Acclaimed Brazilian cartoonist Eduardo Medeiros presents Battle In The Flower Gardens, a coming-of-age original graphic novel about two best friends and one unforgettable summer. Written, drawn, and colored by Medeiros with lettering by Deyvison Manes, Battle In The Flower Gardens will debut on August 25, 2026 from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line.
Set in a beautiful beachside town, Battle in the Flower Gardens follows two adolescents on the precipice of adulthood. Culling from real life experience, Medeiros weaves a story of joy, sadness, and the magical feeling of summers that last forever, that will keep the reader engaged until the very last page. As for the art, Medeiros has divided the look of the art into two distinct and compelling styles to capture the journey of self-discovery and growth the character is experiencing.
Every summer, Luke goes to the beach with his parents and his best friend, Mitchell, with whom he shares various geek interests and pastimes. But this summer everything changes, testing and altering their friendship forever.
Like many teenagers in the 90s, Luke and Mitchell find refuge from their parents and the real world in the arcades. As the summer lingers on, the boys struggle to navigate their friendship, culminating in a battle over video game skills that has real life consequences and will reverberate amongst the teenagers forever.
Ultimately, Battle in the Flower Gardens is a story about family, friendship, and the unexpectedness of life.
Written by Mike Carey Art by Pablo Raimondi Purchase
Two sisters, Chloe and Jan Peace, come into possession of a carved wooden box and discover that it has magical properties. Anyone who dies in the vicinity of the box goes neither to Heaven nor Hell but into the box itself. This makes the box a priceless treasure to the soul-devouring monsters known as the Estival, who will stop at nothing to get it. All the sisters want to do is get rid of the thing, but when Jan dies and the ghostbox takes her soul Chloe faces a stark choice. The Estival will keep coming for her so long as the box is in her possession. But if she gives it up, the monsters will devour her sister’s soul…
This edition presents the complete series entirely in black and white as it was originally drawn, and includes Carey’s full script for the first issue and the new, ten-page epilogue produced for the print edition.
In the lead up to Comic-Con International San Diego, Comixology and Mad Cave Studios have announced that they have expanded their agreement to bring more Comixology Originals titles to print. In addition to the recently announced original graphic novel Quiet, by celebrity baker and cookbook author Kim-Joy with art by Alti arriving digitally this September and in print in summer 2027, the companies are excited to announce the acclaimed digital releases Major Thomás, Endless, She’s Running on Fumes, and The Tormented will be published in paperback and available for the first time in both bookstores and comic shops in 2027.
Mad Cave will bring the following Comixology Originals books to print in 2027:
Written by Omar Morales with art by Mau Mora and Serg Acuna January 12, 2027 / January 13, 2027 — First Time In Print!
A Mexican-American farm worker becomes a NASA astronaut and just as his dreams begin to blast off, he gets lost in the middle of a space war, marooned with crushing regret about his life choices. With a foreword by Astronaut José M. Hernandez, Major Thomás is an inspiring hero’s journey for young people around the world.
Written by Curt Pires and various artists February 23, 2027 / February 24, 2027 — First Time In Print!
When a heist to steal an expensive piece of scientific technology goes wrong, Henry Quan, a selfish career criminal, is unmoored in both space and time. Thrown in and out of parallel lives across the multiverse, he struggles to find his way back home and find out what exactly happened to him.
Each of the five issues reveals a new life in a new universe, drawn by a different amazing artist—including Diana Nguyen, Ryan Quackenbush, Rockwell White, Jacoby Salcedo, and Stefano Cardoselli.
Written by Dennis Hopeless with art by Tyler Jenkins March 23, 2027 / March 24, 2027 — First Time In Print!
A desperate mom will do anything to keep her family afloat—and grand theft auto is just the start. It’s summer 1984 in Deepwater, Missouri, and Jean’s husband has just scrambled his own eggs in a horrific car wreck. That, Jean can handle. The fifty thousand dollars worth of cocaine missing from his trunk? That’s a little harder. What’s a good woman to do?
