To survive the night, enemies must become allies…
Mad Cave Studios is thrilled to announce BENEATH—a gritty new horror graphic novel from acclaimed showrunner and filmmaker Steven S. DeKnight (Daredevil, Spartacus, Pacific Rim: Uprising) and celebrated comics artist Michael Gaydos (Alias, Jessica Jones), with colors by Toben Racicot. Originally released as a Comixology Original, Beneath is a visceral story of survival, suspicion, and the terrifying unknown.
BENEATH (TPB)
Writer: Steven DeKnight – Artist: Michael Gaydos
Colorist: Toben Racicot
Release Date: July 16th, 2024
Synopsis: Deputy Sheriff Jess Delgado is tasked with transporting the sole survivor of a mysterious attack along the Texas- Mexico border to CoreCivil, a for-profit immigration detention center closing down due to wide-spread protests. Housing only a handful remaining detainees and manned by a skeleton crew of disgruntled guards, the detention center becomes a desperate battle ground when something otherworldly emerges from deep below the earth. Something that only fears
the light. Deputy Delgado must pull together the guards and detainees – two groups that hate and fear each other – to survive the night. Or fall to the vengeance of the things that live Beneath.
Meet the Creators!

Writer, Steven DeKnight
Steven S. DeKnight is an American filmmaker and comic book writer best known for creating the Starz series Spartacus, as well as developing the first season of Marvel’s Daredevil and Jupiter’s Legacy for Netflix.
Artist, Michael Gaydos
Michael Gaydos is a celebrated comic book artist best known for the groundbreaking Marvel series Alias, introducing Jessica Jones, with writer Brian Michael Bendis.

SNEAK PEEK!
To survive the ultimate horror, they must confront what lurks below the surface. A definite on the pull list for those who love Something is Killing the Children, Infidel, Unearth, and The Walking Dead.
Beneath arrives in comic shops and bookstores on July 15, 2025. Preorder now through your favorite LCS or Mad Cave direct!
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