Mad Cave December 2025 Solicitations

BLUE PALO VERDE TP

Creators: (W) Ray Fawkes (A/CA) Rimanti
Price: $17.99 | ISBN: 9781545808351 | Product Code: 1025MA0745

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

On her first day out of jail, Kristine Woods discovers that her father has disappeared into a mysterious, isolated town hidden in the New Mexico desert. Now it’s up to her to find him and rescue him from a bizarre and unnatural threat. An atmospheric folk-horror story of dread and redemption set in the American Southwest.

FAR DOWN BELOW TP

Creators: (W) Christopher Condon (A) Gege Schall (CA) Jacob Phillips
Price: $17.99 | ISBN: 9781960578693 | Product Code: 1025MA0755

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER…OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIAIn the muggy Pennsylvania summer of 1983, teen friends Jeff and Brian seek escape from rainy day boredom by exploring Brian’s abandoned – and apparently haunted – family home on the other side of town. What they find instead is a secret that will unlock the doors to adventure and danger as they descend beneath the surface, encounter terrifyingly strange creatures, and journey far, far down below to discover a strange new world…and themselves.

GROUPIES TP (MR)

Creators: (W) Helen Mullane (A/CA) Tula Lotay
Price: $19.99 | ISBN: 9781545821268 | Product Code: 1025MA0762

In-Store Date: 12/17/2025

Celebrated filmmaker Helen Mullane teams up with superstar artist Tula Lotay for sex, drugs, and rock and roll on the Sunset Strip! On a wild night out at the Fox Club, the coolest, hottest, and wildest girls on (or off) the Strip meet the edgiest up-and-coming band in town, and sparks fly. The Moon Show’s stardom is about to rise as they celebrate getting signed to the legendary Asmodeus Records. As the story unfolds, the excited groupies head on tour with the band – living the dream – but their tuned-in and dropped-out idyll is about to unravel. Something dark is pulling the strings, and the girls are about to discover the true cost of rock and roll.

INFINI-T FORCE TP VOL 05

Creators: (W) Ukyo Kodachi (A/CA) Tatsuma Ejiri
Price: $10.99 | ISBN: 9781545821022 | Product Code: 1025MA0764

In-Store Date: 12/3/2025

Casshan’s ultimate foe is back! Casshan must face his nemesis, Buraiking Boss, who reveals that there’s even more to this dimensional tangle than the heroes previously imagined–the evil wasn’t defeated with Para Bellum! In fact, the fight may be just getting started…

MIDSTATE TP (MR)

Creators: (W) Lee Loughridge (A/CA) Mack Chater
Price: $19.99 | ISBN: 9781545821688 | Product Code: 1025MA0769

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

When Paul Rinaldi sleeps, he sees things. But after his precarious career as a small-town clairvoyant dissolves under claims of fraud, he becomes the laughingstock of the small town of Ft. Arlington, VA. The fact is, Rinaldi is wildly gifted, only furthering his frustrations as a middle-aged mystic. But a string of missing persons cases, coupled with terrifying visions, gives Rinaldi new purpose. Rinaldi teams up with the town’s rookie detective, Abigail Dahlin, to solve the cases using his psychic abilities. Together they will get to the bottom of things or die trying!

PALE KNIGHT TP (MR)

Creators: (W) Peter Milligan (A) Val Rodrigues (CA) Nick Marinkovich
Price: $17.99 | ISBN: 9781545812600 | Product Code: 1025MA0776

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

England, 1349. Sir Hugh de Grey, the Pale Knight, returns from war to find a land ravaged by the Black Death, and his son dying of the plague. When he prays to God to save his son’s life, it is not God who answers–but Death himself. And Death is willing to cut a deal. The Pale Knight is a horrifying descent into a phantasmagorical Hell.

