Flying Saucers, El Chupacabra, And Digital Doppelgangers — Maverick Drops The Full ‘Scoop’ Collection
by Brendan M. Allen
This summer, Mad Cave Studios brings the full Scoop collection to the Maverick line, collecting all four volumes in one definitive edition.
The creative team of writer Richard Ashley Hamilton, artist Pablo Andrés, colorists Simon Robins and Rebecca Good, and letterers Dave Lanphear and Justin Birch bring a 400+ page YA graphic novel following a woman named Sophie’s search for the truth.
Sophie Cooper is the newest intern at the WMIA 7 news station — a struggling station based in Miami, Florida — and she’s determined to use access to the newsroom’s resources to prove her father has been framed for embezzlement. But investigating her father’s case soon uncovers some unsettling things about her hometown, like a flying saucer crashed in the Everglades, a chupacabra running wild, a digital doppelgänger intent on ruining what’s left of Sophie’s social life, and a bunker, hidden since the 1960s, that seems to be at odds with time itself … Sophie will have to rely on all her truth-seeking skills to solve these mysteries!
“While I’m incredibly thankful for the recent success we’ve had with Leo Da Vinci: Renaissance Kid, my publishing relationship with Mad Cave actually began with Scoop — which is fitting, since Sophie Cooper and her sci-fi mysteries are tied to my own beginnings,” said Hamilton. “From my days as a CNN intern covering the infamous Versace murder to now being the dad of two teens starting their own internships, I feel like I’ve grown and changed alongside these characters, who are now influencing my life.
“Scoop represents everything I hold dear: Family, facing the unknown, an unending search for the truth, and, of course, Hall & Oates!” he continued. “So it’s deeply meaningful to know readers can experience every Scoop story in a single collected edition, all wrapped in a stunning new cover by my other favorite duo, Pablo Andrés and Simon Robins – talk about good news!”
The complete series arrives in one expansive paperback edition (ISBN: 9781545827307 | $29.99) on July 28th, 2026. Preorder today at your local comic shop, bookstore, or from Maverick directly at this link.
