Happy New Year! 🥳
We're kicking off 2024 with some great news: Our creator-owned submission portal has officially reopened!
Have a pitch to submit? You can check out the portal, along with submission guidelines, here:
We're pleased to announce that we've partnered with Tatsunoko to publish Gatchaman! 💥
Featuring all-new stories set in the backdrop of the original series, Gatchaman will be flying into the shelves of your favorite local comic shop in 2024!
Read more:
ICYMI: We're pleased to announce we've officially engaged in a partnership with King Features to publish Flash Gordon comics and graphic novels, coming to your favorite local comic shop in 2024! ⚡️
Read more:
Calling all comic book creators!
Our annual talent search has officially returned! This year marks Mad Cave’s 5th anniversary of our highly-anticipated annual talent search! 🎉
You can check out the full details here:
He'll save every one of us! ⚡️
Next May, Flash Gordon lands in a comic shop near you in celebration of Free Comic Book Day! Written by
@spacekicker
, with cover art by
@urbanbarbarian
, follow Flash, Dale, and Doctor Zarkov as they race against time to stop Ming the Merciless!
We're pleased to announce
@OliveOilCorp
and
@diansakhuart
's upcoming series, The Tiger’s Tongue! The throne hangs in the balance as twin princesses Kelindi and Aridani fulfill an ancient prophecy, navigating through trials of mind, body, and spirit!
C:
@lgions
| L:
@JoametteGil
Our upcoming series The Last Session is now available for pre-order!
The creative team behind the book,
@MythjaeComics
,
@littledozerbaby
,
@micahmyers
, &
@MiMoccio
have done a stellar job at crafting this wholesome tale!
If 1 cover wasn’t enough, there’s now 2!
In stores Dec. 1st!
Calling all creators! The moment you've been waiting for has arrived! Our 6th annual Talent Search is officially here! 🌟
This year, we're on the lookout for one writer, one illustrator, one colorist, and one letterer for a future project!
Read more:
We can FINALLY talk about this!
We are beyond proud and excited to officially be launching our YA imprint, Maverick!
Filled with fantastic stories by incredible talent, we hope you 'Find Yourself Within the Pages!'
More info will be revealed in our Showcase on Oct. 3rd!
Mad Cave Studios, the Florida-based independent publisher behind titles such as 'Over the Ropes' and 'Stargazer,' is expanding its offerings with a new young adult graphic novel imprint launching next year, THR can exclusively reveal
Get ready to meet Earth's most advanced line of defense! 💥
Featuring covers by
@InakiMiranda
,
@sanfordgreene
,
@frandelgado
,
@mikedeodato
, & more, the highly-anticipated first issue of our ongoing Gatchaman series is now available for pre-order!
Details:
The comic industry is going through something unprecedented & local comic shops are the most affected. In order to help them, we have created the GoFundMe Page Relief for U.S. Comic Book Retailers to help relieve financial stress. Please donate if you can!
Have you heard the latest buzz? 🦟
To celebrate the release of our highly-anticipated horror series, Skeeters, we've teamed up with horror master
@slimyswampghost
to create an all-new, Lunar-exclusive Cover B of Skeeters
#1
!
Get the pre-order deets:
In this flame, it all burns the same 🔥
This December, step into the terrifying inferno in the newest horror series written by
@Ant_Cleveland
, illustrated by
@andreamutti9
, and lettered by
@TaylorEspo
, Charred Remains!
Read more:
Happy 10th birthday to us! 🎂
We'd like to extend an enormous thank you to every reader, creator, and collaborator for all of your incredible support over the last 10 years!
Here's to a decade of creativity, comics, and community, and to many, many more!
The moment you’ve been waiting for is here! 🎉
This year brought our biggest talent search yet, with hundreds of submissions sent in for review.
Without further ado, we’re pleased to present the winners of our Sixth Annual Talent Search! Congratulations!
🗡️💰NOTTINGHAM GIVEAWAY💰🗡️
We're choosing 5 winners to receive a copy of Nottingham
#1
! 3 of those winners will also win an exclusive poster!
To enter, be sure you follow us & RT this post.
If you want a better chance at winning, reply with your favorite Robin Hood adaptation!
#Giveaway
Time!!!
We’re giving away a signed copy of KOTGS Vol. 1 and a copy of our newest title Show’s End
#1
delivered straight to you!!!
Just retweet this and reply with
#MadCave
, then be on the lookout for a message from us on 8/13 to see if you’ve won!
Bird, go! The Earth's most advanced line of defense returns for an all-new series!
