neon-lit hell of Exit City.

When the president's black sheep son is caught on a bender in Malibu, he's sent off to Area 51 to work in the warehouse as discipline. It doesn't take long for him and his coworkers to mess up. When they do they mess up big—and all the secrets, horrors and wonders housed at the black site are now leaking into the world and wrecking havoc. Their task: to put the genies back in the bottle and bury the stories, and to do so they'll have to contend with aliens, superheroes, and all manners of experimental weaponry.

In a distant galaxy, where energy is drawn from the blood of colossal space-beasts known as Molok, young Ishmael finds himself aboard the cursed starship Pekuod. Bound by fate to Quee-Keg, a fierce alien warrior with a haunted past, he is thrust into a hunt led by the relentless Captain Akhabb—whose obsession with the legendary Pale Molok threatens to doom them all. Betrayal, forbidden love, and cosmic monsters collide in a tale of survival where the true battle is not only against the beasts of space, but the darkness within.

A bloody barbaric blast from the creative team behind Maniac of New York! From beyond the limits of time and space comes a warrior whose quest against evil brings his strong arm and battle axe to earth—where he’s swiftly arrested and thrown in prison. Ignorant of English, short-tempered, violent, and with no allies other than his cheese sandwich-grilling cellmate and his cynical public defender, the barbarian must find a way to escape his cage before his greatest enemy returns from the dead to use the prison system against him! But can this mythic hero survive a world where a shower can become a death pit and a mystic gem of power is just so much contraband?

Sixteen-year-old Landon Snyder never expected to spend his summer in the world of dog shows. But after a family illness combined with a breakup sends him to live with his Aunt Iva, who runs a bustling dog rescue, Landon discovers a surprising talent for training—and a bond with Blue, Iva's champion show dog. Between a cocky rival, a shy new friend who sees him like no one else, and the pressures of the Best in Show, Landon learns that healing doesn't always come with a ribbon... but sometimes with love, loyalty, and second chances.

In the dystopian Breaklands, history was reshaped by godlike psychics. And young boy Adam Fain is the key to ruling over it all. After escaping bloodthirsty pirates, Adam's been kidnapped again. The Shining City has plans for him...but they're not ready for Adam's sister, Kasa. Kasa has power of her own, and she'll stop at nothing to save her brother. Justin Jordan and Tyasseta's epic adventure series gets new life in a print edition from Mad Cave Studios!

A complete collection of all four critically acclaimed Mad Cave comic series from the wonderfully creative minds of Stefano Cardoselli and Francesca Perillo. The collection includes Don't Spit In The Wind, Love Me: A Romance Story, Long Cold Winter, and Where Does The Rainbow End?

He was forgotten for fifty years. Now he's the only one who can save them. When two girls vanish into a deadly mine run by rogue machines, a dying old man awakens Casshan—a lost cybernetic hero with no memory and a human heart buried inside metal. But underground lies more than hostages: a hidden robot refuge, a radical new species, and the truth about Casshan's own creation. Caught between humans, robots, and a new species called Neoroiders, Casshan must confront the past he's forgotten before the world destroys itself again!

A breathtaking dark fantasy where friendship defies fate, demons aren’t always what they seem, and one young summoner must risk everything to protect the home—and the truth—he never expected to find. Neve is no ordinary summoner—he calls forth demons not to terrorize humanity, but to protect them. These gentle creatures have been hunted in the underworld for their kindness, and Earth is their only refuge. But peace never lasts. Rival demons are closing in, determined to shatter Neve’s sanctuary from within. As Neve awakens strange new powers, he must confront enemies on all sides—and a truth that will upend everything he thought he knew about his mission, his demons, and himself.

The Detective in Yellow returns for a brand new story arc! ALL-NEW STORY ARC—AND A PERFECT JUMPING-ON POINT! As Dick Tracy investigates a series of brazen bank robberies by the mysterious Summer Sisters, an old army friend appears from across the pond with ominous tidings. Plus, the Detective in Yellow's personal life gets complicated! Still reeling from The Blank's murderous rampage—and the ways it changed The City's criminal underbelly—can Dick Tracy piece together a new mystery while being yanked back into his own complicated past? Plus a haunting mystery just in time for Halloween!

EXIT CITY: VITRUVIAN launches a chilling new case for detectives McCormick and Miller—one that cuts straight to the soul of creativity in a city where technology has no limits. A NEW STORY ARC IN THE UNDERWORLD UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE. Detectives McCormick and Miller return in EXIT CITY: VITRUVIAN, a chilling new case set in the lawless techno-metropolis of Exit City. When a celebrated artist is found murdered—his brainstem surgically removed—the investigation exposes a disturbing pattern: artists across the city are being stalked by an enigmatic figure known only as Vitruvian. As bodies mount and the trail leads through Exit City’s avant-garde art enclaves and underground street-art scene, McCormick and Miller uncover a horrifying truth—Vitruvian is not human, but an artificial intelligence harvesting artists in a desperate attempt to create “true” art. And when the machine sets its sights on McCormick’s unique mind, the case becomes a race to stop creativity itself from being consumed. A brutal sci-fi noir murder mystery, EXIT CITY: VITRUVIAN expands the Underworld Universe with a razor-sharp exploration of art, authorship, and the dark cost of unchecked technology.

A mysterious signal in Antarctica introduces the Phantom Ascendency—three eerily brilliant scientists whose miracle technology promises unlimited energy, peace, and a better world. As towering Spires rise across the globe, humanity celebrates... but the Science Ninja Team begins to see the cracks beneath the shine. When the truth is revealed, the Spires aren't salvation—they're a weapon designed to control the planet itself. With the world watching and history on the brink, the Science Ninja Team must risk everything to stop a perfect future from becoming humanity's final mistake.

Cuba, 1958. Lily is reunited with her father, the owner of a seedy detective agency in Havana. Well, reunited... Rather, she catches a glimpse of him. Her father, a gambling addict, has been kidnapped along with his secretary by Alfonso, a mafioso and sports betting boss. The deal is simple: her father in exchange for a starlet, a failed film actress, but above all the mistress of Alfonso's great rival. Simple, easy, fácil, especially since Lily can count on the help of John, an ex-CIA agent, and José, a handyman in his spare time and a full time coward. And all this in the middle of the revolución!