Mad Cave Studios proudly announces JUNK PUNCH, an all-new series that explores a world where sudden compulsions begin affecting people in bizarre and uncontrollable ways.
This offbeat new series from Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Plants vs. Zombies) features a main story and backup story, with main story art by Carlos Javier Olivares (String), colors by Francesca Vivaldi (Ripperland), and lettering by Taylor Esposito (Red Hood), bringing the strange world of Junk Punch to life with playful humor and dynamic visual storytelling.
Each issue also includes a fun, standalone backup story with art, colors, and letters by Colleen Coover (Small Favors, Bandette), kicking off a rotating lineup of guest artists including Lin Visel (Island), Christine Larsen (ORCS! The Comic Series), and Dani Strips (Catwoman). These additional stories expand the strange world of Junk Punch, introducing new characters and misadventures across its growing gallery of oddballs. Junk Punch #1 features a variant cover by Marguerite Sauvage and retailer incentive by Mirka Andolfo.
JUNK PUNCH
Writer: Paul Tobin – Artist: Carlos J. Olivares & Various Artists
Colorist: Francesca Vivaldi – Letterer: Taylor Esposito
Release Date: June 3rd, 2026
Synopsis: In a near-future world, peculiar new compulsions have arisen to afflict individuals in bizarre ways, such as a need to paint all pigeons pink or the unfortunate craving to tell the truth on dating apps. One such individual is Clara Castanelle, aka Junk Punch, who “suffers” an addiction to punching people square in their junk!
Meet The Creators
Writer, Paul Tobin
Paul Tobin is immensely talented. It’s just, like, really amazing. Seriously, it’s difficult to fathom the depths of his creative abilities. Novels! Comics! Eisner awards! Over two THOUSAND pages of Plants vs. Zombies alone! Paul has mastered the “Big 3” of writing… Horror, Romance, and Dirty Limericks. He also writes the NEXT DOOR DUNGEON ongoing serial LitRPG as “OgreParty” on Royal Road. He can be found at paultobin.net
Backup Artist, Colleen Coover
Colleen Coover is the beloved creator of the classic adult comic Small Favors, beloved artist of the Eisner award-winning Bandette, beloved co-writer of the WEBTOON series Heart Acres, and long-time collaborator with Paul Tobin, writer of Junk Punch. She is also his beloved spouse, and they live together in their beloved house in their beloved adopted hometown of Portland, OR.
With its wildly inventive premise and unpredictable sense of humor, Junk Punch will appeal to readers who enjoy comics where absurdity, mystery, and heart collide.
Junk Punch #1 drops in shops June 3, 2026 (FOC May 11). Preorder today from your local comic shop or from Mad Cave directly.
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