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White Cat Entertainment Brings On Shoshin Creative Lab’s Rylend Grant as Head of IP Development

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Since 2020, White Cat Entertainment has built an amazing slate of original, high-concept stories across graphic novels, podcasts, books, and film-ready concepts, each developed with expansion across multiple platforms in mind.

Now, the creator-led studio founded by Chris Mancini is expanding its business model with the launch of a creative solutions division with Rylend Grant, Managing Partner at Shoshin Creative Lab, as Head of IP Development.

Through this collaboration, White Cat Entertainment expands its development capabilities with Grant’s creative solutions arm, overseeing projects and positioning them for adaptation across its slate.

Key properties include Long Ago and Far Away, a fantasy-comedy with franchise and animation potential; Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master, a high-concept action-comedy suited for film and series adaptation; Alpha Cat, an all-ages sci-fi adventure positioned for publishing, animation, and licensing expansion; Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked Out New Dad, a comedy memoir with television potential; and audio-driven properties including Conversations From the Abyss, an episodic horror anthology ideal for streaming adaptation, and The Quiet Journeys of Professor Atwood, a hybrid narrative series with opportunities across audio, publishing, and animated formats.

White Cat Entertainment is a content and publishing company founded in 2020 by writer, director, and producer Chris Mancini, which recently expanded its comics and graphic novel publishing footprint through a deal with Massive Publishing, which includes Long Ago & Far Away, Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master, and Alpha Cat.

White Cat Entertainment is actively engaging partners across publishing, film, television, and digital media.

Chris Mancini’s White Cat Entertainment Joins Massive Indies

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Chris Mancini’s White Cat Entertainment and Massive Publishing have officially announced a publishing deal for distribution in comic book shops as part of Massive Indies. Mancini let the cat out the bag when announcing White Cat’s San Diego Comic-Con plans. The agreement includes Mancini’s current and future graphic novels. Product is now available for retailers!

The timing also coincides with the leadup Comic-Con event in San Diego, where not only will Mancini and artist Fernando Pinto be signing copies of his books (Small Press Booth O-10) but Massive will be on-site as well, doing a “Massive Indies” activation.

Mancini’s current graphic novels are Long Ago & Far Away, Long Ago and Far Away 2, and Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master. At San Diego Comic-Con next month he will be debuting his new book, Alpha Cat, with artist Fernando Pinto.

SDCC 2025: Chris Mancini returns with White Cat Entertainment which joins Massive Indies

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Chris Mancini, the longtime SDCC panelist, filmmaker, and founder of White Cat Entertainment, has recently signed a new publishing/distribution deal with Massive Etnertainment under their new Massive Indies banner. The deal marks a big step for the publisher, and fans can celebrate the launch in person at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, where Mancini—also a podcaster and comedian—will host a booth in Small Press O-10.

Mancini will be joined by Fernando Pinto, his artist and collaborator who’s flying in all the way from Chile. Not only will they both be signing books, but anyone who cosplays as a character from their books will receive a FREE art commission from Fernando!

The San Diego event is the culmination of a mini “tour” Mancini has been on which included, Comic Con Revolution – May 17–18 and Pasadena Comic Con – May 24.

Those who head to the booth can also get a FREE Alpha Cat “ashcan” preview edition. or get Long Ago and Far Away Vol. 1 and 2 and Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master autographed. You can also find Mancini’s comics at Massive Indies’ booth.

Crowdfunding Corner: White Cat Entertainment returns to Elvenwood with Long Ago and Far Away 2: Son of Elvenwood

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Backer Beware: Crowdfunding projects are not guaranteed to be delivered and/or delivered when promised. We always recommend to do your research before backing.

White Cat Entertainment returns to Elvenwood with an all-new adventure, Long Ago and Far Away 2: Son of Elvenwood, now live on Kickstarter!

Written by Chris Mancini and art and colors by Fernando Pinto with letters by Troy Peteri, this 90-page full-color OGN is the direct sequel to Long Ago and Far Away, which is sure to make you laugh, then cry… then laugh a little bit more.

As a result of Jason’s… adventure… with the Witch Queen, he now has a son, and since time passes differently in Elvenwood, the son, Lord Stone, is about 20 years older than Jason. Lord Stone also seems to have the entire sect of Northern Necromancers after him due to him stealing their sacred Blood Dagger for… mead money. They are powerful, quite angry, and are laying waste to Elvenwood to get to him, raising the dead as they go. Nexis could not protect him, so she sent him to Jason in his world to save his life. Now Jason has to return once again to Elvenwood to deal with the deadly Northern Necromancers, a horde of undead, coveted artifacts, and keeping an alliance between the Elves and the Witch Queen intact. He has to do this while dealing with the most difficult adventure of all: Fatherhood.

The campaign for Long Ago and Far Away 2: Son of Elvenwood ends Oct. 6^th. Rewards include digital and physical books, in addition to signed editions plus VIP and royalty!

Preview: Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master

(W) Chris Mancini (A) Fernando Pinto
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188 Page Deluxe Digital Graphic Novel.

From the same team that brought you Long Ago and Far Away, Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master is a love letter to the action, comedy, and buddy movies of the 80s. Rick, a small time crook in Los Angeles, accidentally acquires the power of the dragon and gets mixed up in an ancient mystical battle between good and evil that’s been fought since the days of ancient China. An epic martial arts saga filled with action, magic, poor decisions, dragons, and surly baristas.

