A New Yorker In King Arthur’s Court: ComiXology Announces New Series ‘Medieval’

Xeric award-winning writer Neil Kleid (The Panic, Brownsville, Nice Jewish Boys) and artist Alex Cormack mix the mythical past with the sporting present in new digital-first comic book series, Medieval, from ComiXology Originals. A series about baseball, the Bronx, and King Arthur! Here’s what you need to know, as well as a first look:

“Baseball fan Danny Landau and his girlfriend Gina Rabinowitz attend a baseball game to watch their favorite Bronx team take on their most notorious rivals. After being hit by a line drive, Danny wakes up in sixth-century England, out of time with no skills other than a knack for construction, a love for baseball, and a penchant for violence. After spending the next year drinking and fighting, seeking a way back home to his girl and New York, Danny’s unique form of loud-mouthed chivalry – and “The Babe,” his custom-designed iron baseball bat – gains the attention of Camelot, and Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table, bringing him helm-to-boot with King Arthur, Lancelot, and Merlin, the notoriously wily magician who may have Danny’s ticket home… but whose true intentions aren’t trustworthy! When cultures clash and their meeting takes a violent turn, Lancelot suggests a Grand Tournament of valor, gallantry, and might as Arthur Pendragon of Camelot and Danny Landau from the Bronx – an ale-swilling, bat-wielding brawler – engage in a battle of the ages.

Kleid and Cormack let er’ rip in this violent, mature original comic about an irreverent, would-be, time-lost hero ready to go medieval on Camelot in order to find his way back home. As the 2025 baseball postseason comes to a close, Medieval will keep readers entertained well after the last inning and in anticipation of the 2026 baseball season!“

So, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, but with baseball and Babe Ruth! Or, as Kleid puts it:

“This story is a clear departure from my usual over-thought, over-written dramatic treatises about legacy and the human condition. Oh, it’s still about being human – it’s a love story. Not chivalric romance, but a story about two time-lost lovers who find themselves in a strange place and learn not only their limits, but about what they actually need to become the best versions of themselves. Oh, and it’s about baseball. Oh, and a chance to curse my a** off.”

Cormack added: 

“I was hesitant to jump in on Medieval, being from Massachusetts and loving baseball, but Neil’s story was too much fun to miss out on. And I’m so happy I did jump on, because every panel has been a blast to draw! Castles, knights, baseball, dragons (uh, spoilers!), carnage – what’s not to love!”

Medieval #1 comes out on Tuesday November 11th, 2025 on ComiXology Originals