For decades, the grinning gorilla from the cover of Gorilla Biscuits’ celebrated self-titled EP has been one of the most recognizable images in hardcore punk. Now, the underground icon is stepping off the record sleeve and into the pages of his very own graphic novel.

Sumerian has announced Biscuit Power, an original graphic novel written by Christopher Greenslate alongside Gorilla Biscuits vocalist Anthony “CIV” Civarelli, featuring beautifully strange art by Chris Anderson, colors by Vittorio Astone, and letters by Micah Myers. 

Few hardcore bands have left a legacy quite like Gorilla Biscuits. Formed in New York City in 1987, the band helped define a movement with their landmark album Start Today, influencing generations of musicians well beyond the underground. Travis Barker has described attending their shows as “like church,” Steve Aoki has their iconic gorilla tattooed on his back, and Fall Out Boy covered the album’s title track for Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland.

Now, nearly four decades later, the band’s message of positivity, individuality, and community continues to resonate across generations, with their iconic gorilla mascot now stepping into a story of his own.

Queens is rotting from the inside out.

Something unseen is feeding on the city—turning dreamers into sleepwalkers. Whispering of an easier life. A softer life. A life without risk. 

But only one can hear the whisper for the lie that it is, and his name is… Biscuit.

A telepathic, super-charged gorilla born from the raw electricity of New York’s public works system, Biscuit stalks the abandoned subway arteries beneath the boroughs, hunting the thing that’s draining hope from the people who need it most, and if he can’t stop it, the city doesn’t just fall—it forgets what it is…

Perfect for Gorilla Biscuits fans and readers of TMNT, Battle Beast, Hellboy, The Tick, and Usagi Yojimbo, Biscuit Power combines street-level mythology, supernatural adversaries, and an unmistakable punk rock attitude. The graphic novel brings a new dimension to the band’s legacy while introducing its iconic mascot to a new generation.

The Biscuit Power graphic novel is available for preorder through Sumerian, with four collectible bundles starting at $25, including a limited collector’s edition of 250 copies. Select bundles feature exclusive merchandise, including apparel, prints, and signed bookplates. 

Additionally, a limited-edition Biscuit Power comic and 7-inch vinyl bundle will be available exclusively through Revelation Records. Limited to 500 copies, the release features two previously unreleased tracks, “Biscuit Power” and a cover of Buzzcocks’ “Sitting Round at Home.”

Orders are expected to ship approximately 60 days after the preorder launch. Fans can secure their copy here.