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Hi all,

Here's another quick update from Mad Cave!


They have now added the Gatchaman digital/physical subscriptions pre-order page I hinted at a few days ago, which they are calling, "GATCHAMAN VOL. 1 SERIES SUBSCRIPTION | 5 DIGITAL ISSUES + 1 PHYSICAL COLLECTED EDITION."

This will allow you to receive digital editions of the regular Gatchaman series issues 1 - 5 as they are released. After issue 5 is released, the issues will be collected into a physical trade paperback, which will then be mailed to your home address.

None of the one-shots or mini-series will be included with this offer.

The subscriptions will be priced at $24.99. You can pre-order here.

Hi all,

A few panels were teased from the Free Comic Book Day - Gatchaman issue #0, by one of its artists, Tommy Lee Edwards.

Hi all,

Mad Cave Studios has announced two new variant covers, which will be exclusive to their site. They are:

Gatchaman #1, by Filya Bratukhin

Ken: Deathmatch #1, by Nicoletta Baldari

Both are limited editions, printed in a 1/250 ratio for each title. Each will also ship with a free digital copy of the book. (buyers must subscribe to Mad Cave's newsletter at checkout to receive the digital copy)

Release date - June 26, 2024 (for both)
Price - $19.99 (each)

Pre-order Gatchaman Issue 1, Mad Cave Exclusive Variant (Filya Bratukhin) direct from Mad Cave here!
Pre-order Ken: Deathmatch Issue 1, Mad Cave Exclusive Cover (Nicoletta Baldari) direct from Mad Cave here!

Hi all,

Mad Cave has released another variant cover image, this time for their upcoming Galactor mini series!

Galactor #1, Cover C, by Inaki Miranda

Writer - Steve Orlando, Artist - Inaki Miranda
The issue will be 28 pages and will be a retailer incentive
Release date for Issue 1 - July 10, 2024

More information coming soon!

Mad Cave has posted a series of preview pages (and story names) on their retailer site. They are all from the upcoming Free Comic Book Day - Gatchaman Issue #0.

Preview one is four pages of "Cullen Bunn and Chris Batista’s masterful GATCHAMAN storytelling with this excerpt from their Free Comic Book Day story, 'Episode Zero.'"
Episode Zero Preview, Page One
Episode Zero Preview, Page Two
Episode Zero Preview, Page Three
Episode Zero Preview, Page Four

Preview two is three pages of "Tommy Lee Edwards’ GATCHAMAN storytelling, as seen in this Ken-focused excerpt from the GATCHAMAN #0 Free Comic Book Day story, “Inner Compass”, illustrated by Daniel Hansen. The one-shots continue the theme established in our FCBD issue, exploring team members by way of solo missions, each issue illustrated by a different artist."
Inner Compass Preview, Page One
Inner Compass Preview, Page Two
Inner Compass Preview, Page Three

Preview three is three pages of "Steve Orlando and Kath Lobo’s atmospheric storytelling with this excerpt from their GATCHAMAN #0 Free Comic Book Day story, 'The Rival.'"
The Rival Preview, Page One
The Rival Preview, Page Two
The Rival Preview, Page Three

There's an episode of the Tradecraft Podcast featuring Tommy Lee Edwards, that unveils some more information about the project such as what Tatsunoko allowed and couldn't allow them to do (no backstories?) as well as that Dr. Nambu will also be getting a one-shot somewhere down the line.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t ... 0652592712

Well, I appear to have missed my opportunity to get hold of issue #0 on Free Comic Book Day!

So, I hope everyone else is better organised than me, and has ample opportunity to grab their copy.

(I have one day off this week - today - and had every intention of trekking all the way into the city to the one comic book store participating in FCBD to get a copy. But exhausted me overslept, tried to get chores done before leaving the house, then got struck with a brutal headache. So when I contacted the comic book store online to enquire . . . all their stock of Gatchaman #0 had already gone.)

SparklingNeon wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:09 pm There's an episode of the Tradecraft Podcast featuring Tommy Lee Edwards, that unveils some more information about the project such as what Tatsunoko allowed and couldn't allow them to do (no backstories?) as well as that Dr. Nambu will also be getting a one-shot somewhere down the line.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t ... 0652592712

Thanks, Neon!

Hi Katblu,

Katblu42 wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 3:27 am Well, I appear to have missed my opportunity to get hold of issue #0 on Free Comic Book Day!

So, I hope everyone else is better organised than me, and has ample opportunity to grab their copy.

(I have one day off this week - today - and had every intention of trekking all the way into the city to the one comic book store participating in FCBD to get a copy. But exhausted me overslept, tried to get chores done before leaving the house, then got struck with a brutal headache. So when I contacted the comic book store online to enquire . . . all their stock of Gatchaman #0 had already gone.)

Wow, sorry to hear that and I hope you're feeling better. Don't worry, I'm positive you'll get a copy.

I was able to venture out to see how things looked today. I made it to six different shops and only the final one had any Gatchaman issues left (and that was because they limited customers to one copy of one book). Most other places allowed people one copy of three or four different titles. Fortunately I went out with a friend and his two daughters, so we got a couple copies of Gatchaman.

The long line down the alley beside one of the stores in the morning

The only place that actually had Gatchaman on the shelf in the early afternoon

When I was able to ask employees at different stores about Gatchaman, most said it was one of the first titles to go out of stock this morning. So it was either really popular, or there were fewer ordered. I don't know.

If anyone wants to talk about the content, should we open a thread that allows spoilers? Those who don't have the issue might not want to know what's inside yet.

Hi Everyone,

I ended up going by two comic store to find one this afternoon. The first one had given all their copies away by the time I got there, while the second one had a handful of them left. I haven't had a chance do do more than flip through it briefly, seeing enough to confirm that the third story ended exactly as I expected it to from the preview pages. I won't say more since people might not have read it yet. I figure I'll have time to read the entire comic sometime tomorrow, but at least I was able to find it! I hope others here were able to get it as well!

James