This October, Mad Cave Studios will release Xero, an original graphic novel by Vaho and Felipe Flores that examines late-stage consumerism, false comfort, and the cost of waking up.
The adventures of Xero center on his search for his half-forgotten and pregnant girlfriend, Donna. What’s worse is that he’s stuck in a doomed reality he doesn’t even know he’s trapped in: a subterranean Mall designed to incubate humans until they are sacrificed. As Xero pursues Donna, he unravels a monstrous conspiracy spanning back before an apocalypse he does not even know happened.
Xero discovers that his life in the Endless Mall is really just a waiting game in a sacrificial bubble. His plunge down the rabbit hole will lead him further away from his droll, comfortable life and challenge him to fight against this mega-structure and the malevolent forces behind it.
Xero pulls readers into a world where nostalgia is weaponized, freedom is a lie, and identity is currency. Filled with Easter Eggs that true comics and pop culture buffs won’t want to miss, this story doesn’t just explore dystopia—it rips it wide open, asking: what if you were the product all along?
Xero is scheduled to arrive on October 7, 2025.
