Penelope’s Escape from the Platypusary
(W) Arianna Irwin (A) Prenzy
A historical fiction about an unusual heroine!
In 1957, Penelope the Platypus successfully escaped the Bronx Zoo and her “destined” mate, Cecil, with the help of some unlikely allies. Throughout her adventure, Penelope and the readers realize the power that comes with reclaiming your agency.
Across the Widest Sea
(W) Jean Cremers (A) Jean Cremers
A story about how entering adulthood can feel like being lost at sea.
Abandoned in the middle of the ocean by her parents to learn to fend for herself, Léonie must find dry land. She meets Balthazar, a teenager whose canoe is taking on water, and Agathe, who lets herself be carried by the current and no longer has any hope of landing. They join forces to find a shore. A metaphorical story about the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
To be born a girl in the Year of the Tiger is a death sentence. Mad Cave Studios’ Maverick imprint proudly presents Tiger Girls, the stunning young adult graphic novel from best-selling writer Felicia Low-Jimenez, artist Claire Low, and award-winning letterer Taylor Esposito. Collecting the celebrated webcomic alongside an exclusive new short story and bonus behind-the-scenes material, this haunting fantasy adventure explores destiny, sisterhood, and the courage to challenge the future.
In a world where every person bears the mark of their Chinese zodiac sign, Tiger-born girls are feared as omens of calamity—and quietly eliminated. But Suling is the rare survivor, raised in secrecy on the remote Tiger Island among her fierce but isolated Tiger Sisters. Forced into the role of record-keeper, Suling longs for something more—freedom, purpose, answers.
When a mysterious woman washes ashore during a raging monsoon, Suling’s carefully controlled world splits open. The stranger carries dangerous knowledge of the mainland… and secrets linked to Suling’s own past. As tensions rise and the island’s future is thrown into doubt, Suling must decide: will she embrace her fate, or rewrite it?
Discover the haunting, action-filled saga in this stunning graphic novel, collecting the celebrated Tiger Girls webcomic, an exclusive new short story, and bonus behind-the-scenes content. A tale of destiny, sisterhood, and the courage to defy the stars.
Tiger Girls is a richly imagined fantasy world for those who love tales of young heroes challenging the systems built to control them. Blending mythology, mystery, and adventure, it offers an unforgettable journey for fans of graphic novels that balance action with emotional depth.
Tiger Girls goes on sale September 15, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545835951 | $16.99).
Princess Gwenevere & King Arthur Collection
(W) Joe Corallo, Jordie Bellaire (A) Koi Carreon, Gaia Cardinali, Mandy Chan
All four Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders and King Arthur and the Knights of Justice books in one volume–plus a never-before-seen crossover special!
This special edition combines both volumes of Princess Gwenevere & the Jewel Riders and both volumes of King Arthur & the Knights of Justice into one large volume! Plus, for the first time ever, Merlin’s heroes overlap in a never-before-seen crossover event.
Sometimes you have to ask yourself which is harder: facing a three-headed hydra, or living up to your father’s expectations? Maverick has announced The Three Beasts Vol. 1, a daring and emotionally charged fantasy about legacy, rebellion, and the courage it takes to define yourself.
An exciting 256-page epic written, illustrated, and colored by Grovey Pascasio, with lettering by Buddy Beaudoin and Chas! Pangburn, The Three Beasts unfolds in an alternate historical, late-19th-century Philippines, drawing from multiple Philippine cultures, including Kapampangan, Tagalog, Tausug, and Meranaw. Blending cinematic dragon battles with intimate emotional stakes, the story reflects Grovey’s love of queer romance, complicated family dynamics, and mythic creatures, with a fantastical setting inspired by the lands around the Pampanga River and her favorite legend from Philippine mythology, woven with subtle personal touches throughout.
Ten years ago, the Great Tamers saved the people of Punong Panday from a giant hydra, turning the once savage beast into a peacekeeper. Now, these three men are known across the land as legends. But for Dima, Espie, and Keris, the Great Tamers are more than legends… They’re their fathers. And to become worthy successors, the young friends must each prove themselves in a physical contest against the hydra, Matutum.
Dima is too meek and untalented, especially compared to the short-tempered Espie. Even their cool mentor Keris never stood a chance at winning. When their dreams become a deadly game of pride, they have to find a way out together—with their blades drawn, and their fathers’ legacies burnt to ashes.
Draconic action, intimately written friendships, and a lush setting all come together in The Three Beasts, from debut author-illustrator Grovey Pascasio.
With expressive character design, woodcut-inspired art direction, and a diverse lesbian and trans cast at its heart, The Three Beasts delivers a fantasy that is as intimate as it is explosive. Perfect for readers of Nimona, Prince and the Dressmaker, Witchy, and The Well, The Three Beasts blends action, folklore, and queer coming-of-age storytelling!
The Three Beasts Vol. 1 goes on sale October 27, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545827635 | $14.99) and hardcover (ISBN: 9781545836026 | $21.99) formats, and is now available for preorder.
This summer, Mad Cave Studios brings The Full Scoop Collection to its Maverick imprint, collecting all four volumes of Scoop in one definitive edition.
