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The Adventure Begins! Potions Inc. Arrives Alongside a 1/100 Jen St. Onge Cover
“I don’t know what a Pearl Jam is, but I can think of one at least three potions that might be of use in…”
-Asteria Jones
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Potions Inc. #1 is now available at your favorite local comic shop!
Feeling stuck while working at his family’s successful potion shop, Randlegast Jones seeks a greater purpose: to follow the call of adventure. When an important artifact, the Fordstone, is stolen from the Jones family on Ran’s watch, he and his siblings must journey forth to a realm full of untapped magical potential: Seattle, Washington, circa 1992!
The release of Potions Inc. #1 also brings the latest in our line of Mad Cave Exclusive Variant Covers, the gorgeous limited Potions Inc. #1 1/100 Mad Cave Exclusive Variant featuring artwork by Jen St. Onge!
Potions Inc. #1 1/100
Mad Cave Exclusive Variant
Cover Artist: Jen St. Onge
Click here to be one of the 100 to collect this special Jen St. Onge variant!
Author: Erik Burnham – Artist: Amy Stelladia – Letterer: Micah Myers – Cover Artist: Natasha Alterici
Synopsis: The call of adventure always seems to hang up whenever Randelgast Jones tries to answer it, leaving him facing the dull future of working in his family’s successful potion shop. But when a powerful artifact is stolen from his parents and puts them under a terrible curse, Ran finally gets the quest he’s been after his whole life. He and his siblings set off to find the missing artifact – and its trail leads them from their homeland of Primaterra to the very strange realm of…Earth.
From visionary creators, writer Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters, TMNT), Amy Stelladia (Teenage Wasteland), and Ringo-nominated letterer Micah Myers comes a bewitching tale about leaving your comfort zone, and ultimately finding yourself. Featuring cover art by Ringo-nominated talent Natasha Alterici (Heathens), this limited series is an enchanting tale you won’t want to miss!
CREATOR SPOTLIGHT
Erik Burnham (He/Him) – Writer
Erik Burnham is a writer and cartoonist who was challenged to start making comics on a dare back in the early aughts…and then just kept on going until it became a career. He’s worked in just about every genre on both creator-owned and licensed comics, and still can’t believe how lucky he is to be able to do this. Those good feelings help distract him when he gets lost in the backwoods of Minnesota, where he makes his home.
“Getting brought on to Potions Inc. was a true pleasure for me – it mixed some of my favorite things (humor, fantasy, and 90s references) into one package. I was given so many tools to help build the story, and best of all, I got to collaborate with a fantastic team; editor Erica Schultz, artist Stelladia, and cover artist Natasha Alterici. Between the four of us we came up with a fully realized and fun little universe, and then we let the characters loose to play–it made the job feel like the opposite of work for me. I can’t wait for folks to meet the Jones siblings and learn all about the magic of Primaterra.” – Writer, Erik Burnham
Insta: @erikburnham Twit: @erikburnham
Stelladia (They/Them) – Artist/Colorist
Stelladia is a Spanish comic artist and colorist with a background in visual development for animation. They enjoy working on fantasy, sci-fi and children tales (with a bit of spookiness in them). Some of their past work include The Wilds #4 (Black Mask), Submerged (Vault Comics), Metaphorical Her (Webtoon) or the animation short-film “Johanne” (Dragonbee). When they are not making comics, you can probably find them doing crafts, home-gardening or studying philosophy and anthropology.
“As a 90s child with a deep love for magic and humor this has been a dream project to me. These characters have been part of my family for a while now, a bright spot in the middle of this turbulent world we are living in right now. I hope this story brings you joy! I couldn’t ask for a better team, and Mad Cave is a great home for the Jones. Time to release some magic!”
– Artist, Stelladia
Insta: @amy_stelladia Twit: @Stella_di_A
Natasha Alterici (She/Her) – Cover Artist
Natasha Alterici is an artist and writer living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, best known for the hit queer Viking fantasy Heathen. Other projects include Gotham Academy: Yearbook, Grayson Annual, The Lez Film Review, Dinosaur Project, Mixed Signals, The Wilds, Killswitch, The Good Fight, Vagrant Queen, Forgotten Home, and more. When not working, she enjoys gardening, baking, and playing video games with her wife and their three cats.
Insta: @alterici_art Twit: @Alterici
Check out what critics are saying!
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“A perflect blend of whimsical and the classical pushes Potions Inc. along with pace and great storytelling by Erik Burnham.” -Martin
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“I honestly do believe you can see the level of excitement from both Burnham and Stelladia throughout the first issue. It does an excellent job introducing you to all of the major players as well as quickly bringing you in to the world of Primaterra, setting us up for what may be a journey of epic proportions, and I'm thoroughly excited to add this book to my pull list!”
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“...Its beautiful art and strong world-building certainly have me captivated and intrigued about future issues, where the story will go, and what more magic will unfold.” - Jason Flatt
Ready for a magical blast from the past? Check out the official trailer for Potions Inc. below!
Potions Inc. #1 is now available on the Mad Cave Studios website, here, at your favorite local comic shop, or on your favorite digital comic reader!
Mad Cave Studios: is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded by Mark London in 2014 driven by madness and committed to quality. For additional information, visit madcavestudios.com.
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