Comic Watch Exclusive: Mad Cave Studios' Maverick Imprint Announces The Last Session, Vol 1: Roll For Initiative and Vol.2: Rerolled

By Chad Burdette

on May 8, 2025

Mad Cave Studios and their Maverick imprint are proud to announce the return of an acclaimed series, now published for YA audiences with the reprint of The Last Session, Vol 1: Roll For Initiative and the upcoming The Last Session Vol. 2: Rerolled, written by Jasmine Walls and illustrated by DozerDraws.

For fans of Critical Role and Dungeons & Dragons The Last Session, Vol 1: Roll For Initiative reprints the young adult graphic novel about the struggles of a group of friends playing tabletop roleplaying games when one member brings their girlfriend to the very last session.

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Writer Jasmine Walls, a California based writer, artist, and hot chocolate connoisseur with a passion for stories that are fun, engaging, and critical and whose works are unapologetically queer, inclusive, and span across several genres, said about The Last Session:

“It’s been such an amazing experience to see all the enthusiasm for The Last Session, and I’m delighted to continue the adventure in this new volume. We’ve got a new format and a whole new crew that I hope people will love as much as the first.
To know that so many people read volume 1 and really connected with our cast of characters means a lot to me. At their core, tabletop roleplay games are collaborative storytelling–just like comics!–and I hope our books continue to inspire people to create something new together

Artist Dozerdraws, a nonbinary illustrator, comic artist and bird parent from Germany, has done work on BOOM! Studios’ Lumberjanes, several German TV and movie illustration and animation gigs, their own wrestling fan-comic, and who is always looking for new exciting stories and diverse characters to illustrate, added:

“The Last Session is such a fun and heartfelt comic that captures the experience of playing tabletop games in both the real world and in-game with all its comedy and obstacles. I’m excited about the first book’s re-release in a smaller, handier format and couldn’t be more thrilled about it being accompanied by a 2nd Volume, featuring a brand-new story and cast!
Working with Jasmine again was such a great joy and I’m hoping that people will connect with the new characters as much as they did with the Vol. 1 crew!”

Maverick Senior Editor Lauren Hitzhusen also added:

“I’m so excited for The Last Session to join the Maverick lineup! This story was originally published before the Maverick imprint existed but has so many of the hallmarks of a Maverick story–and of YA in general. A group of friends playing a beloved game and overcoming a challenge that exists not only in their tabletop roleplaying game, but also in their real lives”
“The Last Session has always been an “unofficial” member of the Maverick lineup, with its diverse cast of young adult characters, art by Maverick artist DozerDraws, and compelling interpersonal stories and I’m so glad to finally make it an official member of the lineup! This new edition comes with a special epilogue–brand new for the Maverick edition–and custom-made character sheets and notepaper so you can play tabletop roleplaying games with your friends!”

The Last Session, Vol 1: Roll For Initiative

Jay, Lana, Drew, Walter, and Shen began playing Dice & Deathtraps in high school. Now dealing with college and all the twists and turns of their lives, their weekly game has been a wonderful constant. But, as college graduation looms and it feels like their lives are all moving down very different paths, Lana’s thrilled to finally finally complete the party’s unfinished original campaign. But when Jay’s partner Cassandra joins the game, Lana refuses to let her inexperience ruin the best part of her week!

But in the end, that may be Lana and the party’s undoing…

On Sale Date: June 3, 2025
Language: English
Price: PB – $14.99 USD
Total Page Count: 128

The Last Session Vol. 2: Rerolled

Erika, Jacob, Marcelle and Damien have become popular online personas, each with a huge following on their corner of the internet. The only thing they have in common is that they used to be close friends until they drifted apart in high school, leaving their Dice & Deathtraps game unfinished.

Now, four years later, their old game master Amina has reached out with a chance to reunite, save the community center that fostered their creativity, and finally finish their abandoned campaign. They have one night to do it, streaming to a live audience with tensions and old grudges on the rise. Can they mend their fraying friendship or will this last session cut their ties for good?

On Sale Date: October 7, 2025
Language: English
Price: PB – $14.99 USD
Total Page Count: 128

Don’t miss both of these exciting volumes from Maverick, an imprint of Mad Cave Studios