Headed to your LCS? Don't forget, this weekend is your last chance to add the highly-anticipated Gatchaman
#1
to your pull list! 💥
W:
@cullenbunn
A: Chris Batista
C: Carlos Lopez L:
@BuddyOrDie
Introducing... GRIMM TALES FROM THE CAVE!
A brand new horror anthology series following classic fairy tale stories we're all familiar with, but with a Mad twist!
Written & Illustrated by a number of talented creators, click the link to find out who!
A hero for every one of us! 💫
This Free Comic Book Day, Flash Gordon rises again at your favorite local comic shop in Flash Gordon
#0
, available at your favorite LCS this Saturday!
W:
@spacekicker
A:
@willconrad
C: Lee Loughridge L:
@TaylorEspo
CVR:
@urbanbarbarian
Five friends reunite for a fun night of D&D, but a new player joins them and changes the groups dynamic!
How does the session go? About as well as you can imagine!
From
@MythjaeComics
,
@littledozerbaby
&
@micahmyers
comes The Last Session!
Pre-order for
#1
ends today!
We're all set up and ready to go for
@emeraldcitycon
!
Don't forget to stop by Booth
#2001
this weekend to stock up on some Mad Cave goodness! (Or to say hello to the team!)
Nottingham
#1
has officially SOLD OUT and we are moving forward with a 2nd printing! We will share more details with you on that as soon as possible!
Thank you all so much for your support & we promise it only gets more intense with each issue!
Congrats to the creative team!
Where there is no truth, there can be no justice. 🔎
We're pleased to announce the upcoming mystery thriller, Sanction, from critically-acclaimed author
@rayfawkes
, with art by
@antonio_fuso
, colors by Emilio Lecce, and letters by Dave Sharpe!
Read more:
Roll for initiative!💥
ICYMI: The Last Session has been named on NYPL's Best Books for Teens 2022!
Congratulations to creative team
@MythjaeComics
,
@littledozerbaby
, &
@micahmyers
, and a huge thanks to our friends at
@nypl
for this incredible honor!
More:
Mad Cave Studios and
@voices_org_ua
are teaming up to publish Lower Your Sights, a graphic novel anthology to raise awareness and proceeds for children impacted by war.
We are proud to present the official creator lineup for Lower Your Sights!
After a whirlwind weekend brimming with signings, meet and greets, and delightful surprise appearances, we'd like to extend a huge thank you to each creator and reader that spent time with us at San Diego Comic-Con! 💥
You can read our full recap here:
As if you needed more reason to tune in to our Showcase, we have exciting exclusive variants just for the event!
Stargazer by
@lianakangas
& Knights by
@AdamTGorham
!
Limited to 50 Copies Each!
Tune in Oct. 3rd @ 12pm EST, for the chance to win a copy during the giveaway!
🚀💫BECSTAR GIVEAWAY💫🚀
We are giving away a copy of Becstar
#1
AND a poster to 3 lucky winners who follow us and RT this post!
Reply below with your favorite Sci-Fi comic series for a better chance to win!
Best of luck!
Ashes to ashes, stardust to wanderlust... ✨
We're pleased to present the official trailer for our upcoming, out-of-this-world original graphic novel, Mariko Between Worlds!
W:
@MatthewErman
A:
@lianakangas
C:
@rebnalty
L:
@micahmyers
EXTRA! EXTRA! Mad Cave Studios is thrilled to announce that DICK TRACY
#1
has officially sold out at the distributor level!
To celebrate, we've teamed up with award-winning artist,
@Mister_Walsh
, for a stunning second printing cover!
Details:
We want to thank everyone who submitted to our annual talent search this year! But more importantly, thank yourselves for putting in the work to master your craft. It doesn’t go unnoticed!
We look forward to viewing every single submission, best of luck!
We are happy to welcome
@NotSaige
as our new host for Transmissions from the Cave!
She's done amazing work with other outlets and we can't wait for you to see her host, starting next week!
See you then!
Happy New Year from all of us here at Mad Cave Studios! 🌟
We've got exciting things in store for the year ahead, and look forward to bringing you the very best comics in 2023! What are you most looking forward to this year?
And now, for the moment you've all been waiting for... Without further ado, we'd like to congratulate the eight winners of our fifth annual Talent Search! 🎉
You can check out the full list of our 2022 Talent Search winners here!
We’re packing our bags and headed to the Big Apple for New York Comic Con! ✈✨
Be sure to drop by Booth
#3065
and say hello! With big announcements, new exclusives, and our first-ever panel, we’ve got plans for an unforgettable weekend!
More details:
We are happy to announce the return of our interactive fan event, Mad Cave Showcase, on Oct. 3rd!
