On Tuesday, May 5th (bookstores) and Wednesday, May 6th (comic shops), Mad Cave StudiosPapercutz imprint is releasing the original graphic novel WEBSTER: The Spider Monkey!

Join us for this fun adventure of fascinating, creative, nostalgic characters written, draw, and created by award-winning Famous Cartoonist Art Baltazar! WEBSTER has been over 20 years in the making and FINALLY is here for you!!! AW YEAH!!!

Here’s a look at the cover, storyline, and preview pages
for Mad Cave Studios’ release this week…

WEBSTER: The Spider Monkey OGN

Spectacular Amazement
Story & Art by Art Baltazar

Cover Art by Art Baltazar

Genre: Action & Adventure
Age Range: Kids
Pages: 104

On Sale:
5/5/26 (bookstores)
5/6/26 (comic shops)

After eating a radioactive bug, the lab monkey Webster was caught in a fiery explosion along with other scientific lab animals. The results of the explosion altered the animals and mutated them into savagely insane monstrous beasts! Webster’s radioactivity saved his life and granted him super powers! Now, as a super hero, he vows to protect and help his fallen friends. But some friends may be beyond saving! Enter the villains, DOCTOR OCTOPLATYPUS, The NINJA MONKEYS, The SHIZZLERD, and the return of RHINOCEROS JACK!


About Papercutz:

Papercutz is dedicated to publishing great graphic novels for all ages. Popular with reluctant readers and gifted readers alike, Papercutz graphic novels for kids, tweens, and teens include a wide range of genres, including humor, action adventure, mystery, horror, and favorite characters. We work every day to introduce young readers to the imaginative wonders waiting to be discovered in comics.


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