All of Mad Cave Studios’ March 19th New Releases

This Wednesday, March 19th, Mad Cave Studios is set to release six new single issues, one collected edition, and the charity anthology for victims of the LA fires!

Here’s a look at the covers, storylines, and preview pages for
Mad Cave Studios’ new releases this Wednesday on New Comic Book Day…

CRUSH DEPTH #1 (of 5)

Written by David “DB” Andry & Tim Daniel
Art by Alex Sanchez
Colors by Kurt Michael Russell
Letters by Justin Birch

Covers & Cover Artists:
Alex Sanchez (Cover A)

Ramon Villalobos (Cover B)

Two brothers locked in a sibling rivalry wrestle for command of a massive nuclear submarine, The Absolution, in a near future irrevocably altered by climate change. Chief Science Officer Liana Pearson finds herself not only caught between the Wilder brothers but drowning in her fear of the surface world. When something alien infiltrates The Absolution and upends the balance of power, Liana is left with only two deadly options–reaching the toxic surface world or steering the sub into the unforgiving abyss and crush depth–Breathe Deep!


DARK EMPTY VOID #4 (of 5)

Written by Zack Kaplan
Art by Chris Shehan
Colors by Francesco Segala

Flats by Agnese Pozza
Letters by Justin Birch

Covers & Cover Artists:
Chris Shehan (Cover A)

All is lost. After a deadly attack by the black hole’s creatures, and in the face of defeat and tragedy, Mammoth’s remaining survivors launch a misguided plan to save the mission, and Joy must confront her deepest fears, accept the inevitable end of the world, and agree to help Art make it back to the black hole if they can survive in time.


DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH #5 (of 8)

Written by Dan DiDio
Art by Jim Calafiore
Colors by Juancho Velez
Letters by Carlos M. Mangual

Covers & Cover Artists:
Cover A by Jim Calafiore
Cover B by Djordje Djokovic w/ Nate Baertsch

Phantom versus Phantom! The Defenders establish a new base in Africa, where Mandrake empowers the ghostly Phantom to roam freely beyond Xanadu. Now, Phantom must team up with L.J. and Rick to track down Jedda and thwart his brother’s sinister plans.


DICK TRACY #8

Written by Alex Segura & Michael Moreci
Consulting by Chantelle Aimée Osman
Art by Geraldo Borges
Colors by Mark Englert
Letters by Jim Campbell

Covers & Cover Artists:
Geraldo Borges w/ Mark Englert (Cover A)

Francesco Francavilla (Cover B)

THE LATEST DICK TRACY EPIC REACHES A FEVER PITCH!

As the clues surrounding a string of vicious murders add up, Tracy must grapple with a startling revelation – and the knowledge that the killer might be wearing a badge of their own.


KOSHER MAFIA Vol. 1 TPB

Written by David Hazan
Art by Sami Kivelä
Colors by Ellie Wright
Letters by Simon Bowland & Chas! Pangburn

Cover Art by Sami Kivelä w/ Jason Wordie

In Cleveland, Ohio, in 1936, Howard Berkowicz, the bookkeeper for the Jewish Mob finds himself on the wrong end of an enforcer’s gun when he tries to spur the Kosher Mafia into action against the rising tide of domestic Nazism in the German American Bund.


LA STRONG: A Charity Comic For Victims of the Los Angeles Fires #1 (One-Shot)

Written by Brian Azzarello; Brian Michael Bendis; Susan Bridges; Tilly Bridges; Mario Candelaria; Amy
Chase; Paul Cornell; Rob Denbleyker; Dan DiDio; Rich Douek; Joey Esposito; Joshua Hale
Fialkov; Meghan Fitzmartin; Melissa Flores; Christos Gage; Sina Grace; Marc Guggenheim;
Richard Ashley Hamilton; Matt Harding; Brian Hawkins; Timmy Heague; Megan Huang; Jody
Houser; Deric A. Hughes; Barbara Randall Kesel; Daniel Kibblesmith; Neil Kleid; Nick Marino;
Ron Marz; Jim McCann; Gary Moloney; Omar Morales; Steve Orlando; Jimmy Palmiotti;
Greg Pak; Stephanie Phillips; Benjamin Raab; Geoff Ryman; Mark Sable; Omar Spahi; Joanne
Starer; Frank Tieri; Amit Tishler; Marv Wolfman; Jennie Wood; Jon Yoder

