marissa louise Archives - Graphic Policy

Tag Archives: marissa louise

The Heir, coming January 2027 from Mad Cave Studios from Amber Benson and Christopher Golden

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Acclaimed Slayers: A Buffyverse Story audio drama co-writers and co-directors Amber Benson and Christopher Golden are returning to the realm of horror for original Irish folk comic book series The Heir, coming from Mad Cave Studios. The upcoming five-issue limited series will be illustrated by Irish artist Gavin Fullerton and feature colors by Juancho!, and letters by Becca Carey. Fans of Hokum, Ready or Not, The Haunting of Hill House, and Irish folklore will love this dark supernatural tale following a young woman’s Gothic-tinged descent into madness in a mysterious Irish estate full of family secrets, where she’ll have to fight against ominous forces for the one she loves.

In The Heir, Dani’s first trip to Ireland with her fiancé, Conor, was supposed to revolve around them announcing their engagement to his family. Instead, it’s the funeral of his grandfather, immersing Dani in a labyrinth of family secrets, child abduction, dark history, and ancient Irish folklore. Spiraling into murder, curses, and monstrosity, The Heir thrusts Dani into a race against time to save the one she loves the most, no matter the cost.

The first issue will feature variant covers by an all-star lineup of artists including Jamie McKelvie, Mike Mignola, Rebekah Isaacs with colors by Marissa Louise, and Chuma Hill, to be revealed soon.

The first issue of The Heir will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 13, 2027 (FOC November 30, 2026).

Cover art for 'The Heir,' featuring a hooded figure with antlers holding a glowing symbol, set against a twilight background with a silhouette of a mansion.

A comic page featuring dramatic dialogue between a father and son, with the son expressing defiance and the father exhibiting anger. The scene includes dark backgrounds and a tense atmosphere, showcasing a family conflict. Comic panels depict the characters' emotions and interactions with speech bubbles.

A comic panel featuring a conversation between a woman named Moira and a man in a suit, with Moira offering tea and the man responding dismissively. The setting includes a dimly lit room with furniture and a door.

Prima Apparata #2 gives us a bit more about this strange world and teases the conflict to come

Posted on October 17, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Ballerina mech pilots Mar and Rhea have survived to enter the last year of their brutal training at the Conservatory. Now, their unbreakable bond is tested.

Only one senior student will be given the title of “Prima Apparata” along with the life-or-death lead role of Appolyta in a final battle performance to appease the Patrons. With their natural talents and motivations increasingly at odds in the studio, Mar and Rhea pursue two very different—but equally creative and reckless—acts of rebellion to claim control of their fates.

Story: Olivia Dufault
Art: Rebekah Isaacs
Color: Marissa Louise
Letterer: Becca Carey

Get your copy now!

Zeus Comics

This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site

Rock the Vote to Distribute Free Copies of the Voting Rights Comic, Register!, at the “Power to the People” Concert

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Brett

Graphic promoting voter registration with the text 'REGISTER!' and 'POWER TO THE PEOPLE,' featuring silhouettes of musicians and a cheering crowd.

With the November 3 midterm election weeks away, Rock the Vote will distribute limited edition copies of REGISTER! #1, a comic book about voting rights, at the upcoming Power to the People concert.

The REGISTER! series takes readers through the American constitutional amendments that expanded the right to vote. In issue #1, readers learn about the passage of the 26th amendment and the history of the “Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote” movement. It blends history with contemporary narratives and includes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how the book was made.

Published by Good Trouble Comics, it was written by Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Valentine De Landro with lettering by Clayton Cowles and coloring by Marissa Louise.

The comic was first produced for the New York City Department of Education and it is available to a wider audience as voting rights faces serious pressure across the country.

Changing registration rules, shifting deadlines, and ongoing legal and legislative fights over who can vote, and how, make it more important than ever that voters, especially young people, know their rights and check their registration status before it’s too late.

Check out our review of REGISTER! below and you can get your own copy here.

Just Brutal #6 wraps things up with an ok finale that doesn’t quite excite

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Brett

The final beatdown is upon us! Twin siblings Jordan and Winter Savage have tried to deny their family’s legacy, but that’s not going to stop their parents’ immortal enemy, Farklar the Fleshless, from pursuing them. As far as he’s concerned, a living Savage is a potential impediment to world domination, so he’s not going to stop until every last one of them is dead. Can the kids get over their generational trauma and save all mankind?

Story: Dennis Hopeless
Art: Brahm Revel
Color: Marissa Louise
Letterer: Brahm Revel

Get your copy now!

Zeus Comics

Prima Apparata #1 introduces a very unique concept and world

Posted on September 6, 2026 by Brett

Welcome to the Conservatory.

After Earth was shattered into surviving pockets across the galaxy, humanity’s most talented young women train at this prestigious celestial boarding school to become the next generation of mech pilots.

But these students aren’t soldiers, they’re ballerinas; and the mechs aren’t built for battle, but performance. All engineered in body and mind to entertain a ruling class of cosmic patrons in an annual life-or-death recital of mankind’s only unifying story: the saga of Appolyta the Huntress, a goddess whose pursuit of one last elusive prey ends in heartbreak.

