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6-5/8"W x 10-3/16"H | 4 oz | 200 per carton
On sale Nov 12, 2025 | 24 Pages | 81019628002102021
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FOC Oct 6, 2025 | Catalog September 2025
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Etta has arrived at the Meridian Fellowship and immediately begins taking advantage of their facilities. Only, the strange history of the place begins preying on her mind. The people she has met all offer a glimpse of a different kind of life, but the natural world around her hints at something primal and ancient. Her dreams have already begun to change, showing her the strange wonders that await. Only the kindly Solomon grounds her, giving her fair warning of what she may be about to encounter, but also suggesting that her mother’s pendant may be her connection to the cosmos.

Undeterred, Etta begins her experiments, looking to unlock the secrets of her mother’s teachings--but what is revealed is beyond what even she has imagined.

Continuing the haunting tale of family, science, and magic, Roots of Madness is the breakout series from writer Stephanie WilliamsNubia & the Amazons, Street Sharks) and artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter). Each issue features a gorgeous main cover by popular cover artist Juliet Nneka (Absolute Green Lantern) and a spooky variant by Cadonici.

Stephanie Williams is a research scientist turned prolific comic writer. She’s best known for bringing Nubia back to relevancy for DC Comics with Nubia and the Amazons and Nubia: Queen of the Amazons. Stephanie has worked on titles like Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll, My Little Pony, Alien: Black, White, Blood, and many more. She has two recently announced upcoming releases, Street Sharks with IDW Publishing and the highly anticipated graphic novel adaptation of The Raven Boys.

Letizia Cadonici is an Italian comic book artist born in Rome, in 1991. She worked for many Italian comic book publishers, mostly as a horror/gothic artist. Today she works for the US industry, for BOOM! Studios (House of Slaughter, The Neighbors, Hello Darkness) and for several others. She currently works on the new series Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire (BOOM! Studios), on the Department of Truth spin-off by James Tynion IV (Image Comics), and on upcoming TBA series with Mad Cave Studios.

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Etta has arrived at the Meridian Fellowship and immediately begins taking advantage of their facilities. Only, the strange history of the place begins preying on her mind. The people she has met all offer a glimpse of a different kind of life, but the natural world around her hints at something primal and ancient. Her dreams have already begun to change, showing her the strange wonders that await. Only the kindly Solomon grounds her, giving her fair warning of what she may be about to encounter, but also suggesting that her mother’s pendant may be her connection to the cosmos.

Undeterred, Etta begins her experiments, looking to unlock the secrets of her mother’s teachings--but what is revealed is beyond what even she has imagined.

Continuing the haunting tale of family, science, and magic, Roots of Madness is the breakout series from writer Stephanie WilliamsNubia & the Amazons, Street Sharks) and artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter). Each issue features a gorgeous main cover by popular cover artist Juliet Nneka (Absolute Green Lantern) and a spooky variant by Cadonici.

Creators

Stephanie Williams is a research scientist turned prolific comic writer. She’s best known for bringing Nubia back to relevancy for DC Comics with Nubia and the Amazons and Nubia: Queen of the Amazons. Stephanie has worked on titles like Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll, My Little Pony, Alien: Black, White, Blood, and many more. She has two recently announced upcoming releases, Street Sharks with IDW Publishing and the highly anticipated graphic novel adaptation of The Raven Boys.

Letizia Cadonici is an Italian comic book artist born in Rome, in 1991. She worked for many Italian comic book publishers, mostly as a horror/gothic artist. Today she works for the US industry, for BOOM! Studios (House of Slaughter, The Neighbors, Hello Darkness) and for several others. She currently works on the new series Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire (BOOM! Studios), on the Department of Truth spin-off by James Tynion IV (Image Comics), and on upcoming TBA series with Mad Cave Studios.

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