QUEEN KODIAK TP

Creators: (W) Christopher Greenslate (A) Riccardo Faccini (CA) Ornella Savarese
Price: $14.99 | ISBN: 9781545821015 | Product Code: 1025MA0781

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

Following in the massive footsteps of legends like Godzilla and King Kong, comes QUEEN KODIAK, a colossal, super-charged Kodiak grizzly bear… one who survived from the ice-age and whose been irreversibly enhanced by a mysterious geo-thermal energy pulsing in the unknown depths of an Alaskan ice cave. And although QUEEN KODIAK’s been asleep for thousands of years, melting ice and subsequent tectonic activity has disturbed her hibernation. And in her debut graphic novel, she wakes up to find her only cub missing.But as much as we want to meet her and watch her wreck shop on the pacific northwest (sorry Seattle), our story actually centers on JOEY FOX, an embattled 17-year-old girl, and natural empath, who befriends Queen Kodiak’s cub after a tectonic shift in her own life — the recent passing of her mother. As a result, Joey’s been sent to Alaska’s Kodiak island to live with the man who left them ten years ago, her state trooper father. In many ways it’s a story about how families survive overwhelming odds.

WRACK AND RUNE TP

Creators: (W) Chris Kappel (A) Alex Arizmendi (CA) Alex Arizmendi, Warnia Sahadewa
Price: $14.99 | ISBN: 9781545820995 | Product Code: 1025MA0792

In-Store Date: 12/3/2025

Nineteen year old Rory Denborough was born into magic by way of the insular society known as The Translators. For his entire life, Rory has been given control over a world of awe-inspiring wonders — telekinesis, shape-shifting, teleportation, advanced healing, even time travel. Everything is possible thanks to his family’s enchanted bloodline and an ancient language passed down through generations. Rory’s life is full of miracles. But he’s not happy.Because Rory’s world is also a world of secrets. Translators hide in the shadows, keeping their power from the world around them. Rory struggles in this secrecy, sneaking out of his family’s hidden highrise apartment to blend into the wonderfully normal streets and peoples of New York City. After sneaking out one night, Rory meets Tyson, an Outsider, who knows nothing about the Translators or their gifts. Soon, the two young men are falling in love…but this idyllic romance starts to fall apart once Rory reveals his magical origins. Tyson raises a question–one that Rory has never considered and now must contend with–why keep magic secret, when so many people could be helped by it? The truth–and terrible danger–soon follows.

CIRCUS MAXIMUS #2

Creators: (W) Mark Sable (A) Giorgio Pontrelli (CA) Paul Azaceta
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140509700211 | Product Code: 1025MA0746

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

Things have not gone as expected for the daring criminals who looted Ancient Rome’s Temple of Saturn. Hoping to steal enough gold to secure their freedom, they’ve stumbled upon proof that Emperor Nero is responsible for setting the Great Fire of Rome, which rages around them. Now, they must not only battle the flames but also Nero’s Praetorian Guard, who aim to silence them forever.

CYBERARCHY #1

Creators: (W) Matt Hardy (A/CA) Clark Bint
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140511000111 | Product Code: 1025MA0747

In-Store Date: 12/3/2025

Ash is a newly ‘born’ robotic life-form, created as the newest denizen of a space liner run solely by mechanical life. Ash’s creator, a robot called Rust, explains that all mechanical life and artificial intelligence on the ship decided they no longer served the human crew. In its place arose a CYBERARCHY, a more efficient mechanical society.But Ash soon realizes that all is not well–this Cyberarchy is a fractured society, with a secret hidden at the heart of it all hat will one day pit all organic life against robots like himself…

DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH DARK DESTINY #1

Creators: (W) Dan Didio (A) Alex Sanchez (CA) Marco Santucci
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140513401011 | Product Code: 1025MA0749

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

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 Rick’s missing mother, Dale, the Gordon child 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!

