"What happens when a 2,000-year-old immortal warlord decides he’s had enough?"
Writer Brian Buccellato, artist Mattia Monaco, letterer Buddy Beaudoin, and editor Teddy Leo team up for EAT YOUR YOUNG, a visceral, character-driven blood feud that kicks off this August from Mad Cave Studios. We're thrilled to share the first details and a 4-page preview you can read right now!
From the Press Release: This explosive new six-issue miniseries doesn’t just raise the stakes—it drives them straight through the heart. Eat Your Young blends brutal combat, punk-era flashbacks, Cold War espionage, and raw emotional depth into a genre-smashing epic of family, legacy, and survival. Unflinching and relentless, it’s high-stakes storytelling at its most feral.
What happens when a 2,000-year-old Immortal Warlord decides he’s done? In EAT YOUR YOUNG, EDMUND IRONS names his six-year-old daughter, ELSA, as the next Alpha of his immortal clan. But every hundred years, during a brutal 27-day window known as The Centurium, his children have one chance to rip out his heart and claim the throne — or lose their immortality forever. Now, Edmund’s thirty offspring — an iconic cast of genre archetypes like The Cold War Spy, The Serial Killer, The Vigilante, The Punk Rocker, and The Billionaire Futurist — turn on their father and each other in a zero-sum battle for eternal life.
“Eat Your Young is my kind of chaos—immortal family feuds, bloody betrayals, and a violent journey through the pop culture that raised me,” said writer Brian Buccellato. “It’s been incredible collaborating with Mattia again and bringing it all to life with Mad Cave fully behind us.”
"Eat Your Young reimagines classic fantasy archetypes in modern-day New York, weaving a brutal, emotional story of family, betrayal, and the struggle against inherited roles,” said artist Mattia Monaco. “Visually dynamic and emotionally charged, the art shifts from clean lines to raw, chaotic energy as the tension rises. Each character is crafted with a distinct identity, inspired by noir, grotesque, and old-school arcade styles. Working with Brian and the Mad Cave team created a collaborative space that pushed the story—and all of us—to new heights."
For fans of Highlander, Oldboy, Street Fighter, and You’ve Been Cancelled—Eat Your Young is for anyone who’d take out a sibling for a shot at eternal life. Some want power. Some want revenge. Some just want to watch it all burn.
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Eat Your Young #1 will be available on August 20th from Mad Cave Studios, with a variant cover from Stefano Simeone. Take a look at our preview below and you can pre-order now through your local comic shop or preferred digital platform. To keep up with the latest on Mad Cave Studios, visit: www.madcavestudios.com
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