She’ll start by throwing “good” out the window. Stealing cars and chopping them up makes a living, if not a great one. But the criminal life isn’t exactly family-friendly, and it sure as hell ain’t easy.
Inspired by real events from writer Dennis Hopeless’ own childhood, She’s Running on Fumes is a heartfelt, bittersweet exploration of what keeps a family together.
THE TORMENTED
Written by Chuck Austen with art by Patrick Olliffe May 18, 2027 / May 19, 2027 — First Time In Print!
Ryan Auster’s parents were famous demon hunters while he was growing up, but unlike his father, mother, and sister, Ryan never had “the gift” to “see” the paranormal, so they left him behind when they went out to investigate. But Ryan was only hiding his gifts out of fear—fear of the things in the darkness, fear of his own, abusive father—until one life-altering night his fears prove right, something goes horribly wrong, and his entire family is brutally murdered by something… not human.
Instantly orphaned, Ryan is raised by various foster families, until—as an adult, he finds his paranormal abilities have unexpectedly gotten him an offer to host a ghost hunting reality TV show. He desperately needs the money, but he knows that if he takes the job, using his “gifts” will make him visible to whatever it was that gruesomely butchered his family, marking him, and his newfound friends on the show, for the same fate.
Too broke to say “no”, Ryan agrees to host the show, but his worst fears are realized when his “powers” do indeed make him a beacon that draws—not just the beings that killed his family—but all the many horrors that live in the darkness.
Written by Tom Morello and Marc Guggenheim Art by Szymon Kudrański Purchase
The Grammy-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, and activist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage is returning to comics for Leviathan Freedom, an all-new sci-fi epic inspired by the true story of American icon Robert Smalls. Morello first made his comics debut with the acclaimed series Orchid in 2011. Now, the lifelong comics fan is uniting with Emmy award-winning writer/producer Marc Guggenheim (Star Wars: Jar Jar, The Whisper War, The Arrowverse), artist Szymon Kudrański (Spawn; Punisher) and letterer DC Hopkins for a five-issue mini-series event from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line.
Leviathan Freedom is a sci-fi reimagining of the legacy of Robert Smalls, a man born into slavery who seized his own freedom by commandeering a Confederate warship, sailing himself, his family, and others to liberation.
In Leviathan Freedom, the galaxy is divided by civil war. And the profound human cost of conflict is felt not in the war rooms but by the Doldrums, the laborer caste essential for the war machine–until one man decides to stand against it.
Chapter 2. Smalls hatches a plot that will change the course of history for himself and the rest of the laborer caste…
Written by Frank Barbiere and Stephen Rhodes Art by Vic Malhotra issues #1-2 and Eoin Marron issues #3-5 Colors by Lauren Affe, Letters by Taylor Esposito Covers by Vic Malhotra Purchase
A routine raid in a popular MMO video game takes a deadly turn in Zero Instance, an exciting new five-issue sci-fi horror thriller comic book series from acclaimed storyteller and video game writer Frank Barbiere (Astonishing Times) and award-winning game writer and comics newcomer Stephen Rhodes, making his creator-owned debut with the series. Featuring art by Vic Malhotra issues #1-2 and Eoin Marron issues #3-5, colors by Lauren Affe, letters by Taylor Esposito and covers by Vic Malhotra, Zero Instance starts with a bang as the final boss escapes the screen and bleeds into the real world.
For Rhys, Everon Online is the one place where everything makes sense. So when his raid group achieves the impossible — a world’s-first kill on the game’s legendary final boss — it should be a triumph. Instead, something goes wrong in the final moments, and the fallout follows them offline. A sci-fi thriller about what we bring back with us from the worlds we escape into.
Written by Scott Snyder and Jack Snyder Art by Valeria Favoccia Purchase
A powerful enemy seemingly holds all the cards. Will Jo, Charlie, Muscles, Hunter, Canon, and their allies be able to stop them and make it off the island?