Written by award-winning writer Richard Ashley Hamilton, with art by Pablo Andrés, colors by Simon Robins and Rebecca Good, and letters by Dave Lanphear and Justin Birch, this 400+ page YA graphic novel follows Sophie’s search for the truth, grounded by artwork that keeps the series’ stranger turns in focus.
Sophie Cooper is the newest intern at the WMIA 7 news station–a struggling station based in Miami, Florida–and she’s determined to use access to the newsroom’s resources to prove her father has been framed for embezzlement. But investigating her father’s case soon uncovers some unsettling things about her hometown, like a flying saucer crashed in the Everglades, a chupacabra running wild, a digital doppelgänger intent on ruining what’s left of Sophie’s social life, and a bunker, hidden since the 1960s, that seems to be at odds with time itself… Sophie will have to rely on all her truth-seeking skills to solve these mysteries!
The Full Scoop Collection runs on the friction between investigative journalism and the unexplained, where every answer reveals something more unstable—and far more dangerous—to follow!
The complete series arrives in one expansive paperback edition (ISBN: 9781545827307 | $29.99) on July 28, 2026.
The October Girl Book Two
(W) Matthew Dow Smith (A) Matthew Dow Smith
The next chapter in the critically acclaimed October Girl series!
Autumn Ackerman’s life was turned upside down when her childhood imaginary friend, Barnaby, returned and Autumn discovered that she is a Night Folk — a race of incredible creatures that inspired all of humanity’s myths and fairy tales. Finishing high school and working at the local coffee shop is more than enough for any teenager to deal with, but now Autumn has to learn to navigate a new world of trolls and fairies, dealing with threats like the mysterious Mr. Balloon, and getting to know her estranged grandfather, the October King, leader of the Night Folk. Before Autumn can even get used to all these changes, her life is turned upside down yet again when her ordinary, human father —who she hasn’t seen in five years — suddenly returns, exhibiting terrifying new powers… …powers that threaten everything Autumn holds dear!
Selected as one of YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens and a New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, Mad Cave Studios’ Maverick imprint brings The Last Session: The Complete Campaign, collecting both volumes of the celebrated YA graphic novel series!
Written by California-based writer Jasmine Walls, with art and a brand-new cover by Dozerdraws, and lettering by award-winning letterer Micah Myers, The Last Session: The Complete Campaign brings both volumes together in a single, cohesive edition. The series uses the framework of a tabletop campaign to explore identity, distance, and the ways friendships evolve.
It all kicks off with book one, where we meet Jay, Lana, Drew, Walter, and Shen. This tight-knit group of friends began playing Dice & Deathtraps in high school. Now dealing with college and all the twists and turns of their lives, their weekly game has been a wonderful constant. But, as college graduation looms and it feels like their lives are all moving down very different paths, Lana’s thrilled to finally complete the party’s unfinished original campaign. But when Jay’s partner Cassandra joins the game, Lana refuses to let her inexperience ruin the best part of her week! But in the end, that may be Lana and the party’s undoing
Then in book two, a new party is formed! Erika, Jacob, Marcelle and Damien have become popular online personas, each with a huge following on their corner of the internet. The only thing they have in common is that they used to be close friends until they drifted apart in high school, leaving their Dice & Deathtraps game unfinished. Now, four years later, their old game master Amina has reached out with a chance to reunite, save the community center that fostered their creativity, and finally finish their abandoned campaign. They have one night to do it, streaming to a live audience with tensions and old grudges on the rise. Can they mend their fraying friendship or will this last session cut their ties for good?
If Critical Role and The Adventure Zone are your speed, then The Last Session offers a character-driven story about friendship, change, and the spaces—real and imagined—that will bring people together.
Clocking in at 304 full-color pages, The Last Session: The Complete Campaign goes on sale July 7, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545827840 | $29.99). Final Order Cut-off is June 15.
I Didn’t Ask For This
(W) Jennie Wood (A) Josh Cornillon
If your entire life was online against your will–if everyone knew about your potty training, your first breakup, and even your coming out story–how would you feel?
I Didn’t Ask For This follows the members of Not Your Baby Anymore, a group of kids who share one thing in common: their parents are social media influencers who have shared their entire lives online. The group forms a chosen family as each member struggles with how to break away from a life and fame that they didn’t ask for and do not want.
This summer, Maverick brings readers Across the Widest Sea, a visually arresting and emotionally grounded graphic novel exploring what it means to be cast into adulthood before you’re ready.
Created by author and illustrator Jean Cremers, with lettering by award-winning letterer Taylor Esposito and translation by Joe Johnson, who brings the story seamlessly to English-language readers.
Across the Wildest Sea sits in the in-between, where nothing is fully formed and nothing feels certain. Cremers’ fluid, expressive artwork carries that tension, letting the disorientation of growing up live on the page without forcing resolution.
Abandoned in the middle of the ocean by her parents to learn to fend for herself, Leonie must find dry land. She meets Balthazar, a teenager whose canoe is taking on water, and Agatha, who lets herself be carried by the current and no longer has any hope of landing. They join forces to find a shore. A metaphorical story about the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Blending quiet character work with visual metaphor and atmosphere-driven storytelling, Across the Wildest Sea is perfect for readers drawn to introspective, emotionally grounded YA storytelling.
Across the Widest Sea arrives July 14, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545827314 | $19.99).