This year’s top recruits, the quietly ambitious Mar and rebellious Rhea, endure a cutthroat curriculum to compete for the crowning title of Prima Apparata. As their bond deepens and Mar’s obsessive quest puts her under the wing of Appolyta herself, the line between art and indoctrination blurs—and the great personal cost of perfection will transform their lives.

Story: Olivia Dufault
Art: Rebekah Isaacs
Color: Marissa Louise
Letterer: Becca Carey

Get your copy now!

Zeus Comics

Dick Tracy Goes to War in a New Veterans Day Special

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Before the yellow coat, the badge, and a lifetime spent chasing criminals, Dick Tracy was a soldier.

Mad Cave Studios and Tribune Content Agency returns to the past in Dick Tracy: Veterans Day Special, a 40-page standalone story from writers Alex Segura, Michael Moreci, and Keir Graff, with art by Francesco Scimonelli, colors by Marissa Louise, and letters by Patrick Brosseau, featuring a main cover by Geraldo Borges and a variant cover by Francesco Scimonelli.

Dick Tracy is a soldier on the front lines of the deadliest conflict the world’s ever seen. Today’s assignment is supposed to be easy: Dick’s assigned to protect a camera crew gathering footage of the glories of battle. But there is nothing glorious about war. And this one will haunt the detective-to-be for years to come.

Set years before Tracy became the detective readers know, Dick Tracy: Veterans Day Special turns its attention to an earlier chapter of his life and an assignment that exposes the distance between the image of war and its reality. What begins as a straightforward protection detail becomes an experience Tracy will carry long after leaving the battlefield.

A standalone entry in Mad Cave Studios’ Dick Tracy universe, Dick Tracy: Veterans Day Special offers longtime readers a deeper look at the man behind the badge while giving new readers a self-contained entry point into the series.

Dick Tracy: Veterans Day Special goes on sale November 11, 2026 (FOC October 19).

Comics

Just Brutal #5 adds a lot of info as it dives into the history of Winter and Jordan’s parents

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Brett

As Jordan Savage struggles to use his father’s mystic sword against attacking Mordorks, his twin sister is locked in a battle of her own. Namely, her own anxiety and the legacy of her heroic mother, which has now suddenly been foisted upon her. It’s hard enough to live up to the reputation of a woman who you never understood and who you think doesn’t understand you, but it’s even harder when the entire human race depends on it! This penultimate issue of the first series of Just Brutal is not just a crucial inflection point in the plot, but it’s also the most emotional issue for our characters.

Story: Dennis Hopeless
Art: Brahm Revel
Color: Marissa Louise
Letterer: Brahm Revel

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

Just Brutal #3 focused on the characters and the impact of the weird events as everything changes!

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Brett

Farklar the Fleshless is back, and the eons in exile have made him even more determined and powerful. Dex and Jan Savage are the warriors who banished him from this earthly plane the first time, but time still takes its toll, even on eternal warriors. Centuries with no mortal enemies to test their mettle have made them soft, and if they can’t beat Farklar, the consequences will be deadly. Not to mention, Farklar will enslave the whole world!

Story: Dennis Hopeless
Art: Brahm Revel
Color: Marissa Louise
Letterer: Brahm Revel

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

Just Brutal #2 reveals a lot of the backstory with some great art and lots of laughs

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Brett

Life is changing fast for the Savage twins. The sudden revelation that their parents are eternal warriors who have spent their immortality protecting the earth from Farklar the Fleshless was jarring enough, but now they’re forced to take a family road trip to stop the evil warlord’s latest scheme! Jordan hates everything about this.

His twin sister Winter, on the other hand, thinks all of this is awesome! Too bad her connection with their monster-fighting father is driving a wedge between her and their mother. And just what is going on with their stepdad Gary Williams?

Story: Dennis Hopeless
Art: Brahm Revel
Color: Marissa Louise
Letterer: Brahm Revel

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

Romance is hard. Dating during a demonic apocalypse is harder. Find out how hard in Babylon Cove

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Returning to your hometown is never easy, but for Heather Hutchens, it’s a nightmare… Babylon Cove is a five-issue horror romantic comedy series from Mad Cave Studios, written by Rafer Roberts with art by Joe Eisma, colors by Marissa Louise, and lettering by Crank!, featuring a variant cover by Eric Powell.

This is a story about Heather, a no-nonsense career-gal who returns to her picturesque New England hometown for the first time in a decade to attend a family funeral; Dennis, the all-American dreamboat who broke Heather’s heart in high school; Charlie, the late-blooming shy boy who Heather never gave the time of day, and Karthon, the ancient demon with plans to feast on the flesh of everyone in town.

If you ever wondered what would happen if Stephen King were allowed to write one of those Hallmark holiday movies…Welcome to BABYLON COVE.

Blending sharp romantic comedy instincts with straight-up horror, Babylon Cove gleefully dismantles the love triangle, replacing polite small-town tension with monsters, mayhem, and emotional reckoning.

Babylon Cove is about avoidance, self-sabotage, and the desperate need to be loved—where the real danger isn’t just the demon stalking the town, but the damage we do when we refuse to confront who we were, the harm we caused, and who we might still become.

Babylon Cove #1 (of 5) hits comic shop shelves May 20, 2026, with FOC on April 27.

Comics

« Older Entries