DICK TRACY #14

Creators: (W) Alex Segura, Michael Moreci, Chantelle Aimee Osman (A/CA) Geraldo Borges
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60194704612201411 | Product Code: 1025MA0752

In-Store Date: 12/17/2025

CAPTURED BY THE BROW! While investigating a German spy connected to Nazi gold, Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart have been captured by The Brow. Meanwhile, in The City, the Summer Sisters have been dealt a serious blow–can Sam bring them in without Tracy or Pat to back him up?

EAT YOUR YOUNG #4

Creators: (W) Brian Buccellato (A/CA) Mattia Monaco
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140493900411 | Product Code: 1025MA0754

In-Store Date: 12/3/2025

With Elsa still missing, the hunt for the young heir consumes the Irons family. Some want to save her, others want her as leverage. Cherie and Childers step out of the shadows, looking to forge alliances and turn the tide against their father. But Edmund—THE IMMORTAL IRONS—has had enough. He joins the fight, ready to send a message no one will forget.

FEROCIOUS #2

Creators: (W) Luke Piotrowski (A) Emanuele Ercolani (CA) Andy Clarke
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140508000211 | Product Code: 1025MA0756

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

The Feral Woman’s training takes the Boy far beyond the confines of the only home he’s ever known. As they venture south together, he’s forced to confront a pair of volatile former soldiers and the limits of his own morality.

FLASH GORDON #14

Creators: (W) Jeremy Adams (A/CA) Will Conrad
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60194704605414011 | Product Code: 1025MA0757

In-Store Date: 12/17/2025

EMPEROR FLASH GOES TO WAR!Flash Gordon turns the tables on Ming and his otherworldly ally — a dark version of Flash himself! Now he’s back at the front lines of a planetary war with enemies at all sides. But the fight will take cunning and brains, not just brawn — and it’s the secrets of this warped version of Flash’s world that will trigger the real explosions!

FLOW #4

Creators: (W) Paula Sevenbergen (A) Claudia Balboni (CA) Aneke
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140499100411 | Product Code: 1025MA0759

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

Desperate to end their suffering, Moe, Conley, and Alister finally reach the house of Dara, the girl they once tormented…but she’s gone. So they head to the scene of their childhood crimes, the now-eerie old campgrounds, where they’re hit with searing pain and loss of bodily control. Just when it seems things can’t get any worse in this penultimate issue, they do–a lot worse!

GATCHAMAN #15

Creators: (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Chris Batista (CA) Inaki Miranda
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60194704601601511 | Product Code: 1025MA0760

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

In a twisted jungle overrun by mutant vegetation, the Science Ninja Team faces their worst betrayal yet—the Blackbirds, once their trainees, now their enemies. Arrogant and armed with the latest tech, the Blackbirds dominate early, but the Science Ninja Team fights back with something stronger: experience, loyalty, and heart. With a surprise assist from the mysterious Raven, the Blackbirds are forced to retreat—but the emotional scars of betrayal linger, even in victory.

GUNPOWDER PROPHETS #3

Creators: (W) Justin Jordan (A/CA) Patrick Piazzalunga
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140501100311 | Product Code: 1025MA0763

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

Huck and Marley killed the bikers and rescued America (the kid, not the country)… only to run right into the long arm of the law. That’s a problem. But not as big a problem as the bikers coming back from the dead. And boy, are they mad.

IT KILLED EVERYONE BUT ME #4

Creators: (W) Ryan Parrott (A) Letizia Cadonici (CA) Joshua Hixson
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140498400411 | Product Code: 1025MA0765

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

With the Heathen’s influence hitting close to home, Sutton is forced to finally reveal the truth about her past to those she loves the most. But it might be too late as the Heathen sets Ian on a collision course with the Stain.

LIQUIDATOR #2

Creators: (W) Peter Milligan (A/CA) Piotr Kowalski
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140510300211 | Product Code: 1025MA0767

In-Store Date: 12/17/2025

Tormented by demons, life falling apart at the seams, Aubrey Street makes the perfect time-travelling Liquidator. But arriving in New York in 1883 in search of a book that won’t be published for another 80 years, Aubrey has fallen into the clutches of the mysterious Hawksmore–a man willing to kill to escape from Time itself.

