New in Previews – May 2023

We’re kicking this Summer off with a bang! From the first issue our all-new cyber cult classic series, Under the Influence, to the epic conclusion of our bloody battle royale, Nature’s Labyrinth, we’re setting up for a season full of great reads. We’ve got the latest look at the Mad Cave goodness coming to your favorite local comic shop soon! Check it out below!

UNDER THE INFLUENCE #1
(W) Eliot Rahal (A) Stefano Simeone (L) Frank Cvetkovic
Cover Artist: Stefano Simeone
Diamond Code: MAY231895
Lunar Code: 0523MA331

(New Series) A teenage sociopath, Paul Kozac, has accidentally created an internet cult called The Hot Dog Party. When a prank turns deadly, the F.B.I. sends in an undercover agent, Cara Cole, to investigate and infiltrate their ranks. Now Cara battles against real stakes, fake news, and memes in a character-driven story about power structures and the communities you build. This is a story about “Click to follow” cultism during the age of social media.

SRP: $4.99
Final Order Cutoff: June 12th, 2023
Release Date: July 5th, 2023

NATURE’S LABYRINTH #6
(W) Zac Thompson (A) Bayleigh Underwood
(C ) Warnia Sahadewa (L) Rus Wooton
Cover Artist: Filya Bratukhin & Jason Wordie
Diamond Code: MAR231722
Lunar Code: 0323MA303

(END OF SERIES) With only two contestants left, it is do or die for J. and Nasir. Witness this relentless and breathtaking finale as J.’s identity is finally revealed and Ahab’s motives come to light. Will Nasir aka “The Terror” finally display his true nature? Find out in the last issue of Nature’s Labyrinth.
Nature’s Labyrinth is an all-new six issue mini-series from writer Zac Thompson (Yondu, The Brother of All Men, Undone by Blood) and Bayleigh Underwood (It Took Luke, The Sixth Borough).

SRP: $3.99
Final Order Cutoff: June 12th, 2023
Release Date: July 5th, 2023

DON’T SPIT IN THE WIND #4
(W/A) Stefano Cardoselli (C/L) Dan Lee
Cover Artist: Stefano Cardoselli & Dan Lee
Diamond Code: MAY231899
Lunar Code: 0523MA323

This may well be the final countdown for humanity as a mutated monster stalks across what is left of the decimated Earth and a cult of trash worshippers prepare for the end times. Travis, his fellow garbage men, and the love of his life, Cassandra, are the last line of defense…but will they be enough? And is the Earth worth trying to defend?

SRP: $4.99
Final Order Cutoff: June 19th, 2023
Release Date: July 12th, 2023

A LEGACY OF VIOLENCE #7
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Andrea Mutti
(L) Rus Wooton
Cover Artist: Andrea Mutti
Diamond Code: MAY231902
Lunar Code: 0523MA327

After the devastating events that forced Monica to take the life of one of her own, true motives begin to come to light. Meanwhile, Nick is dealing with nightmares surrounding the ominous photo from his grandfather’s past…
A Legacy of Violence is 12 issue maxi-series by masters of horror Cullen Bunn and Andrea Mutti, with letters by Rus Wooton.

SRP: $4.99
Final Order Cutoff: June 19th, 2023
Release Date: July 12th, 2023

YOU’VE BEEN CANCELLED #2
(W) Curt Pires (A) Kevin Castaniero
(C ) Jason Wordie (L) Micah Myers
Cover Artist: Kevin Castaniero & Jason Wordie
Diamond Code: MAY231896
Lunar Code: 0523MA333

Roland Endo is cancelled, and as the number one canceller in the world, the bounty on his head is enormous. Now on the run from other cancellers, Roland has to stay alive long enough to find out why he’s been targeted for death.

