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The Grand Race Has Begun – Speed Republic Releases Alongside a 1/100 Rossi Gifford Cover!

“Drive smart, be ruthless, win, and you will not be forgotten.”
-The Autocrat

Buckle up and get ready for the ride of your life. Speed Republic #1, by Ryan K Lindsay and Emanuele Parascandolo, has officially arrived at your favorite local comic shop!

Under the rule of the Autocrat, cruelty is their goal. Food is scarce. The water is polluted. Healthcare is a luxury. And the only way out is to win the government-sponsored death rally across Europe, The Grand Race! The only rule? Survive. Follow Sebastian Valencia as he races across the corporate wastelands of Europe in Speed Republic! Can Sebastian truly come out on top and make things right? Or will he crash and burn?

The release of Speed Republic #1 kicks off a brand-new, limited series here at Mad Cave; We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our Mad Cave Exclusive Variants with a limited issue #1 of Speed Republic.⁣ Say hello to the stunning and moody Mad Cave Exclusive Variant Cover by Rossi Gifford–exclusively available on the Mad Cave Studios website.

Variant Cover: Rossi Gifford

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Speed Republic 1/100 variant by Rossi Gifford is the first of an upcoming collection of Mad Cave Exclusives. Each Mad Cave Exclusive will only be available through the Mad Cave website, with a limited number of prints available.

Click here to be one of the 100 to collect this special Rossi Gifford variant!

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Author: Ryan K Lindsay – Artist: Emanuele Parascandolo – Colorist: Michele Monte – Letterer: Joamette Gil

Synopsis: In the future, Europe has united under one man, The Autocrat. He rules the apocalyptic landscape from corporate monopolies with a vision of unity that is gospel to some, but hollow to others. To distract the 99% from their poor and empty lives, they are given the opportunity to compete in the Grand Race. A marathon street race through Europe where only one driver can make it to the end and win a life of luxury. Our hero, Sebastian Valencia enters with the hope that winning this race can make up for his wasted past, but along the way, he starts to question what kind of future he is actually buying into.

Creator Spotlight

“Speed Republic is one of my favourite things I’ve ever written because it’s a story that touches on a whole bunch of narrative elements I love. It’s about a future society breakdown, a completely detached megacorporation monolith, family, a sense of purpose, and of course epic pulse-pounding car race shenanigans. I felt as much influence from haunted John Carpenter futures as I did esoteric emotional vignettes from the Coen Brothers. This is a story about one man trying to help his family, and maybe himself, in a world that won’t, and doesn’t truly value the concept of doing such things. Creating this landscape, in which to tell this story with Emanuele Parascandolo, has been a dark delight and I hope readers lose themselves in the swirl of this comic.”
– Ryan K Lindsay (He/Him) – Writer
Instagram: @ryanklindsay | Twitter: @ryanklindsay

Ryan was recently interviewed on an episode of the Part-Time Fanboy Podcast, which you can listen to here!

“Working on Speed Republic has been one of the best experiences I’ve ever had so far. The collaboration between Ryan, Chris, Michele, and I was nothing short of a perfect synergy to me and it made me grow as an artist and as a worker in general. Probably, the thing I’ve loved the most has been reading and picturing the characters that Ryan had created: they felt so real that they immediately took shape in the panels, and trying to make them as expressive as possible has been a total blast for me!”
– Emanuele Parascandolo (He/Him) – Artist
Instagram: @ilfratellodiparascandolo | Twitter: @paraskino

You can catch up with Emanuele and find out what’s to come in Speed Republic here, in this exclusive interview with Previews World!

Reviews

“...Artist Emanuele Parascandolo applies his prodigious talents to great effect along with colorist Michele Monte. Together, they do a great job of balancing the drama along with the race action. And to think, it’s only issue one! A pretty strong start for the series and showing such a great promise for what is to come.”

“Full of action, cool artwork, and thoughtful musings on a world that is already in dystopian decline, it should prove to be a surprise hit for your pull list, especially for fans of Cannonball Run and Mad Max. It ends on a shocking cliffhanger that leaves me wanting more to see who makes it to the finish line.” - Carrie McClain

“I loved every heart-pounding second of this issue. From the flamboyance of the Autocrat beginning the race to the illusion of safety, purge-like gangs of animal masked folks, and a twisted family history keeps the high-octane pace of this first issue alive and well. I cannot wait to see how the race continues to add new layers throughout each issue.” - Darren Shulman

“Mask up, strap in, and booster up, then go add this layered high octane car chasing comic book to your pull list at your shop (or bookmark a reminder in your digital devices). Speed Republic is more than an adequate supplement for the void made when Speed Racer left print manga to go small screen Hollywood.” - Sean Cohea

Want to learn more about The Grand Race? Check out our trailer below to get up to speed.

Speed Republic #1 is officially in stores February 02, 2022 – mark your calendars.

Speed Republic #1 is now available! You can find it here on madcavestudios.com, ComiXology, Drive-Thru Comics, or at your favorite local comic shop!

To the winner goes the glory.

Maverick

The Grand Race Has Begun – Speed Republic Releases Alongside a 1/100 Rossi Gifford Cover!

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