The 2000 AD Art of Sean Phillips, The Smurfs Holiday Special, Zootopia 2 & Beat Every 1-Up
From Rebellion, Papercutz, and Maverick
Here is the latest news and previews in comics, including:
A new upcoming art book from Rebellion.
New adventures from The Smurfs.
A return to Zootopia.
And a new graphic novel is coming from Maverick.
The 2000 AD Art of Sean Phillips
A new art book from a mainstay of 2000 AD, The 2000 AD Art Of Sean Phillips, will be released in November 2025 by Rebellion.
In a career that has so far spanned more than 30 years, Sean Phillips has received awards and acclaim at every turn. But before his stand-out career in the US, Sean did some of his earliest work for 2000 AD - The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic and its sister publication the Judge Dredd Megazine.
This collection forms a retrospective of Phillips’ work for 2000 AD and shows how his art evolved from the fully painted work and collage of the early 1990s, to the familiar style he employs on hit books today.
Available in print from: 2000 AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond
Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop, 2000 AD app for Apple & Android
New Cover Reveal and Preview for The Smurfs Holiday Special
As the holiday season approaches, there is news on special issues - here from Papercutz is The Smurfs Holiday Special.
Papercutz and Mad Cave Studios are delighted to share a new cover and interior preview for The Smurfs Holiday Special––the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone in need of some frosty, Smurfy adventures to cozy up with this holiday season.
There’s no peace on Earth when Christmas comes to the Smurfs Village, at least not while Gargamel is lurking about! In this special collection of frosty fun and frolic, before The Smurfs can stuff their stockings and open their presents, they have to deal with dragons, talking snowmen, grumpy bears, a kidnapped Santa Claus, and a reindeer chase through the starry night sky! It’s a race to save Christmas in this Smurfy Holiday treasure for the whole family.
The Smurfs Holiday Special will be available on digital platforms and wherever books and comics are sold on November 4, 2025. Preorder it now from your favorite bookstore, comic shop, or directly from Papercutz!
Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde Are Back—With All-New Adventures in Zootopia
New adventures from Papercutz are coming soon in The New Adventures of Disney Zootopia 2 Vol. 1: Better Zoogether.
Papercutz, the Mad Cave Studios imprint for young readers, is delighted to unveil the latest book in its line of Disney graphic novels: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF DISNEY ZOOTOPIA 2 VOL. 1: BETTER ZOogether.
After solving Zootopia’s biggest mystery, Z.P.D. officers Hopps and Wilde are ready to make the world an even better place. Whether they’re dealing with delicious exploding packages or a suspicious foundling, Judy and Nick realize that not every case is huge, but they are all important.
With each new assignment, these unlikely partners are learning how to work together, along with their fellow Zootopians, to save the day... and their city.
In this 88-page middle-grade graphic novel, The New Adventures of Disney Zootopia 2 Vol 1: Better Zoogether brings together writer Joe Caramagna, layout artists Carlo Lauro, Giulia Lomurno, and Antonello Dalena, inkers Carlo Lauro, Gianluca Papi, and Marco Forcelloni, colorists Gianluca Papi and Stefania Santi, cleanup artists Carlo Lauro, Giulia Lomurno, Gianluca Papi, Gianfranco Florio, and Marco Ghiglione, with letters by Chris Dickey and Charles Pritchett.
The New Adventures of Disney Zootopia 2 Vol. 1: Better Zoogether arrives December 9, 2025. Preorder today and don’t miss the next chapter in Judy and Nick’s adventures—available wherever books are sold.
Your Princess Is in Another Castle… Causing Chaos
A new young adult from Maverick with Beat Every 1-Up.
Maverick, the beloved young adult imprint of Mad Cave Studios, levels up with BEAT EVERY 1-UP, the heart-on-its-sleeve graphic novel from writer Lan Pitts (WWE, Beast Heart! Strikers) and artist Joe Hunter (Lower Your Sights). With letters by Frank Cvetkovic (The Airless Year), this 184-page beat-em-up rom-com invites readers to press start on a riotously queer adventure about self-discovery, friendship, and most of all, first love.
Listen up! This is the fisticuff-filled tale of Princess Helia of Terrager! A natural-born fighter since childhood, Helia must head out into the wider world when her soon-to-be-husband is groom-napped on their wedding day by the atrocious ape and would-be world conqueror, Gogo. But what does a sheltered princess know of the other realms? Turns out, not a whole lot.
Luckily, Helia is joined by her (only) friend and bodyguard, the ice witch Sidra. Together, the pair will brave the deserts of Flaterra, the blizzards of Frosterra…uh, you get the idea…until they’ve rescued the wayward prince, thwarted Gogo, and punched every henchman they can find. And maybe, by the end of their journey, Helia and Sidra will realize their connection goes beyond mere friendship…
“If Beat Every 1-Up had dropped when I was a kid, it would’ve rewired my brain,” said Lan Pitts. “I would’ve drawn these characters in the margins of every notebook and tried to recreate the fight scenes in my backyard. It’s fists, feels, and first love—the kind of story I didn’t know I needed back then, and the one I’m proud to help bring into the world now.”
“I’m extremely proud to be working with Lan on a book that is both funny and bursting with queerness,” said Joe Hunter. “Young readers deserve to see themselves in characters like Helia and Sidra, and I can’t wait for them to learn what it means to embrace the things you love (and that compulsory heteronormativity is a prison)!”
If you love Scott Pilgrim, Chef’s Kiss, or Everyday Hero Machine Boy, this one’s for you. Part She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, part Double Dragon, and 100 percent heart, Beat Every 1-Up mixes magical-girl aesthetics with video-game-style storytelling and a glitchy sense of humor for fans of arcade cabinets, fighting games, and queer rom-coms alike.
Beat Every 1-Up is available wherever books are sold on March 17, 2026, and in comic shops on March 18, 2026. Preorders are available now through comic shops, bookstores, digital retailers, and directly from Maverick!
