Mad Cave Studios proudly presents WILD ANIMALS, the first arc in an all-new hard-hitting crime series written by award-winning Ed Brisson (Uncanny X-Men, Old Man Logan, Murder Book) and illustrated by comics veteran Andy Kuhn (Firebreather, TMNT, Conan The Barbarian). With colors by Dee Cunniffe, letters by Rob Jones, and a variant Cover B by Robert Hack (Archie vs. Predator), this 5-issue miniseries peels back the layers of vengeance, memory, and moral reckoning.
WILD ANIMALS
Writer: Ed Brisson – Artist: Andy Kuhn
Colorist: Dee Cunniffe – Letterer: Rob Jones
Release Date: July 9th, 2025
Synopsis: Neil’s life has been falling apart ever since his father was killed by crooked cops. Fifteen years later, Neil’s mother lays on her deathbed and he’s stuck in a dead-end job, has nowhere to live, and no hope to speak of. Life keeps kicking Neil and he keeps taking it, too frightened to fight back.
Until now.
With his world crumbling around him, Neil finds himself backed into a corner, with no choice but to make a stand and right the wrongs that have haunted him for years. Revenge is a dangerous path to walk and the deeper Neil goes, the more he realizes that violence is all consuming.
Perfect for fans of gritty crime thrillers like Criminal and Parker, Brisson and Kuhn deliver a hard-hitting, high-stakes story that pulls no punches.
Writer, Ed Brisson
Ed Brisson is a comic book writer living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Throughout his career, Ed has written hundreds of books for Marvel, DC, BOOM!, Image, Oni, IDW, and others on titles such as Uncanny X-Men, Batman Incorporated, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, Old Man Logan. Batman: Brave and the Bold and many, many others. He co-created Murder Book, The Violent, Cluster, The Last Contract, Sheltered, Comeback, The Field, and The Mantle. You can find him on X at @edbrisson, Instagram as @ed_brisson, or subscribe to his newsletter through his website www.edbrisson.com.
Artist, Andy Kuhn
Andy Kuhn has been a professional comics artist for over twenty-five years. He has drawn comics for Marvel / DC / Dark Horse / Image Comics, and many other publishers you have never heard of. Along with writer Phil Hester, Andy is the co-creator and artist, of the acclaimed Image Comics series, Firebreather. In 2010, Firebreather was adapted into an Emmy award winning animated film for Cartoon Network. More recently, he is best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, and for his character design work on the Batman vs. TMNT animated film, and toy line. Other comics works of note include Dr. Who, Mars Attacks, Samurai Jack, and Conan The Barbarian. His most recent comics project is the small town crime drama, Wild Animals. The book is a bleak, noir nightmare, created with writer Ed Brisson. Wild Animals will be published by Mad Cave Studios in July of 2025. Andy lives and works in New Mexico.
Unsettling, raw, and unforgettable, Wild Animals will sink its teeth in and never let go—the perfect read for fans of Criminal, Stray Bullets, Sin City, True Detective, and Fargo.
Issue #1 hits comic shops July 9, 2025!
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