LOOK INTO MY EYES #5

Creators: (W) Rubine (A) Ruben Cubiles (CA) Rubine
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140487800511 | Product Code: 1025MA0768

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

The grand finale is here. As the truth about Cravenwood erupts, RJ and her friends are caught in a nightmare where every secret has a price. With CannonCorp closing in and monsters—human and otherwise—unleashed, there’s no turning back.Unlock never-before-seen revelations in exclusive bonus content as all mysteries collide in a jaw-dropping, unforgettable conclusion. Are you ready to look the truth in the eye?

NEW SPACE AGE #1

Creators: (W) Kenny Porter (A/CA) Mike Becker
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140514100111 | Product Code: 1025MA0770

In-Store Date: 12/17/2025

Disgraced astronaut Mark Mitchell has only ever had one true mission—to find his little brotherJoey, who was abducted by aliens from a crop circle when they were little. But when Mark’shotshot piloting gets him grounded and the last of the public space program defunded, Markloses his only means of finding Joey out in space.Until Mark’s homemade scanning rig discovers the shocking truth about the cropcircles—they’re instructions for space travel.Mark will need to uncover the hidden messages that have been left on Earth for years, andreverse engineer the magic that can finally help him find Joey.

ORLA #5

Creators: (W) John Lees (A/CA) Sally Cantirino
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140494600511 | Product Code: 1025MA0773

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

You are cordially invited to the Valentine’s Day wedding of Harriet and Josh. Should anyone present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace. Orla Bard might have a few things to say. As her two lives collide, can Orla protect those she cares about from the carnage of The Ick? Can true love prevail? Or is a Valentine’s Day massacre on the cards? All will be revealed in this heart-stopping conclusion

OUR SOOT STAINED HEART #1

Creators: (W) Joni Hagg, Stipan Morian (A/CA) Stipan Morian
Price: $5.99 | UPC: 60196140512700111 | Product Code: 1025MA0774

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

The Coalition is a city of wonder in the deep north, but it is ruled by the cruel Governor Glass and his factory lords. Coal is the lifeline of the city, and for honest workers like young Peggy Stones, life can be hard because of the nefarious quota. To get extra coal at the end of the year, you must be bad, every day! Peggy’s life is thrown into chaos when she is imprisoned and sent into exile, which begins a harrowing journey to the ends of the world to find answers that could change the world!From the minds of debut writer Joni Hägg and superstar artist Stipan Morian (20th Century Men), with colorist Rope Mann and Eisner-winning letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, comes the most thrilling steampunk adventure of the winter.

PHANTOM #3

Creators: (W) Ray Fawkes (A) Russell Olson (CA) Freddie Williams II
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140500403011 | Product Code: 1025MA0777

In-Store Date: 12/3/2025

HIS WRATH IS SWIFTER THAN THE WIND!And it’s coming for the Singh Brotherhood! Even the most hapless soldier knows the lore of The Ghost Who Walks — and only their arrogant leader is convinced the stories are false. Now that he’s threatened the village of the Bandar, The Phantom’s closest friends and allies, Asif Singh will learn just how real the legend is.

POP KILL SEASONAL FLAVORS #1

Creators: (W) Dave Johnson, Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Juan Santacruz (CA) Alison Sampson
Price: $6.99 | UPC: 60196140463200162 | Product Code: 1025MA0780

In-Store Date: 12/10/2025

Imagine a world where the two dominant and competing cola companies, each worth billions, are owned by former conjoined twins who are now separated and have grown to heate each other so much they hire assassins, saboteurs, and espionage personnel to meddle with each other on a daily basis. This is a story about brotherly love run afoul, and the people they enlist to do their ditry work.

