Exclusive: Mad Cave announces fantasy series OUR SOOT STAINED HEART
Our Soot Stained Heart, a winter fantasy series co-written by Joni Hägg and illustrator Stipan Morian, debuts in December.
Exclusive: TAMIA AND THE MEMORIES OF THE DRAGON kicks off next winter
Papercutz has announced a new fantasy series, Tamia and the Memories of the Dragon, debuting in winter of 2026.
Exclusive: THE COLLEGE TRY spins up a magical second chance at romance
Mad Cave Studios has announced the young adult graphic novel The College Try, a magical second chance at romance.
Exclusive: SAMURAI PIZZA CATS returns in a new manga
Nineties anime classic Samurai Pizza Cats returns in a middle-grade manga series from Nakama Press, launching in 2026.
Exclusive: GROUPIES writer Helen Mullane sends the series off with a playlist
Groupies writer Helen Mullane shares a playlist to accompany the series in honor of its final issue hitting shelves.
Interview: Chas Pangburn and Mari Yamauchi on SPEED RACER at Mad Cave Studios
All about the new Speed Racer comics heading your way from Mad Cave Studios and Tatsunoko Production with Chas! Pangburn & Mari Yamauchi!
SDCC ’25: Mad Cave celebrates Speed Racer, Flash Gordon & creators
Mad Cave is bringing Flash Gordon and Speed Racer to SDCC '25
Exclusive: Papercutz announces TOMMY THE COWARD graphic novel
Papercutz has announced Tommy the Coward, a middle-grade graphic novel slated for release in January 2026.
Exclusive: Williams & Fulmore team up for sci-fi heist TEMPORAL
Mad Cave Studios has announced a new sci-fi heist limited series, Temporal, slated for debut in October 2025.
Exclusive: Nakama Press brings Mimi Szeto’s poignant graphic novel A LITTLE STEP to print
The Beat is excited to exclusively reveal that Nakama Press, a Mad Cave Studios imprint, is publishing A Little Step Vol. 1 by Mimi Szeto this fall.
Exclusive: Maverick announces queer YA OGN WRACK & RUNE
Maverick has announced Wrack & Rune, a queer, fantastical, young adult graphic novel about power and privilege.
L.A. STRONG CHARITY COMIC awarded the 2025 Clampett Humanitarian Award
The L.A. Strong Charity Comic has raised over $25,000 to date, with proceeds going directly to comic book creators who lost homes in the Los Angeles wildfires.
