We'll be announcing the 2020 Talent Search winners, new books, & discuss our secret project with EIC
@YtheLastChris
! Plus more! Check out the schedule!
Happy
#NCBD
!!!
Today's the day you can pick up The Last Session
#1
by
@MythjaeComics
,
@littledozerbaby
, &
@micahmyers
!
A new player joins an established D&D group and it goes about as well as one can imagine...
Be sure to stop by your local comic shop and grab your copy!
💫🇨🇺GIVEAWAY🇨🇺💫
If for whatever reason you weren't able to receive your copy of Stargazer or Dry Foot
#1
at your store, we are choosing 3 lucky winners to receive both issues, signed by writers
@Ant_Cleveland
&
@jarredlujan
!
Just follow us & like this tweet to enter!
Congratulations to the 2020 Talent Search Winners!
We are excited to have you as part of the Mad Cave team and look forward to working on our Horror Anthology!
⚔️😼 BATTLECATS GIVEAWAY😼⚔️
With Battlecats Vol. 3 coming soon, we're giving away the TPB to Vol. 1-2, the anthology Tales of Valderia, and an awesome poster to 3 lucky winners!
To enter, RT this post! Reply with a picture of your own (Battle)cat for a better chance to win!
From Talent Search winners
@jarredlujan
&
@caicedo
comes Dry Foot! A thrilling, coming-of-age heist story, set in one of most dangerous cities... 80’s Miami!
#1
is available at your
#LCS
Sep. 9!
🔮🔥👊HELLFIGHTER QUIN GIVEAWAY👊🔥🔮
With the TPB of Hellfighter Quin out today, we're giving 1 lucky winner the chance to claim the Trade, alongside the Azure Sun!
Simply follow us, tag a friend, and retweet this post for a chance to win!
Winner will be picked on Friday!
We are thrilled to announce Mad Community! Our new Spotlight series that focuses on the champions of the industry, Comic Shops!
In the coming weeks, you'll hear from 3 of our Local Shops in South Florida (
@KorkaComics
,
@tatescomics
& Gauntlet Comics) and their take away of 2020!
Mad Cave Studios Giveaway!
This exclusive CBSI variant of Honor and Curse
#1
is up for grabs, along with our incredible series pin!
Rules to Enter:
- Follow Us
- Retweet the Post (Don't retweet with comment)
- Tag a friend in the comments
Legends never die! 💥
ICYMI: Flash Gordon returns for a new era with Mad Cave Studios, written by
@spacekicker
and illustrated by
@willconrad
, featuring colors by Lee Loughridge, and letters by
@TaylorEspo
!
Get the details (via
@AIPTcomics
):
We’re celebrating the release of 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘭 𝟸: 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 and
#NCBD
by doing this massive giveaway!
Fallen Legacy TPB and an advanced copy of 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘯!
How to win? Just retweet this post and tag 2 friends below!
And that's a wrap! As the year comes to an end, we'd like to express how grateful we are for you. We've made some amazing strides in 2022, and we can't wait to see what the future holds for the Cave!
Here's your first look at what we've got in store for 2023! Happy New Year! 🎉
Roll for Initiative! 💥
Collecting issues
#1
-5 of
@MythjaeComics
and
@littledozerbaby
's hit D&D series, The Last Session Vol. 1: Roll For Initiative is now available for pre-order!
You can grab your copy here:
ICYMI: Mad Cave Studios is now accepting creator-owned submissions!
To kick things off, we're thrilled to announce our first creator-owned title, John Tiffany! Originally published in France by Le Lombard,
@urbanbarbarian
's crime thriller John Tiffany is now headed stateside!
Dearest worms, prepare to witness the rise of a new era!
The time has come to bow before our might! Join
@thesteveorlando
,
@KathLobo
, and Mad Cave Studios in pledging their allegiance to the almighty GALACTOR--or face the consequences!
Please remember: our success or value as creators of any kind, is not measured by the opportunities that did not fall our way.
The reality is that you stepped up and gave it your best swing. You are better now in this moment than you ever were, and next year you will be better.
The release of our benefit anthology, Lower Your Sights, is just over a week away! 🌻
We had the opportunity to interview each creator involved with this important project, and have collected their responses at the link below!
You can read them here:
Time to grab your favorite dice set and roll for initiative! Our beloved fantasy adventure series, The Last Session, returns tomorrow in trade paperback format!
More info:
W:
@MythjaeComics
| A:
@littledozerbaby
L:
@micahmyers
NEW SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
To the Winner Goes the Glory in Speed Republic!
