Meet The Mapmaker. Any map he creates comes to life and the powerful King Gus wants that power.
Story: Ben Slabak
Art: Francesca Carita
Letterer: April Brown
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Scout Comics has announced a new adventure title being released in February 2021. Published under the all-ages Scoot! imprint, The Mapmaker brings high-seas adventure to the lineup. Imagine a parallel Earth during The Age of Discovery where The Pirates of the Caribbean are searching for a prize of fantastic power wielded by a mysterious individual known simply as “The Mapmaker”. Any map he creates comes to life, a power highly desired by King Gus, who will stop at nothing to obtain it. The crew of the privateer ship ‘The Rogue Wave’, captained by courageous Lei Li, are the only ones standing in their way. Their mission is to deliver The Mapmaker’s successor before his power wanes and it is lost forever.
The Mapmaker is from creator and writer Ben Slabak, illustrator and colorist Francesca Carità, and letterer HdE.
Scout Comics & Entertainment, Inc. proudly announces the launch of Scoot!, an imprint devoted to young readers ages four to twelve in January 2021. Richard Rivera, writer/creator of Stabbity Bunny, Shadow Play, and Storm Pirates, has come aboard as Associate Publisher with Wayne Hall serving as Editorial Director. Scoot! will present an international collection of titles aimed at entertaining young readers by celebrating the fun, excitement, and pure joy that can thrive in comics. With a focus on diversity and educational value, the imprint will appeal to parents as well as kids.
Scoot!’s initial launch titles will include: Unikorn by Don Handfield and Joshua Malkin; Sengi and Tembo by Guiseppe Falco; Soulstream by sixteen-year-old Saida Woolf; and Mapmaker by Ben Slabak and Francesca Carita. Richard Rivera‘s and Dwayne Biddix‘s Wild Bull and Chipper will also be joining the lineup. Several other titles are currently being negotiated, and the imprint is aiming to grow quickly.
These titles are already getting attention as Scout Comics has shared that Armory Films is gearing up to produce Unikorn. Creators Don Handfield and Joshua Malkin are adapting their graphic novel to the big screen, and the film will mark celebrated, in-demand editor Debbie Berman’s first effort behind the camera.
MR. BEAVER #2
Writer: Pablo Verdugo Muñoz; Editor: Ben Slabak
Artist Name(s): Pablo Verdugo Muñoz (Pencils, Inks), Jose Expósito (Colors)
Cover Artist(s): Pablo Verdugo Muñoz
32 pgs./ T+ / FC
$2.99 (Digital-First)
Mr. Beaver, a special agent fresh out of the Alpha Academy, is begrudgingly paired up with a junior detective in order to take down a powerful crime organization known as “The Twelve”. Hot on the heels of a member of “The Twelve”, Mr. Beaver comes face to face with an old acquaintance long thought dead.
AMALGAMA: SPACE ZOMBIE #4
Writer(s): Jason Martin
Artist Name(s): Winston Young
Cover A – Winston Young Regular Cover (unlimited)
Cover B – Winston Young Risqué Variant (limited to 2500)
Cover C – Bryan Baugh Variant (limited to 1500)
Cover D – Bryan Baugh Risqué (limited to 2000)
Cover E – Danielle Gransaull Artist Variant (limited to 1500)
Cover F – Danielle Gransaull Artist Risqué (limited to 2000)
24 pgs./ M / FC
$4.99
Born from the DNA of the Danger Doll Squad and then rocketed into space. Amalgama: Space Zombie’s first epic adventure concludes here, forging the legend of comic’s newest sci-fi superstar!!
Features 3 regular and risqué variants, including the special Bryan Baugh variants!
THE ARGUS #1
Writer(s): Mark Bertolini
Artist Name(s): Darryl Knickrehm (Art, Colors)
Cover Artist(s): Darryl Knickrehm
32 pgs./ T+ / FC
$3.99
Time travel is real! Scientific prodigy Randall Patton has had a breakthrough that allows travel through the timestream, which immediately led to the creation of The Argus, the temporal law enforcement organization that polices the time/space continuum. After an accident renders one of the members of The Argus insane, he begins killing off the others – except they are all versions of Randall Patton from various points in his own life! Who can stop Randall but himself?
KILLSWITCH #3
Writer(s): Jeffrey and Susan Bridges
Artist Name(s): Walter Geovani (Pencils, Inks), Brittany Peer (Colors), Simon Bowland (letters)
Cover Artist(s): Natasha Alterici
24 pgs./ M / FC
$3.99
Marcella’s captured and a surprising truth is revealed, while the Augurs’ true selves bubble to the surface as they fight for their lives and freedom. Farrell gets a nasty surprise, and Jackson lets his single-minded determination get the better of him.
MR. BEAVER #1
Writer: Pablo Verdugo Muñoz; Editor: Ben Slabak
Artist Name(s): Pablo Verdugo Muñoz (Pencils, Inks), Jose Expósito (Colors)
Cover Artist(s): Pablo Verdugo Muñoz
32 pgs./ T+ / FC
$3.99
The world’s most powerful crime organization – “The Twelve” – had managed to evade justice for far too long and in desperation, the police reach out to the one individual who just might be able to turn things around. Enter special agent Mr. Beaver, returning to his hometown fresh from the Alpha Academy and itching to take down the dark underbelly… after taking care of his own rumbling belly, of course.
TWIN WORLDS #1
Writer(s): Rami Al-ashqar
Artist Name(s): Jethro Morales (Pencils, Inks), Bryan Magnaye (Colors), Lucas Gattoni (Letterer)
Cover Artist(s): Jethro Morales (Pencils, Inks), Bryan Magnaye (Colors), Lucas Gattoni (Letterer)
Cover B limited to 2,500 copies.
32 pgs./ T+ / FC
$3.99
The natives of Drakkara rebel against the imperialist Earthers who colonized their planet. Two twin children, hybrids controversially born to a pioneer Earther and a Drakkaran princess, embark on a journey of survival. They’re caught between colonizer fire, natives who view them as abominations, and a manhunt by warlocks seeking to eliminate their royal bloodline.
The latest Action Lab: Danger Zone title to burst onto the scene is Mr. Beaver! Imagine the Dark Knight, but instead of the caped crusader taking on the dark underbelly, a special agent, Mr. Beaver, is called upon as the crime levels hit an all-time high. A beaver in a man’s world, he has a secret agenda that he’ll try to accomplish using his numerous skills and secret techniques. With an insatiable hunger for justice and empanadas, Mr. Beaver is begrudgingly paired up with a junior detective in order to take down the criminal organization known as “The Twelve”.
The series was inspired by such classic 80s and 90s animation such as TMNT, Street Sharks, Biker Mice from Mars, and Gargoyles. The series is written by Pablo Verdugo Muñoz with art by Muñoz, colors by Jose Expósito, and edited by Ben Slabak.
Mr. Beaver will be on comic book stands this November 2019, but you can get a NYCC exclusive cover from the Action Lab booth a month early. You can pre-order the direct market covers by using the Diamond item codes SEP191371 for cover A and SEP191372 for cover B.
