Ignition Press is wrapping up their announcements leading into San Diego Comic-Con with a big one: Dan Watters and Brian Level are teaming up on Mad Science Division, which is pitched as “What if DOGE dismantled the SCP Foundation?”
“Mad Science Division is my first foray into creator-owned comics for a few years,” said Watters via press release. “I’ve been champing at the bit to work in this space again, and this book is an explosion of all the things I’ve wanted to do. I wanted to make something mad, gross, fun and funny, and I knew Brian was the perfect person to make that comic with. This story delights me. If you like any of my work at all, I think you’ll like this too.”
Added Level, “Mad Science Division is a book that is specifically my brand of comic to make: strange, gross, funny, and unnerving. Dan and I get to run through a carousel of grotesqueries, mishaps, and frayed nerves while being grafted onto a unique band of rich characters. It’s been nothing but a freeing joy to produce this nightmare.”
Here’s the synopsis for the series, if you’re curious:
It’s no secret Archimedes Anderson is a nepo hire. Assigned chief-coordinator of R&D at the American arm of genetic engineering and bioweapons development company Miyashi-Smith, everyone knows he’s here for one purpose: to slash the budget and trim the fat. If he can cut 30% from the unaffectionately nicknamed “Mad Science Division” budget, he’ll earn a cushy, high- level job at HQ. He goes in with a move-fast-and-break-stuff attitude, knowing absolutely nothing about the dangerous genetic experiments taking place in the division. When he upsets the delicate equilibrium of the department factions and removes guard rails which protect the workers and the public, he winds up exposing them to terrible, evil experiments.
“Working with Dan, Brian, Lee, and Frank on this has been a gross, twisted, and oftentimes hilarious delight,” said Editor Ian Shaughnessy. “Dan keeps pushing the boundaries in each script, and when I see Brian and Lee translate his words into visuals, I continuously have to make double- and triple-takes because they consistently outdo themselves with the grotesque and often funny representations of what’s really going on inside Miyashi-Smith.”
Mad Science Division #1 hits stores on November 4, 2026, with colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Frank Cvetkovic, and covers by Level, Riley Rossmo, and Raúl Allén. You can check them out below:
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