Mariko Between Worlds

A brilliant palette and wildly playful illustrations make for a compelling tale as readers follow this night of revelry down the rabbit hole—or perhaps the rabbit portal. Erman (Witchblood) and Kangas (TRVE KVLT) create a wonderfully madcap last night for a couple on the verge of becoming something new. Futuristic and psychedelic, the message of growing up and away from the path that one thinks they want will resonate with many. […] This title captures the rush of youth, where nights out have no repercussions and hangovers are tomorrow’s problem. * Library Journal *Beneath the sardonic banter and barrage of fantastical concepts is a sincere story about moving on to a new stage of life and coping with endless change. * Publishers Weekly *Artist Liana Kangas and writer Matthew Erman come together to create a strange weird multidimensional space of emotional exploration and outer-dimensional entities that sparkle in their own unique ways. The whole yarn is very existential and dreamlike and will leave you thinking about the nature of relationships and what one means to oneself, others, and the space between spaces. * Comicon.com *Gives the feeling of getting lost in a vibrant world where almost anything is possible. Leaving it behind can feel bad, but it makes memories. * Gutternaut *

Author Biographies

Matthew Erman is a writer of comics, most notably the creator of the critically acclaimed horror series Long Lost (2018, Scout Comics) with artist Lisa Sterle. He has since worked on properties such as The Dark Crystal, Power Rangers, Care Bears, BONDING, Terminal Punks, and currently Mariko Between Worlds with Mad Cave Studios.

Liana Kangas is a freelance comic artist, illustrator, and writer. Her current works include drawing and co-creating the comic miniseries TRVE KVLT with Scott Bryan Wilson (IDW), drawing a short for James Tynion IV in Razorblades (Image Comics), and contributing to CANTO, Tales of the Unnamed World with David Booher. Liana has also worked on the IDW/LucasFilm title Star Wars Adventures with Sam Maggs, co-written the one-shot Seeds of Eden with Joe Corallo and Paul Azaceta (TKO Studios), co-created and drew the miniseries She Said Destroy with Corallo (Vault Comics), and the BlackAF series title Devil’s Dye with Vita Ayala (Black Mask Studios). Her work has been featured in anthologies including 2000AD, Z2’s The Final Symphony, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Comic Mix’s Mine!, Image Comics Where We Live, and A Wave Blue World’s All We Ever Wanted, Dead Beats, Embodied, and Dead Beats: London Calling. Liana has drawn covers for series published with Image Comics, IDW, Comixology, Oni Press, Ahoy, Vault, Mad Cave, and Scout, as well as for licenses such as Star Trek, Star Wars, and Dark Spaces: Wildfire.

Rebecca Nalty is a colourist based in Dublin, Ireland, who has been working in the industry since 2017. Her previous titles include “The Slasher’s Apprentice”, “Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures”, and “Monster High: House Haunters”. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her dog and playing video games.

Micah Myers has lettered stories and books for numerous publishers, including DC Comics, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave, Webtoon, Devil’s Due, Heavy Metal, Aspen, Starburns, Scout, and Darby Pop. He has collaborated on comics with many notable creators such as Steve Orlando, Matthew Erman, Magdalene Visaggio, Michael Avon Oeming, Mark Bertolini, Joe Corallo, Shane Berryhill, Cullen Bunn, Josh Blaylock, JT Krul, Chris Sebela, and Curt Pires.

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