SRP: $4.99
Final Order Cutoff: June 26th, 2023
Release Date: July 19th, 2023

JOHN TIFFANY (OGN)
(W) Stephen Desberg (A) Dan Panosian
(L) Lucas Gattoni
Cover Artist: Dan Panosian
ISBN: 9781952303487
Diamond Code: MAY231897
Lunar Code: 0523MA326

John Tiffany is one of the best bounty hunters in the world. Given his precarious line of work, he has found that he can only truly trust four people: Pastor Lovejoy, an unorthodox priest; Wan Chao, an underworld geek; Dorothy, his conservative teammate; and Magdalena, a sex worker he has foolishly fallen in love with. But it seems that one of them has turned against him and now he’s the one with a bounty on his head. It’s a race against time as he tries to survive being a high-priced target and find out which of his confidantes is the traitor.

SRP: $19.99
Final Order Cutoff: June 5th, 2023
Release Date: July 18th, 2023

MONOMYTH #3
(W) David Hazan (A) Cecilia Lo Valvo
( C) Marissa Louise (L) Lucas Gattoni
Cover Artist: Cecilia Lo Valvo & Marissa Louise
Diamond Code: MAY231898
Lunar Code: 0523MA328

Our heroes are assailed by monsters from within…but what dark secrets could the Chimera be hiding? Every element of a story has its purpose. Some deaths are known, but others are just a page away.
Monomyth is an all-new mini-series from the mind of David Hazan (Nottingham).

SRP: $4.99
Final Order Cutoff: June 26th, 2023
Release Date: July 19th, 2023

TALES FROM NOTTINGHAM #6
(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A) Victor Santos
(L) Dave Sharpe
Cover Artist: Victor Santos
Diamond Code: MAY231903
Lunar Code: 0523MA330

In 1194, after the paradigm-shifting twists of Nottingham Vol. 2, Everard Blackthorne finds himself dragged back home and into the clutches of England’s nobility and the plots and schemes he thought he’d left behind for good. Never-before-seen mysteries confront Everard Blackthorne, the Sheriff of Nottingham, culminating in an investigation that will lead directly into the climactic events of Nottingham Vol. 3.

SRP: $3.99
Final Order Cutoff: July 3rd, 2023
Release Date: July 26th, 2023

EXORCISTS NEVER DIE #4
(W) Steve Orlando (A) Sebastian Piriz
(L) Carlos M. Mangual
Cover Artist: Sebastian Piriz
Diamond Code: MAY231900
Lunar Code: 0523MA324

Greed is a gilded dragon…and it’s staring two battered and bloodied combat exorcists right in the eye. Its first attack is an offer! After all, Syd and Ellen deserve a prize for their
accomplishments. They deserve praise for fighting deeper into the Hellscraper than any exorcists ever have. But sadly, be it prize or praise, there’s not enough for both of them. And Greed’s gift comes with a price – a lifetime as part of its gilded gallery, its treasure
hoard of fallen warriors living perfect fantasies of the mind as their bodies are chromed and coveted. Only by rejecting everything they’ve ever asked for can our heroes exorcise Greed…and even if they do, can they survive the demonic sin’s parting gift?

SRP: $4.99
Final Order Cutoff: July 3rd, 2023
Release Date: July 26th, 2023

HUNT. KILL. REPEAT. #5
(W) Mark London (P) Francesco Archidiacono (I) Marc Deering
(C ) Lee Loughridge (L) Rus Wooton
Cover Artist: Ryan Kincaid
Diamond Code: MAY231901
Lunar Code: 0523MA325

Out of options Artemis and Hephaestus made their way to Hermes’ apartment only to find him on the verge of death thanks to their brother Apollo. Now, Artemis will come face to face with an old friend who has been cursed for centuries in hopes that her friend will support the fight against Zeus…
Hunt. Kill. Repeat. is an all-new original series by Mark London (Battlecats, Knights of the Golden Sun) with art by the dynamic Francesco Archidiacono, colors by all-star Lee Loughridge (Deadly Class, The Good Asian) and covers by Ryan Kincaid.

SRP: $4.99
Final Order Cutoff: July 3rd, 2023
Release Date: July 26th, 2023

Which titles will you be adding to your pull list at your favorite local comic shop? Don’t forget to shout us out at @madcavestudios on Twitter and Instagram and let us know!

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