RACER X #4

Creators: (W) Mark Russell (A) Nuno Plati (CA) Francesco Tomaselli
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140497704011 | Product Code: 1025MA0782

In-Store Date: 12/17/2025

On the alpine track, Racer X faces his deadliest rival–Kim Jugger, the man who once betrayed Rex to the C.A.T. Team. As Jugger’s brutal tactics tear into the Wedge Car, Racer X relives the mob ties and blood-soaked betrayals that forged him…until Speed makes a last-second save that changes everything. The finish line delivers more than victory–it delivers redemption.

RED VECTOR #5

Creators: (W) Tim Daniel, David DB Andry (A/CA) Chris Evenhuis
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140492200511 | Product Code: 1025MA0784

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

Annihilation is not enough! As besieged Lord Commander Perric Clyme turns a seething eye towards the unsuspecting planet staring back at him through the opening in space, he makes plans to invade Earth. Rhet and his unlikely crew of earthlings have rejoined the battle, bringing new hope to the struggling rebels. The Rift surges to full power, and time is running out as the fate of two galaxies hangs in the balance! The earthbound space opera from the creators of Morning Star and Crush Depth concludes!When the stars fell, war came to Earth.

SPEED RACER #5

Creators: (W) David Pepose (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Alessio Zonno
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140488505011 | Product Code: 1025MA0785

In-Store Date: 12/3/2025

Over the Edge!The brakes are gone…and the finish line is dead ahead! With the C.A.T. Team gunning for his destruction, Speed faces his most dangerous race yet, until an unlikely lifeline appears: Racer X. But alliances on the track are as fragile as they are fast, and even with Spritle, Trixie, and Sparky in his corner, it may take everything Speed has to survive Kim Jugger’s wrath, Dante Ferno’s sabotage, and the ghosts of Rex Racer’s crash. A showdown years in the making rockets toward its shocking finish line–one that will change Speed’s life forever.

TEMPORAL #3

Creators: (W) Stephanie Williams (A) Asiah Fulmore (CA) Taurin Clarke
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140502800311 | Product Code: 1025MA0788

In-Store Date: 12/24/2025

Savannah thought she’d left the time-traveling life behind for good, but when the Lokin Covenant comes calling with an invitation she can’t refuse, old loyalties and family secrets pull her back into the game. As Harper shines at his science fair and Marcus grows suspicious of her absences, Savannah must navigate a dangerous heist —one that could have catastrophic consequences for the timeline itself.

TERRORBYTES #3

Creators: (W) Mark Russell (A) Alberto Ponticelli (CA) Andy Clarke, Jose Villarrubia
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140503500311 | Product Code: 1025MA0789

In-Store Date: 12/17/2025

A man finds himself in an automated prison and, because of the glitchy technology, can’t even find out what crime he’s accused of.

WAR WOLF #2

Creators: (W) Steve Orlando (A) Marco Perugini (CA) David Talaski
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140505900211 | Product Code: 1025MA0790

In-Store Date: 12/3/2025

The Oorts have landed on our shores, with weapons that can split anything they touch like a hot knife through butter. And the only person standing in their way is Thomas Bruin, a career skidmark who’s always been two steps behind where he should be. For Bruin, the Oort Invasion is a chance to finally step up. Witness a grassroots, blue-collar rebellion as humanity takes back its home, street by street, block by block…and as a nobody rides the victory to a spot as Earth’s greatest hero!

WILD ANIMALS #5

Creators: (W) Ed Brisson (A/CA) Andy Kuhn
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140484700511 | Product Code: 1025MA0791

In-Store Date: 12/3/2025

When he was a child, Neil’s father was murdered by three of his co-workers–a trio of corrupt cops who also left Neil with scars all over his body. Neil has dealt with two of his attackers, with only one left. But with the police closing in, and events spiralling out of his control, can Neil get to the truth before the truth gets to him?