Havana Split Vol. 1 Coming Soon from Mad Cave Studios
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.
