Chad Burdette
A Robot. A Penguin. And a Multiversal Threat That Only Friendship Can Stop…and it’s all coming this summer in the new YA Graphic Novel Xanar & Mr. Tuxedo, from Mad Cave Studios’ imprint Papercutz
When a villain threatens every universe, only two unlikely best friends can stop him with the power of courage, trust, and joy.
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Mad Cave Studios’ YA imprint Papercutz presents XANAR & MR. TUXEDO, the middle-grade graphic novel that throws two wildly different heroes into a collapsing multiverse, where courage, trust, and joy may be the only things holding reality together.
Written by Sean Ryan (Nova, The Amazing Spider-Man), with art by Giulia Giacomino (Disney Lilo & Stitch), colors by Valerio Alloro (Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories), and letters by Eisner, Ringo, and GLAAD Media award-winning Lucas Gattoni, Xanar & Mr. Tuxedo brings together a boyish, optimistic robot and a gruff, one-eyed penguin in a story that moves across worlds, tones, and genres without losing its heart.
Sean Ryan shared:
“It still doesn’t feel real that Xanar & Mr. Tuxedo is really a graphic novel that is going to be released. I came up with these characters 26 years ago, and so now to see them brought to life so exquisitely by Giulia is surreal. I hope readers love these characters and want to follow them in any future adventures they might have.
And maybe, also, for them to find joy in Xanar’s persistent optimism in the face of aggressive anger, despair, and fear.”
Pulling from the spirit of Adventure Time and the multiversal unpredictability of Rick and Morty, this exciting new OGN delivers a fast-moving, emotionally grounded adventure that will speak to younger readers. Friendship is the ultimate weapon when two unlikely allies rise to face a sorcerer determined to erase every reality.
Xanar & Mr. Tuxedo
Friendship is a powerful thing. Hailing from two different universes, Xanar and Mr. Tuxedo are brought together because of Roy Higgins, a powerful sorcerer, determined to eradicate his sworn enemy in every single reality. Roy’s singular focus on his foe has made him paranoid, angry, violent and mean. His corrupting influence threatens to destroy every universe in existence.
The only two that can put a stop to Roy, through bravery, hope, trust and joy, are new best friends, Xanar and Mr. Tuxedo.
Perfect for readers ages 10-14, Xanar & Mr. Tuxedo goes on sale July 7, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545827079 | $14.99) and hardcover (ISBN: 9781545827086 | $19.99) formats. Order from your favorite bookstore, comic shop, or papercutz.com.
