Not all who chase the stars escape their shadows.
A Cursed Ship. A Cosmic Beast. A Choice Between Vengeance and Survival.
Mad Cave Studios is thrilled to announce ASTRO QUANTUM, a stunning new sci-fi epic from acclaimed creators Arturo Fabra (Tempesta dal Nulla) and Andrea Mutti (Bunny Mask, Parasomnia), with colors by Valerio Alloro (Arkham Horror) and letters by Dan Cutali (Iscariot), charting an odyssey of cosmic vengeance, ecological reckoning, and existential discovery in a five-issue limited series.
ASTRO QUANTUM
Writer: Arturo Fabra & Andrea Mutti – Artist: Andrea Mutti
Colorist: Valeria Alloro – Letterer: Dan Cutali
Release Date: January 14th, 2025
Synopsis: Cast out to die in the toxic world of Maku, young Ishmaeel finds an unlikely ally in the sharp-tongued Soliumite exile Quee-Keg. Together, they claw their way through underground bazaars, brutal creatures of the Galaxy, and bitter rivalries to chase a destiny bigger than either imagined: a place aboard the legendary Molok-hunting starship PEKUOD. An all-new epic space saga of survival, rebellion, and the hunger to reach beyond the stars starts here!
Meet the Creators
Writer, Arturo Fabra
Boomer born in 1961. A nerd since before the term existed. In 1991, he founded a science fiction club and a fanzine that lasted until 2001. He subsequently joined the staff of the website Fantascienza.com, publishing articles and reviews for Il Corriere della Fantascienza and becoming deputy editor of the magazine Delos Fantascienza. He is a member of the writers’ collective Carboneria Letteraria and the multiple author Pelagio D’Afro, with whom he has published short stories and novels in the weird genre. In 1994, he met Amdrea Mutti and they worked together on the DNAction project for Xenia Editore. He has published a “solo” noir novel, an apocryphal novel about Sandokan. In 2024, his story “Gioco di Specchi” was included in the anthology “Tempesta dal Nulla,”(Storm from nowhere) which won the Italcon prize for best anthology of the year.
Artist, Andrea Mutti
Andrea Mutti began his career illustrating the superhero comic ‘DNAction’ for Xenia Edizioni. He then illustrated horror comics for Fenix. He moved over to Star Comics, where he drew stories with ‘Lazarus Ledd’ and some episodes of ‘Hammer’. Since then he’s worked with DC/Vertigo, Marvel, Mad Cave Studios, and IDW.
Astro Quantum balances pulse-pounding space-opera action with philosophical introspection. Its expansive universe, free of humans yet full of racial, cultural, and moral diversity, echoes contemporary questions of survival, faith, and identity.
Fans of Saga, The Expanse, and Farscape will find themselves immersed in a world where destiny isn’t found in the stars—it’s forged in the fight to survive them.Astro Quantum #1 hits shelves January 28, 2026, with a Final Order Cut-Off date of January 5, 2026, followed by subsequent monthly issues. Preorders open October 24 through Lunar Distribution.
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