Gowlitrot is on the move! We’re pleased to announce the forthcoming Mad Cave fantasy graphic novel, The Mushroom Knight, the debut title by Pacific Northwest writer, artist, and mushroom enthusiast, Oliver Bly! A forage tale for the masses, The Mushroom Knight drops just in time for spring, and will be available at your favorite comic shop and local bookstore in March 2024!
A chivalrous faerie mushroom embarks on a quest to uncover a clandestine threat that has brought calamity to his magical woodland kingdom.
An adolescent girl from northwest Philadelphia desperately searches for her lost dog.
As their destinies coalesce, a whimsical friendship forms. But peril is nigh, and their respective journeys threaten to challenge the foundation of their realities… and reality itself.
THE MUSHROOM KNIGHT (GN)
Writer & Artist: Oliver Bly – Colors: Oliver Bly & Steph Snow
Letterer: AndWorld Design
Release Date: March 5th, 2023
ISBN: 9781960578792
Synopsis: A chivalrous faerie mushroom embarks on a quest to uncover a clandestine threat that has brought calamity to his magical woodland kingdom.
An adolescent girl from northwest Philadelphia desperately searches for her lost dog.
As their destinies coalesce, a whimsical friendship forms. But peril is nigh, and their respective journeys threaten to challenge the foundation of their realities… and reality itself.
David the Gnome meets David Lynch in this boundary crossing ecological fantasy filled with humor, horror, depth and delight.
Meet the Creators!

Writer/Artist, Oliver Bly
Oliver Bly is an animator, cartoonist, tin whistler, archer, and mycology enthusiast living in Olympia, WA. The Mushroom Knight is his first graphic novel work.
“At the crossroads of pop art, ecology, esotericism, and fable, a tiny thing has sprouted from the topsoil. That thing is The Mushroom Knight—a graphic novel that has incubated for a very long time in the cavern of my imagination… a Mad Cave, indeed.
It is with ecstatic gratitude that I invite the reader to follow me on a weird and wild path into the deep dark woods, where worlds both seen and unseen have a curious tale to tell us about the ecosystems of our planet, and the ecosystems of our innermost beings. I feel a deep sense of beauty and curiosity in this place. I look forward to sharing it with you.” – Writer/Artist, Oliver Bly
SNEAK PEEK!
The Mushroom Knight Vol. 1 is now available for pre-order on the official Mad Cave Studios website, and will be available at your favorite bookstore, local comic shop, and digital comic reader on March 5th, 2024!
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