Mad Cave Studios is excited to share details of our GATCHAMAN publishing program with our retail partners!

MAD CAVE STUDIOS’ GATCHAMAN UNIVERSE BEGINS WITH FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

On Free Comic Book Day (Saturday, May 5th), our GATCHAMAN #0 issue will introduce your store customers to Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, the five-member, bird-themed superhero team and stars of the iconic Japanese animated franchise. Furthermore, this Free Comic Book Day special serves as the perfect introduction to our upcoming GATCHAMAN family of titles.

GATCHAMAN #0 includes three stories:

  • “Episode Zero” by Cullen Bunn (Deadpool) and Chris Batista (Booster Gold)
  • “Inner Compass” by Tommy Lee Edwards (Mother Panic) and Daniel Hansen
  • “The Rival” by Steve Orlando (Justice League) and Kath Lobo (The Vampire Slayer)

Each individual story from the FCBD issue gives readers a taste for a different upcoming project scheduled for 2024. We will have three GATCHAMAN titles: an ongoing core series, a series of one-shots focusing on solo missions, and a miniseries focusing on villains.

“ONE CONTINUITY, INFINITE ADVENTURE!”
THREE GATCHAMAN TITLES WITH EASY ENTRY POINTS

GATCHAMAN
ONGOING SERIES

Beginning June 2024,
Shipping Monthly

Written by Cullen Bunn
Art by Chris Batista

FOCUS: A colorful, dynamic storyline pitting the full Gatchaman team against malevolent forces!

GATCHAMAN
ONE-SHOT SPECIALS

Beginning June 2024,
Shipping Biannually

Written by Tommy Lee Edwards
Every Issue Features a Guest Artist

FOCUS: Each issue spotlights a different character in solo missions and unique settings.

GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR FOUR-ISSUE MINISERIES

Beginning July 2024,
Shipping Monthly

Written by Steve Orlando
Art by Kath Lobo

FOCUS: A dark tale of the villain Berg Katse facing rivals in the Galactor terrorist organization.

Each of the above GATCHAMAN titles is a self-contained story with easy entry points. For example, a fan can enjoy GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR #1 without having read the ongoing series, and will feel satisfied that they have read a complete story.

We believe our GATCHAMAN program is “worldbuilding done right,” with each series able to stand on its own while simultaneously contributing to a larger universe, all under the collaborative guidance and singular vision of impassioned creators.

GATCHAMAN ONGOING SERIES
DEBUTING WITH ISSUE #1 IN JUNE 2024

The first issue of the ongoing GATCHAMAN comic series by Cullen Bunn and Chris Batista will hit stores on June 26th (with FOC deadlines set for May 26th/27th from Lunar/Diamond, respectively).

Issues #1-5 comprise the first complete storyline, with a consistent cover program across all issues that entails:

  • Cover A from artist Inaki Miranda
  • Cover B connecting covers from Sanford Greene
  • 10-Copy Retailer Incentive from Francine Delgado

HOWEVER, to launch our debut issue in a BIG WAY, Mad Cave is offering six (6) spectacular #1 cover variants to the Direct Market, shown below.

GATCHAMAN #1 COVER A
INAKI MIRANDA

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Order from Lunar: 0424MA435

GATCHAMAN #1 COVER B
SANFORD GREENE

Connects with Greene’s “B”
Covers for Issues #2-5!

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GATCHAMAN #1 COVER C CHRIS BATISTA

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GATCHAMAN #1 COVER D BLANK SKETCH EDITION

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GATCHAMAN #1 COVER E
FRANCINE DELGADO
10-Copy Retailer Incentive

All 10-Copy Incentives for Issues #1-5 are Drawn by Delgado!

Order from Diamond: APR241620
Order from Lunar: 0424MA439

GATCHAMAN #1 COVER F
MIKE DEODATO JR.
20-Copy Retailer Incentive

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Order from Lunar: 0424MA440

While GATCHAMAN #1 is featured in Diamond and Lunar’s April catalogs, the subsequent GATCHAMAN #2 will next appear in the June catalogs. This solicitation schedule will grant our comic shop partners the ability to evaluate issue #1’s actual sales momentum in their stores in early July, weeks before the FOC deadline for issue #2. The series will then ship monthly for the remainder of the year.

Please click here for a preview of Cullen Bunn and Chris Batista’s masterful GATCHAMAN storytelling with this excerpt from their Free Comic Book Day story, “Episode Zero”.

THE ONE-SHOT SPECIALS, SHIPPING BIANNUALLY,
BEGIN WITH GATCHAMAN—KEN: DEATHMATCH IN JUNE 2024

The first GATCHAMAN one-shot special will be GATCHAMAN—KEN: DEATHMATCH, written by Tommy Lee Edwards and featuring artwork by Mindy Lee (Harley Quinn). In this issue, Ken the Eagle goes deep undercover to infiltrate a Galactor training program, where washouts are hunted for sport!

The KEN: DEATHMATCH one-shot will hit stores on June 26th (with FOC deadlines set for May 26th/27th from Lunar/Diamond, respectively). Please note that this is the same release date as issue #1 of the ongoing series, creating a great opportunity to cross-sell titles to your customers on the launch day.

We have two cover variants available for GATCHAMAN—KEN: DEATHMATCH:

GATCHAMAN—KEN: DEATHMATCH COVER A TOMMY LEE EDWARDS

Order from Diamond: APR241622
Order from Lunar: 0424MA441

GATCHAMAN—KEN: DEATHMATCH COVER B
CHRIS BATISTA
Movie Homage

Order from Diamond: APR241623
Order from Lunar: 0424MA442

Please click here for a preview of Tommy Lee Edwards’ GATCHAMAN storytelling, as seen in this Ken-focused excerpt from the GATCHAMAN #0 Free Comic Book Day story, “Inner Compass”, illustrated by Daniel Hansen. The one-shots continue the theme established in our FCBD issue, exploring team members by way of solo missions, each issue illustrated by a different artist.

Keep an eye out for the Jun the Swan one-shot, coming later in 2024!

GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR, LAUNCHING IN JULY 2024, IS A FOUR-ISSUE MINISERIES OF VILLAINY

The first issue of GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR, written by Steve Orlando and featuring artwork by Kath Lobo, will hit stores on July 10th (with FOC deadlines set for June 9th/10th from Lunar/Diamond, respectively).

Delve into the insidious underworld of Galactor as the evil Berg Katse roots out a revolution in his own ranks!

We have two cover variants available for GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR:

GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR #1 COVER A
KATH LOBO

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Order from Lunar: COMING SOON

GATCHAMAN: GALACTOR #1 COVER B
RILEY ROSSMO

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Please click here for a preview of Steve Orlando and Kath Lobo’s atmospheric storytelling with this excerpt from their GATCHAMAN #0 Free Comic Book Day story, “The Rival”.

We’re excited about GATCHAMAN, and hope you are, too! 2024 will be an explosive return for the Science Ninja Team, and Mad Cave Studios appreciates your support!

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