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Speed Racer: Tales from the Road Vol. 1

Name: Speed Racer: Tales from the Road Vol. 1
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781545826980
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By David Pepose and Mark London

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The legacy of Speed Racer roars back to life through high-octane stories of speed, danger, and family in one action-packed collection! Featuring various stories by today's top writers and artists. The legacy of Speed Racer roars back to life in this action-packed collection! Speed Racer: Tales... Read More

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The legacy of Speed Racer roars back to life through high-octane stories of speed, danger, and family in one action-packed collection! Featuring various stories by today's top writers and artists.

The legacy of Speed Racer roars back to life in this action-packed collection!

Speed Racer: Tales from the Road delivers a series of pulse-pounding, self-contained stories that uncover the rivalries, risks, and revelations behind the world’s most dangerous races. From secret syndicates to impossible tracks, every twist of the wheel pushes Speed, Racer X, Trixie, and the Mach 5 to the limit.

Whether you grew up with the classic series or are discovering it for the first time, this first volume of Speed Racer: Tales from the Road is the perfect entry point into a legacy of speed, danger, and family. The road ahead is full of surprises!

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781545826980

Publisher: Papercutz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 June 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Papercutz

Illustration: 120 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 120

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About the Author

Mark London’s central focus is to provide a compelling experience through action-driven storytelling and immense world building. Everything he does at Mad Cave is the result of a commitment he made to his amazing wife to pursue his passion and follow his dreams. Always read the best comics first.

A former crime reporter turned Ringo Award-winning comic book creator, David Pepose has written titles such as SAVAGE AVENGERS, FANTASTIC FOUR, HULK, AVENGERS UNLIMITED, DARTH VADER: BLACK, WHITE & RED, SPENCER & LOCKE, GOING TO THE CHAPEL, THE O.Z., SCOUT'S HONOR, and much more. Raised in St. Louis, David now lives in sunny Los Angeles with his understanding partner, their rambunctious terrier, and at least six deadlines.

Richard Ashley Hamilton is a Cuban-American (no, really) writer best known for his storytelling across DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon and Guillermo Del Toro’s Tales of Arcadia franchises. He wrote on the Daytime Emmy-winning first season of Dragons: Race to the Edge and scripted the Lumiere award-winning How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World Tour VR experience. But in his heart, Richard remains a lifelong comic book fan. He currently writes a YA graphic novel series, Scoop, for Mad Cave Studios/Maverick, and his middle-grade horror title, Fearbook Club, was named a 2022 Junior Library Guild Official Selection. Richard lives in Glendale, CA, with his wife, their two sons, and a Husky named Lulu.

Joseph Sieracki

Comic book artist for BOOM! Studios, Éditions Dupuis, and Mad Cave Studios. Co-Creator of I Heart Skull Crusher.

After finishing his illustration studies in Buenos Aires, Pablo Andrés moved to Spain, where he began drawing comics and where he currently resides. His work has been published in Dark Horse Comics, Disney Comics, Insight Comics, Hugo Publishing and Z2 Comics. He is co-creator of the Webtoon Summer Lights, which was awarded a special mention.

Buddy Beaudoin is a professional comic book letterer and writer living in upstate, NY. His clients include Mad Cave, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and others. His creator-owned comic Corvus is available now wherever you buy books.

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