Acclaimed writer Mark Russell and artist PJ Holden bring a human World War II series about truth, survival, and the cost of witnessing history up close.
When gunfire stops, survival doesn’t.
This spring, Mad Cave Studios brings DOG TAG, a six-issue war series from writer Mark Russell (Vanishing Point) and artist PJ Holden (Judge Dredd), with colors by JP Jordan and lettering by Buddy Beaudoin.Inspired by real events from the final year of World War II, the series follows a soldier-journalist as the line between witnessing war and surviving it disappears. Issue #1 features two variant covers by Sebastián Piriz (Black Beacon) and Erica Henderson (Harley Quinn).
DOG TAG
Writer: Mark Russell – Artist: PJ Holden –
Colorist: JP Jordan – Letterer: Buddy Beaudoin
Release Date: May 6th, 2026
Synopsis: Dog Tag is a fictional story about a very real war. It follows the life and thoughts of Corporal Tom Fuller through the final year of World War II as his service takes him from the invasion of Normandy to the surrender of Japan. Borrowed from real-world stories and little-known events of the war, Dog Tag asks big questions about the war while focusing on the heroism of the ordinary people who lived and died during the conflict.
“Dog Tag is the kind of World War II story I’d always hoped to write. An homage to a grandfather I never knew but who served in the war, a reminder of the consequences of giving a nation over to belligerence and cruelty, and also the re-telling of true but little-known chapters of the war through the eyes of a writer who is worried that no one will believe him when he tells them what the war is really like.”
-Mark Russell, Author
“Growing up in the 70s/80s, I was exposed to WWII through a steady stream of War movies, great rollicking adventures, heroic missions, and manly sacrifice. Of course, real war is often nothing like that. Real war is often sacrifices made by scared, tired boys who are barely old enough to be classified as men. I hope from reading this book we can get a sense of the sacrifice required for even a “good” war.”
-PJ Holden, Illustrator
For readers of Slaughterhouse-Five, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Other Side, and Catch-22, and for fans of Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Masters of the Air, and Saving Private Ryan, DOG TAG offers a grounded, emotionally resonant take on World War II—one that prioritizes humanity over the hero.
Dog Tag #1 hits comic shops on May 6, 2026, with Final Order Cut-off falling on April 13.
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