Maverick’s award-winning Paper Planes team reunites for a new high-school drama graphic novel inspired by the Romantic era.
Next Year, Mad Cave Studios’ young adult imprint, Maverick, presents New Romantics. Written by Jennie Wood, illustrated by Dozerdraws, and lettered by Micah Myers; New Romantics is an all-new graphic novel perfect for the real theater geeks and fans of stories like Heartstopper and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me.
When Maple Falls Christian School cancels its drama department, theater-obsessed Sawyer Chase refuses to give up her dreams. She forms New Romantics, a student performing group, but keeping the act “wholesome” proves impossible when secret crushes, hidden identities, and forbidden romances collide with the expectations of their school, parents, and small-town community.
New Romantics will be available in paperback ($16.99, 9781545826515) and hardcover ($21.99, 9781545835883) formats on January 26, 2027 (FOC January 4).
This winter, Maverick, the young adult imprint of Mad Cave Studios, presents Heat of Fashion, a trans and queer-friendly YA romantic comedy from writer Lilah Sturges, artist Natalie Nardozza, colorist Diana Tsai Santos, and letterer Rob Jones.
When Haring Arts and Design Magnet School royalty Ben Wilcox is assigned to work with maverick and outsider Annie Jacobs, he’s enthralled by her talent and her charms and does whatever it takes to get her to like him, including lying about his dating history. They fall in love while working on their final senior project, but when Annie discovers Ben’s lies, it doesn’t just damage their relationship: it threatens to sink their senior project as well!
The writer of numerous comics, including Girl Haven, The Science of Ghosts, and Public Relations, as well as titles from DC, Marvel, IDW, and other publishers, Lilah Sturges uses the romantic comedy setup to dig into trust, identity, and the mess people create when they try to become what someone else wants. The story brings queer and trans characters into a funny, complicated look at romance, friendship, and the pressure to get everything right before graduation.
Nardozza is a Montreal-born comic artist and writer whose recent work includes projects for Archie Horror and DC, alongside her own graphic novel series adapted into vertical-style comics online. Inspired by Barbie fashion and Sailor Moon, her colorful artwork brings the high-pressure halls of Haring Arts and Design Magnet School to life.
Set against the creativity, competition, and social pressure of fashion school, Heat of Fashion brings queer and trans characters into a YA romantic comedy about attraction, trust, and the increasingly complicated consequences of trying to become the person someone else wants.
Heat of Fashion goes on sale December 8, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545836194 | $16.99), hardcover (ISBN: 9781545836187 | $21.99), and digitally through Comixology.
This fall, Mad Cave Studios’ YA imprint Maverick invites readers to choose where the story begins with Fantasy, an inventive fantasy graphic novel from writer and artist Yoann Kavege and letterer Justin Birch, with translations by Nanette McGuinness.
One on a quest for vengeance, the other on a quest for love! Their destinies intertwine in Fantasy—a graphic novel with two perspectives, and two stories. For Alma, it’s the big day: Chosen by the kingdom for the ritual of the bleeding of the gods, the crown princess will journey to the lands of the gods to slay one, and thus avenge an affront to humanity 500 years old. For Yourcenar, it’s the big day: The Oracle finally predicted that she will encounter her beloved. But the young giantess soon realizes that her beloved is human…and thus begins a wait that will last one thousand years. What happens when these two worlds collide? Read Fantasy and find out–with each perspective starting on opposite sides of the book and meeting in the middle!
Part high-fantasy quest, part love story, Fantasy pairs gods, giants, ancient grudges, and impossible destinies with a unique reading experience built around two characters moving toward the same inevitable collision. The result is two stories in one, inviting readers to decide whose journey they want to experience first!
Fantasy goes on sale November 24, 2026 (FOC November 2), in paperback (ISBN: 9781545836163 | $19.99) and hardcover (ISBN: 9781545836156 | $29.99) formats.
(W) Susan Bridges, Tilly Bridges (A) Giulia Rinaldo, Gaia Fredella
When scandal sidelines two LA teen celebrities, a punishment summer on a Montana farm forces them to trade red carpets for rubber boots—and to choose between the futures they were raised for and the loves they never saw coming.
Eager for a break from their brutal schedules as A-list actors, teen sisters Hayley and Becky Huxley sneak out to experience LA on their own terms. After a big mistake gets them fired from their gig on a hit TV show, they’re sent to a dairy farm in Montana to learn a little humility!
Sparks fly when they meet farm hand Jake, who can’t believe he has to babysit some pampered rich girls all summer! But Becky’s very into the cute girl at the local diner, and Hayley and Jake start to realize that they have more in common than they think. Even though she’s a cis city girl and he’s a trans country boy — they might just be falling for each other. But they’re from entirely different worlds, it could never work! …or could it?
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.
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).
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.