Preview: Long Ago and Far Away

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

Long Ago and Far Away

Story: Chris Mancini
Art: Fernando Pinto
Letterer: A Larger World

Long ago, Jason was the “Child Knight” from our world who saved the Legendary Kingdom of Elvenwood from the evil Witch-Queen, Nexis. Now, Jason is a depressed 30-year-old, lives with his mother, and runs a comic book store. Poorly. But Elvenwood needs his help once again. Will he be the hero he once was? Or will he just make things worse because he grew up to be a complete jerk?

Starburns Industries Press Goes Digital, Launches Three Digital-First Comedy Series on May 1

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

Starburns Industries Press’ summer season begins May 1, with the debuts of three digital-first series from some of comics’ rising stars! Spanning three genres, Gryffen: Galaxy’s Most Wanted, Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia, and Long Ago and Far Away are united by SBI’s mandate of “Funny. Strange. Sad. Beautiful.” Each limited series will later be collected in paperback, but fans can read them early on comiXology and preview them in Starburns Presents, SBI’s 2019 Free Comic Book Day offering.

Gryffen is being serialized in half-length issues for 99¢ each, while Wrestletopia and Long Ago and Far Away are serialized in full-length—and some extra-length—issues for $1.99 each, passing the savings from print costs on to readers. Schedules range from weekly for Long Ago and Far Away to monthly for Wrestletopia, but it all starts May 1!

The three series available May 1 include:

GRYFFEN: GALAXY’S MOST WANTED

Script: Ben Kahn (Heavenly Blues)
Art and color: Bruno Hidalgo (Once Upon a Time Machine)
Letters: Sal Cipriano (The Batman Who Laughs)

Ben Kahn and Bruno Hidalgo follow up their acclaimed Heavenly Blues with Gryffen: Galaxy’s Most Wanted, a genderqueer space opera following Captain Lyla Gryffen’s campaign against the fascist Sovereign Reach. Once pride of the Reach, Gryffen disappeared six months ago at the edge of the galaxy, only to return one week ago—deeply pissed off. Building a crew from a hostage Reach soldier and the imprisoned smartest man in the universe, Gryffen is out to put a stop to the Reach’s exploitation of worlds, the stagnation of science, and the tyranny of green Jell-O!

Gryffen: Galaxy’s Most Wanted will run twelve 12-page issues for 99¢ each. Issue #2 will release on May 15, with subsequent issues released every three weeks.

INVASION FROM PLANET WRESTLETOPIA

Script: Ed Kuehnel & Matt Entin (Lumberjack Man)
Art: Dan Schkade (The Spirit), Kendall Goode (WWE)
Color: Marissa Louise (Hex Wives)
Letters: A Larger World (Ninja•K)

Creators Ed Kuehnel and Matt Entin bring their cult classic to SBI Press, where the story will be completed for the first time! “Boy Scout” Bob Schultz! Cousin Orville! Mini Macho! Kodiak Jack! Spanish Rose! Don Fong Wong! These are the megastars of 1984’s AWF. “Rock ’n’ Roll” Rory Landell isn’t getting the respect he thinks he deserves, so one crazy night he ups the game, declaring himself the Galactic Champion of the Universe. But it turns out AWF fans aren’t the only ones listening, and the denizens of planet Wrestletopia aren’t going to take a challenge like that sitting down! Soon the Earth is enclosed in a metal cage, and true Galactic Champion Manifest Destiny is on the hunt for Rory, who may or may not be passed out drunk somewhere.

Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia will run six extra-sized issues for $1.99 each. Issue #2 will release on May 15, with subsequent issues released monthly.

LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY

Script: Chris Mancini (Comedy Film Nerds)
Art and Color: Fernando Pinto (Monarchs)
Letters: Troy Peteri (KISS)

Comedian and Comedy Film Nerds cohost Chris Mancini breathes new life into fantasy realms with adept humor artist Fernando Pinto! Decades ago, Jason saved the world of Elvenwood from the witch queen Nexis as the Child Knight. Today, he’s an unhappy manager of a comics store, where his disbelieving coworkers have to hear his ridiculous tale over and over. When the denizens of Elvenwood return to seek Jason’s help again, it turns out it’s all true, but will Jason be the hero he once was? Or will he just make things worse because he grew up to be a complete jackass?

Long Ago and Far Away will run eight standard-length issues for $1.99 each. The series will be released weekly.

The first issue of each series is available exclusively on ComiXology May 1, and Gryffen and Wrestletopia are also previewed in Starburns Presents Free Comic Book Day #2 on May 4! The issue includes an excerpt from Wrestletopia #1 and the complete first chapter of Gryffen, along with a prologue for C.W. Cooke and Kelly Williams’s upcoming digital-first Nasquatch, an excerpt from the next chapter of A.C. Medina, Mina Elwell, and Kit Wallis’s Hellicious, an original story from the world of Eben Burgoon’s B-Squad, and a taste of comedian Josh Fadem’s A Whole New Set of Problems. Starburns Presents #2 features an original cover by Kelly Williams mashing up the characters from all of the issue’s stories!