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SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave Vault Comics is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated return of Smash hit comic wildbar. The brand’s new one-shot, The Black Knight, is written by wild co-creator Michael Moreci (Burning Fields). Barbaric then returns in December 2025 for his fifth full arc with artist and co-creator Nathan Gooden (Big Rig) to explain the series. The Black Knight is an ultra-sized one-shot featuring flails, talking…frails. Deadheart, Serra and Ka return to defeat the evil witch Doxon in the Queen of Swords. The too-worthy face lies above the spike ball at the end of the…
SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave Dark Horse Comics has announced American Caper, a 12-shot crime series from Abside Ventures, a new company of Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser. American Caper, written by Houser and Lazlow as Art by David Lapham and Chris Anderson, is a satire after “two families completely normal and completely damaged in the world of corrupt business, inappropriate politics, hanging crime, self-righteous justice and problematic leisure wear.” American Caper #1, main cover by Tyler boss We are chasing the fate of two neighbors at the point of collapse. Mormon hitman and gambling addiction lawyer…
Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games and the creative force behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, is making his comic debut with Dark Horse Comics and American Caper, the new No. 12 crime saga for his new company, Abside Ventures. The first issue hit the comic shop on November 12th, 2025, and a trailer is now available to offer the first look of the series. Houser is joined by longtime collaborator Lazlow, a producer and contributor writer and a veteran GTA. The series features art by Eisner Award winner David Raffham (The Lost Bullet), finishings by Chris Anderson,…
SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave All retailers who order a big rig #1 bundle box via Lunar or Universal will receive an equal number of new Big rig #1 bonus boxes, completely free of charge, with the announcement of Vault CEO Damian Wassel. Vault has announced that the variant included in Replacement Bonus Box #1 will be five new covers that were not previously included in the original bundle box. The latest variations range from guaranteed, common, rare, rare, extremely rare and unique. Big Rig #1 bonus boxes will be shipped to retailers through Lunar and Universal.…
Perhaps I was a little too intense in nostalgia. It’s not someone I can actually hurt. Rather, when I recently compared it to the trap, I was an unfair touch. Certainly, it’s a bad thing to have too much nostalgia (meaning to spend all your time in the past and sometimes avoid important futures), but given the pure state of the world, I can’t gruesome everyone’s escapism through retro-mania. And if you’re looking for some of that old-fashioned joy and existential guarantees, you can’t really find a better source than Mars biker mouse. Last month’s debut (not a reboot, but…
SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave Graphic Universe unveiled a new intermediate graphic novel hit shelf this fall. The beat has all the details. Absolutely everything by author artist Damien Alexander is inspired by his own experience navigating ADHD and middle school, and explores what it’s like to grow up with ADHD. This book follows Marcela, a sixth grader. He suffers from tasks that her friends seem to handle without making a fuss. Alexander said he doodled her in his notebook when he found “direction through art” in his middle school days. Here is the complete overview of…
It’s been nearly 30 years since Marvel and DC worked together to create one of the most legendary mashups in comic book history. This October, fans will be able to relive the magic of Spider-Boy #1 with the release of Spider-Boy #1 Facsimile Edition. This is a complete reprint of the original 1996 one-shot restored in all its glory, including ads, vintage vibes and more. Written by the great Mike Weeringo, Carl Kessel’s death, this amalgam comic classic fused the world of Spider-Man and Superboy with an unforgettable hero, aka Spider-Boy Pete Ross. This issue has become a cult favorite…
Fresk’s publications and Daniel Warren Johnson have launched a crowdfunding campaign for Daniel Warren Johnson’s art. Illustrations, pages, artbooks from the whole cover, Starfleet, limbs, limbs, murder falcon, power bomb, trance, moon with us, followed by the incredible women: Dead Earth and Bettalil buildings. The campaign has only been on a few days, but at the time of writing it has already raised nearly $140,000. Flesk sells both paperback and hardcover versions and features books with “over 220 sketches from DWJ’s sketchbook.” Fans can also find travel sketches, previous commissions, detailed commentary on the art and layout of the panels,…
Mad Cave Studios has announced Terrorbytes, a new sci-fi horror anthology scheduled to debut in the fall of 2025. Co-authored by Eisner, Grado and Apple Award winner Mark Russell (Superman: Space Age) and Mad Cave CEO Mark London (Battlecats, Wolvenheart, Where competes of hypers of hats of the hats of the has competes. It masks its true cost. Terrorbytes features a rotating lineup of top artists, with each standalone issue examining the unstable intersection of humanity and technology. Themes like AI Ethics, Deepfake, Online Radicals, and Virtual Reality are placed under a microscope to provide stories that feel like they…
Art by Mike Hawthorne It’s hard to believe that White Tiger, a groundbreaking character created by Bill Mantoro and George Perez, made his debut on Kung Fu’s Deadly Hand Page 50 years ago. The first Latin American protagonists of American comics and Marvel’s first Hispanic characters, they appeared in various incarnations and various Marvel media throughout that period. Later this year, Marvel will publish one shot of White Tiger Reborn, which sees two stories, rather than one, featuring two incarnations of this iconic character. Authors Daniel Jose Old and Cynthia Perayo and artists Bruno Abydas and Mois Hidalgo will be…