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Exclusive: The Lab Press’ Portables Editions launches with Creatures & Corridors, Essentials, and Super Science

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As The Lab Press approaches the end of their second year of publishing following a string of award wins for their debut titles, the indie graphic novel publisher launches a range of new compact editions featuring some of their key titles. Designed to appeal to readers who prefer to enjoy their books on the go, these new versions–dubbed Portable Editions–build on The Lab’s ongoing commitment to getting books into people’s hands without compromising on quality or design.  

The first three books to receive the Portable Editions treatment are all from The Lab’s first year of publishing–starting with Creatures & Corridors by Brandon Auman and Andrea Mutti; Essentials Volume 1 by Luke Arnold, Chris ‘Doc’ Wyatt, and a vast array of talented artists; and Super Science Volume 1 by N. Alessandro K. and M.K. Perker. Each of these titles has been critically-acclaimed and honored with various accolades for story, art and design, including wins at the prestigious IPPY Awards, Storytrade Awards, Foreword INDIES Awards, and the Independent Book Publishers Association Awards. 

In the pages of Creatures & Corridors, a group of friends must face the consequences of the game they started in a world where reality blurs with fantasy. In the summer of 1992, a forbidden role-playing game takes a dark turn for five high school friends, warping reality into a nightmarish fantasy. With bloodthirsty orcs, tentacled horrors, and deadly traps, their home becomes a battleground. Now, they must navigate the game’s perilous challenges, playing for their lives under the sinister scrutiny of a devilish Gamemaster. Blending fantasy, horror, and tabletop RPG storytelling, Creatures & Corridors explores what happens when the game becomes survival. 

The first wave of Portable Editions from The Lab Press are available in book and comic shops now, allowing readers to discover (or rediscover) the magic of Creatures & Corridors, Essentials Volume 1, and Super Science Volume 1. Further waves of titles will follow next year with a view to allowing everyone to discover the audacious storytelling The Lab Press have become known for in a format that suits them.

Check out a preview of Creatures & Corridors below and watch our review of the hardback edition of the series.

Creatures & Corridors Portable Edition

Preview: Astro Quantum

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Astro Quantum

(W) Andrea Mutti, Arturo Fabra (A) Andrea Mutti

In a galaxy where colossal space-beasts fuel entire civilizations, a wounded drifter and an exiled alien warrior are drawn into the cursed hunt of the Pale Molok. Betrayal, obsession and impossible choices await aboard the doomed starship Pekuod.

In a distant galaxy, where energy is drawn from the blood of colossal space-beasts known as Molok, young Ishmaeel finds himself aboard the cursed starship Pekuod. Bound by fate to Quee-Keg, a fierce alien warrior with a haunted past, he is thrust into a hunt led by the relentless Captain Akhabb—whose obsession with the legendary Pale Molok threatens to doom them all. Betrayal, forbidden love, and cosmic monsters collide in a tale of survival where the true battle is not only against the beasts of space, but the darkness within.

Cover of the comic 'Astro Quantum' featuring two characters: a young man sitting on a futuristic structure and a woman standing confidently with a weapon, set against a cosmic background.
A futuristic spaceship navigating through space, with a bright star in the background and a distant planet visible, accompanied by comic-style dialogue boxes expressing philosophical thoughts about existence and space exploration.
A comic book panel depicting intense dialogue between alien characters, with one character threatening another while a spaceship is shown flying through an asteroid field.
A comic panel illustration depicting a desolate landscape with rocky formations and a bright sun. A figure stands alone, processing grief or loss.
A comic book panel depicting an alien landscape with multiple suns and futuristic structures. Two characters, a woman with blue hair and a man with short hair, are engaged in an emotional conversation. The woman appears shocked, while the man reassures her. The dialogue reflects concerns about leaving their home planet and exploring the unknown.

Preview: Barbarian Behind Bars

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Barbarian Behind Bars

(W) Elliott Kalan (A) Andrea Mutti

A bloody barbaric blast from the creative team behind Maniac of New York!

From beyond the limits of time and space comes a warrior whose quest against evil brings his strong arm and battle axe to earth — where he’s swiftly arrested and thrown in prison. Ignorant of English, short-tempered, violent, and with no allies other than his cheese sandwich-grilling cellmate and his cynical public defender, the barbarian must find a way to escape his cage before his greatest enemy returns from the dead to use the prison system against him! But can this mythic hero survive a world where a shower can become a death pit and a mystic gem of power is just so much contraband?

Barbarian Behind Bars

Preview: Flash Gordon Quarterly #8

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Flash Gordon Quarterly #8

(W) Molly Jones, Bill Masuku, Eliot Rahal (A) Alden Kaye, Bill Masuku, Andrea Mutti

Princess Aura gets the spotlight!