Art by Alberto Alburquerque; Geraldo Borges; Dennis Calero; Stefano Cardoselli; Ryan Carr; Cryssy
Cheung; Ian Churchill; Scott Cohn; Pierre-Alexandre Comtois; Amanda Conner; Alex Cormack;
Francine Delgado; Rob Denbleyker; Juan Doe; Lee Ferguson; Andre Frattino; Rian Gonzales;
Paulina Ganucheau; J. Gonzo; Sina Grace; Matt Harding; PJ Holden; Megan Huang; Nicola
Izzo; Sami Kivelä; Szymon Kudrański; Salvador Larroca; Janet Lee; Nico Leon; Marco
Matrone; Stewart Kenneth Moore; Luis Morocho; Andrea Mutti; Michael Avon Oeming; Hector
Rodriguez III; Alison Sampson; Victor Santos; Janet Sung; Mayday Trippe; Noel Tuazon; Sean
Von Gorman; Christian Ward; Jolyon Yates

Colors by Glenn Hauman; Josh Jensen

Letters by Jeff Eckleberry; Dave Sharpe; Shawn Lee

Cover Art by Ian Churchill

The comic book industry pulls together to support fellow creators who lost homes to the tragic 2025 Los Angeles fires with this benefit anthology special. Featuring contributions from Barbara Kessel, Brian Azzarello, Brian Michael Bendis, Christos Gage, Dan DiDio, Daniel Kibblesmith, Frank Tieri, Greg Pak, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jody Houser, Marv Wolfman, Paul Cornell, Rob DenBleyker, Sina Grace, Stephanie Phillips, Steve Orlando, Alex Cormack, Alison Sampson, Amanda Conner, Christian Ward, Geraldo Borges, Ian Churchill, Michael Avon Oeming, Nico Leon, Rian Gonzales, Salvador Larroca, Sami Kivelä, and many, many more. Together, as a community, we can be L.A. strong for one another! 100% of the profits will be donated for relief efforts.


SPECTRUM #4 (of 6)

Written by Rick Quinn
Illustrated by Dave Chisholm
Letters by Dave Chisholm

Cover Art by Dave Chisholm

Melody and Ada are traveling inside a song, learning more about Melody’s powers and their shared traumas with the help of a dreaming Russian novelist. In another time, Leon is in Paris, recording an album with George Parker—who introduces him to the Prism Ensemble, a fragmented, decentralized collective of musicians, artists, philosophers, and writers who have been working together in secret throughout the entire 20th century. Meanwhile, prior to the dawn of everything, Echo dances blissfully in an Eden of silence, unknowingly entering the eternal war of sound between her and George.


SYNAP #4 (of 5)

Writing by Chris Moses
Art by Andrea Giannini
Colors by James Offredi
Letters by Reed Hinckley-Barnes

Cover Art by Jessica Fong

Seti and Shiloh’s bond deepens when they sneak off to play a VR video game to teach Shiloh about confidence while learning how to control the Robot. In China, with two more pieces of the machine secured, and Jun successfully rescued from the Axon Connection, there’s just one more obstacle for Angeline and Ness…Bringing them all home.


About Mad Cave Studios:

Driven by madness and committed to quality. Mad Cave Studios provides quality entertainment with a fresh take on an array of genres. From fantasy and action to sci-fi and horror, Mad Cave publishes stories that resonate with unapologetic and authentic audiences.


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