Written by Mike Carey Art by Pablo Raimondi Purchase
The true origin of the ghostbox is revealed as Chloe goes up against the Estival and detective sergeant Warren launches a new investigation – from inside the box! The souleaters are determined that nobody will walk away from this one, and they’re prepared to destroy the whole of London to get back what’s theirs.
Told in pure black and white, this last issue also includes the ten-page epilogue originally produced for the print edition.
Leviathan Freedom is a sci-fi reimagining of the legacy of Robert Smalls, a man born into slavery who seized his own freedom by commandeering a Confederate warship, sailing himself, his family, and others to liberation. In Leviathan Freedom, the galaxy is divided by civil war. And the profound human cost of conflict is felt not in the war rooms but by the Doldrums, the laborer caste essential for the war machine–until one man decides to stand against it. Leviathan Freedom #1 is a pretty solid start setting up the revolution to come.
When it comes to genres, I’m much more of a sci-fi person than fantasy. And, when it comes to sci-fi, large space battles and revolutions are something I find intriguing. The story of a small group rising up against their overlords is something I can get behind as they tend to bring big sweeping emotions and lots of action. Leviathan Freedom #1 begins to deliver that as we’re introduced to the world and the characters within.
Written by Tom Morello and Marc Guggenheim, the story is a reimagining of real history with the main character Smalls part of a sub-class that’s a clear analogy for the slaves of the Confederacy. They outnumber their masters, ruled over by a group that knows they’re outnumbered and if there was ever a revolution, they’d be overwhelmed. All that ruling class really has to their advantage are weapons that might help even the odds.
Leviathan Freedom #1 keeps things focused taking us on a tour of the ship that Smalls calls home and painting a broad picture of the situation. It doesn’t go into small details, just keeps things broad that makes it easy to understand the revolution to come. It also introduces a reluctant leader in Smalls, a man trusted by the ship’s Captain because it’s perceived those around him will listen. the broader war itself isn’t really dived into, just that there’s a war and giant ships float around to battle it out.
The art by Szymon Kudrański is solid with lettering by DC Hopkins. The art delivers large, sweeping visuals, that help make it clear the size of the ship everyone is on and the key sequence of that ship entering an atmosphere is inspiring and looks great. While the issue does feature that, it’s mainly tight and focused on the characters as we see the struggle they all have, either in their role in life or the nervousness of being outnumbered. There’s a slight tense feeling to it all that helps emphasize this is a pressure cooker of a situation and it’s going to explode soon.
Leviathan Freedom #1 is a solid start to the series that introduces the key characters and the world but doesn’t dwell on small details readers don’t need to know and would distract. It keeps things focused on what’s important and drives the story but at the same time gives us enough sweeping situations that make it all feel rather epic.
Story: Tom Morello, Marc Guggenheim Art: Szymon Kudrański Letterer: DC Hopkins Story: 8.0 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.1 Recommendation: Buy
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Written by Tom Morello and Marc Guggenheim Art by Szymon Kudrański Purchase
The Grammy-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, and activist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage is returning to comics for Leviathan Freedom, an all-new sci-fi epic inspired by the true story of American icon Robert Smalls. Morello first made his comics debut with the acclaimed series Orchid in 2011. Now, the lifelong comics fan is uniting with Emmy award-winning writer/producer Marc Guggenheim (Star Wars: Jar Jar, The Whisper War, The Arrowverse), artist Szymon Kudrański (Spawn; Punisher) and letterer DC Hopkins for a five-issue mini-series event from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line. Leviathan Freedom #1 arrives June 16.
Leviathan Freedom is a sci-fi reimagining of the legacy of Robert Smalls, a man born into slavery who seized his own freedom by commandeering a Confederate warship, sailing himself, his family, and others to liberation.
In Leviathan Freedom, the galaxy is divided by civil war. And the profound human cost of conflict is felt not in the war rooms but by the Doldrums, the laborer caste essential for the war machine–until one man decides to stand against it.