Check out our new trailer for the upcoming series by
@ryanklindsay
, Emanuele Parascandolo (
@PARASK21825412
), Michele Monte, and
@JoametteGil
!
#1
in stores February 2022!
Roll for initiative! As our heroes approach the final boss, Cass begs the party to reconsider--is everything really as it seems?
The Last Session
#3
hits stores this NCBD! Which cover are you picking up this week?
(W):
@MythjaeComics
| (A):
@littledozeraby
(L):
@micahmyers
This week we have Terminal Punks
#2
hitting comic shops, with the cover homaging the classic punk album 'Germfree Adolescent' by X-Ray Spex!
You can jam out to the playlist from
#2
, as you wait for its release this week!
This Saturday, July 10, be sure to join us during our Mad Cave Showcase 3.0 where we will be sharing more information on this years annual Talent Search for all those interested!
See you there!
Maid No More! ⚔️
Meet the author behind Tales From Nottingham
#3
and Mad Cave Studios' Talent Search winner
@WitchHatSabs
at ECCC booth 20707 through 4:45 PM!
Guilds fall, legends rise. ⚔️
This April, grab your sword and jump into
@m_gearoid
's newest fantasy adventure series, When The Blood Has Dried, illustrated by
@DanielRomerou
, lettered by Becca Carey, with covers by
@Marco_Rudy
&
@declanshalvey
!
Details:
Pantomime is unlike any comic you've read. How so?
There is no 'spoken' dialogue between characters, instead, it's communicated through ASL thanks to
@StollComics
fantastic art &
@JustinBirch
tremendous lettering that forces you to pay attention.
We are pleased to continue working with Diamond as they help us move forward with the Book Market, so that we can get as many Mad Cave and upcoming
@Maverick_OGN
titles to readers everywhere!
We are pleased to announce that we have signed a distribution agreement with
@MadCaveStudios
to exclusively distribute their products to book markets and comic book specialty markets worldwide.
See the full press release here:
We are happy to present our new series, now available for Pre-Order, Nottingham!
Written & Illustrated by 2019 Talent Search Winners,
@DavidTHazan
&
@ShaneCvolK
, Nottingham is a dark spin on the classic Robin Hood mythos.
#1
hits stores Mar. 3rd, 2021!
Howdy, pard'ner! 🤠
This NCBD brings our heroes a much-needed pit stop... But is everything really as it seems in the no-weapons colony of Sovereignialia?
Join the jamboree in Nature's Labyrinth
#3
to find out!
W:
@ZacBeThompson
A:
@iceghost_art
C:
@Wksahadewa1
L:
@ruswooton
In the purview of war, there's no line between man and beast... 🐺
Beware the hounds of war in the official trailer for our upcoming WWI horror OGN, Hound, coming February!
Preorder :
W:
@sam_r_freeman
&
@SamRomesburg
A: Rodrigo Vázquez L:
@JustinBirch
Friendly reminder that this is the last week to submit your art pages or script to our annual talent search!
We can't wait to see everyone's unique storytelling abilities and encourage everyone to participate!
For more info, click the link:
Two heads are better than one... right? 👀
This NCBD, the rules of the game have changed in Nature's Labyrinth
#4
!
The odds look grim for our heroes, but can J. Roe and Nasir survive to the end of the labyrinth?
W:
@ZacBeThompson
A:
@iceghost_art
C:
@Wksahadewa1
L:
@ruswooton
Heed the Tiger's Tongue and you won't be led astray.
We're proud to present the trailer for our newest fantasy series, The Tiger's Tongue, releasing July 6, 2022!
W:
@OliveOilCorp
| A:
@diansakhuart
C:
@lgions
| L:
@JoametteGil
Pre-order: (MAY221629)
Mad Cave Studios has again teamed up with the creator of Over the Ropes,
@JaySandlin_WHN
, this time for a different type of fight! Pre-Order Hellfighter Quin!
#NewSeries
#Announcement
!
A traveler across timelines, time is always on Sterling's side. The good news is that it's still on your side too.
Pre order Wolvenheart
#1
and follow the story from the very beginning.
Wolvenheart
#1
ORDER CODE: (AUG192080)
W:
@MarkLondonMCS
A:
@alejdark1
L:
@ZapatasMiguel
Mad Cave's April 2020 Solicitations!
Hellfighter Quin
#2
(FEB201848)
W: Jay Sandlin
A: Atagun Ilhan
C: Maria Santaolalla
L: Justin Birch
Battlecats: Tales of Valderia
#3
(FEB201847)
W: Mark London
A: Michael Camelo
C: Julian Gonzalez
L: Miguel Zapata