Mad Cave Studios announced the March 2026 release of 51, a new sci-fi satire from Curt Pires and Jok.
What if all the secrets housed in AREA 51 leaked out into the world? Who would be responsible for that mess? And who would be responsible for cleaning it up? After the President’s screw-up son, Harvey, gets in trouble with the law, his dad calls in a favor and gets him assigned to the real-life Area 51—Hangar 51. But it’s not the thrill ride the conspiracy theorists would have you believe. Harvey spends most of his days cataloging items he’s forbidden from even looking at.*
That all changes when Harvey and his coworkers decide to throw a rager and wake up from their bender to find that every single item from Hangar 51 has been stolen. Now in the deepest trouble of his life, Harvey and his ragtag crew must go out into the world and put the genie back in the bottle—capturing rogue aliens, stolen superpower formulas, experimental energy weapons, and all manner of impossible objects. And as they hunt each piece down, a darker truth begins to surface: who actually broke into Hangar 51… and what do they plan to do with what they took? Writer Curt Pires and artist Jok take you on a trip like you’ve never been to explore a conspiracy theory you won’t ever believe!
“Working on this project has been a blast!” said Jok in a press release from Mad Cave Studios. “Curt masterfully blends action, buddy-comedy energy, adventure, sci-fi, and mystery into a thriller that feels entirely its own, reframing familiar tropes in sharp, unexpected ways and grounding them in a well-defined cast who keep the witty dialogue flying. If you love flawed but lovable characters, rancid conspiracies, strange MacGuffins, and a touch of political incorrectness, this is absolutely your book. Welcome to our not-so-secret warehouse!”
51 #1 arrives on March 11, 2026.