One day, the daughter of the tyrant Ming the Merciless will betray her father and join the armies of Mongo in revolt alongside Earth hero Flash Gordon. But before she was a sharpshooting assassin on the side of good, Princess Aura was a rebellious, action-hungry teenager with an uncorrupted heart. 2025 Talent Search winners Molly Jones, Alden Kaye, Victor Medina, and Domo Arce tell the story of Aura’s first frontline mission!

Then, award-winning Zimbabwean writer & artist Bill Masuku (Forbes Africa Under 30; creator of Captain South Africa and Disney’s Runeless) delivers a neon-soaked, Africa-inspired space epic in a “flash fiction” like you’ve never seen before!

And NYT-lauded writer Eliot Rahal teams up with artist Andrea Mutti for a story that gets inside Ming the Merciless’s black heart — literally! The most exciting installation yet of the Flash Gordon Quarterly!

Flash Gordon Quarterly #8

Barbarian Behind Bars #5 wraps up the series and teases what could come next

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The Barbarian completes the tragic story of his beginnings — before facing his violent end!

Prince Darcor must finally destroy the spirit of Mad King Torv, but a cell block of possessed prisoners stands in his way! If only he had a public defender armed with a blood-hungry magic axe… Oh wait, he does!

Story: Elliott Kalan
Art: Andrea Mutti
Letterer: Taylor Esposito

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics
Kindle

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Preview: Barbarian Behind Bars #5

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Barbarian Behind Bars #5

(W) Elliott Kalan (A) Andrea Mutti

The Barbarian completes the tragic story of his beginnings — before facing his violet end! Prince Darcor must finally destroy the spirit of Mad King Torv, but a cell block of possessed prisoners stands in his way! If only he had a public defender armed with a blood-hungry magic axe… Oh wait, he does! Don’t miss the bone-snapping, violence-soaked conclusion of the best high fantasy prison grindhouse comic you’ll see all year!

Barbarian Behind Bars #5

Preview: Astro Quantum #5

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Astro Quantum #5

(W) Arturo Fabra, Andrea Mutti (A) Andrea Mutti

The hunt ends here. Captain Akhabb drives the PEKUOD into the birthing grounds of the Moloks, determined to lure the Pale Beast—Goyakla—into one final, fatal battle. But blood spilled on innocence calls for vengeance, and soon the hunters become the hunted. As the PEKUOD burns, loyalties fracture: Ishmaeel torn between duty and conscience, Quee-Keg drifting between life and death, Talya revealing a betrayal that will damn them all. Friendships shatter, gods awaken, and the abyss itself opens wide. One last stand, one last hunt, one last chance to touch eternity—before the stars claim them forever. The epic conclusion of ASTRO QUANTUM is here!?

Astro Quantum #5

Barbarian Behind Bars #4 lays it all out there with a reveal as to what’s going on

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Nothing’s going well for anyone! The Barbarian: comatose in the prison infirmary! That weasel Garth: in pain after stealing the Barbarian’s gem of power! The warden: fully possessed by evil! Lannie: forced to cook cheese sandwiches or die! What better time for the Barbarian to finally reveal where he came from—and why no one’s likely to survive the night! The brutal, blood-bursting high fantasy prison pulp thunders towards its climax!

Story: Elliott Kalan
Art: Andrea Mutti
Letterer: Taylor Esposito

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics
Kindle

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Preview: Barbarian Behind Bars #4

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Barbarian Behind Bars #4

(W) Elliott Kalan (A) Andrea Mutti

Nothing’s going well for anyone! The Barbarian: comatose in the prison infirmary! That weasel Garth: in pain after stealing the Barbarian’s gem of power! The warden: fully possessed by evil! Lannie: forced to cook cheese sandwiches or die! What better time for the Barbarian to finally reveal where he came from — and why no one’s likely to survive the night! The brutal, blood-bursting high fantasy prison pulp thunders towards its climax!

Barbarian Behind Bars #4

Preview: 2000 AD Prog 2482

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2000 AD Prog 2482

UK RELEASE DATE: 13th May £3.99
LUNAR RELEASE DATE: 27th May $7.99
COVER: D’ISRAELI

JUDGE DREDD // CROSSED LINES by Ken Niemand (w) Andrea Mutti (a) Pippa Bowland (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
BRINK // THE CALL OF THE VOID by Dan Abnett (w) INJ Culbard (a) Simon Bowland (l)
SILVER // MALIGNANT by Mike Carroll (w) Joe Currie (c) Simon Bowland (l)
THARG’S 3RILLERS // POSTER GIRL by Paul Starkey (w) Paul Marshall (a) Dylan Teague (c) Rob Steen (l)
HELIUM // RED OCTOBER by Ian Edginton (w) D’Israeli (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)

2000 AD Prog 2482
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