HAVANA SPLIT VOL. 1 Coming Soon from Mad Cave Studios
In 1958 Havana, Every Deal Has a Cost, and Every Alliance Is a Risk
Havana is on the edge of collapse, and everyone is looking to cash in before it does.
Coming this summer from Mad Cave Studios is HAVANA SPLIT VOL. 1, a noir-driven historical crime thriller set in the final, volatile days of 1950s Cuba.
Written by Eisner-nominated Frédéric Brrémaud (Love) and illustrated by Vic Macioci (Gravity Level), with colors by Maggie, letters by Cromatik Ltd, and translated by Montana Kane, this 176-page graphic novel moves through historical tension with a sharp, fast-paced noir edge. Amid Cuba’s simmering unrest, Havana Split Vol. 1 unfolds in a city where loyalties shift fast, and every move carries weight, as espionage, gang rivalries, and political revolution collide.
Cuba, 1958. Lily is reunited with her father, the owner of a seedy detective agency in Havana. Well, reunited… Rather, she catches a glimpse of him. Her father, a gambling addict, has been kidnapped along with his secretary by Alfonso, a mafioso and sports betting boss.
The deal is simple: her father in exchange for a starlet, a failed film actress, but above all, the mistress of Alfonso’s great rival. Simple, easy, fácil, especially since Lily can count on the help of John, an ex-CIA agent, and José, a handyman in his spare time and a full time coward. And all this in the middle of the revolución!
A layered crime story set against a real historical turning point, Havana Split Vol. 1 moves between noir, espionage, and political upheaval, building tension through shifting loyalties and sharp, grounded characters.
Havana Split Vol. 1 goes on sale August 18, 2026, in paperback (ISBN: 9781545826966) and hardcover (ISBN: 9781545826973) formats. Preorder at your local comic shop, bookstore, or through Mad Cave directly.