When eight former felons are left stranded on a deserted island with a murderous backpack strapped to them and nothing but a cartoon to help them through a deadly, constantly changing environment filled with danger around every corner, they have no choice but to result to violence in order to survive. Nature's Labyrinth is a battle royale filled with high octane action, off-kilter humor, cutthroat reality TV-style betrayals and ever-shifting alliances, and totally unpredictable twists and turns!

In the middle of the ocean lies a remote island complex lined with traps and an ever-changing landscape. Created by a mysterious man known only as “Ahab”, the island was designed to test the wills of the world’s most notorious criminals. In a battle royale style game, eight violent felons will fight for survival and to the death over the course of three days of relentless action. The winner receives a wealth or riches and complete anonymity, but at the cost of keeping their silence about the island’s existence. What Ahab doesn’t know is that someone is on to him. Someone has infiltrated his island with the intention of revealing the truth about this twisted game.
Nature’s Labyrinth is an all-new six issue mini-series from writer Zac Thompson (Yondu, The Brother of All Men, Undone by Blood) and Bayleigh Underwood (It Took Luke, The Sixth Borough).

Zac Thompson is a multidisciplinary writer from Prince Edward Island, Canada. He is best known for his work at Marvel Comics, including the eco-horror title Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land and showrunning the Age of X-Man event. He has also written characters like Batman and Swamp Thing at DC Comics. In 2017, Zac released his critically acclaimed debut graphic novel, The Dregs. His 2018 follow up, Come Into Me, was named one of the Best 100 Horror Comics of All Time by Paste magazine. In 2021, his science-fiction horror series I Breathed A Body was called one of the best comics of the year by SYFY. In 2022, Thompson's original screenplay The Replacer was selected for production financing from Telefilm Canada. Zac has also written stories for Vice, Huff Post, IGN, Seraphim Films, Image Comics, and many other publications. When Zac's not out foraging for mushrooms or cycling, you can find him at the cinema or walking his dog, Astra.

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Bayleigh Underwood is a comic artist and illustrator based in North Carolina who specializes in monsters, inking, and action scenes. They are the co-creator of the graphic novel IT TOOK LUKE and have illustrated multiple short comics including REFLECTION, MARVEL ACTION: CHILLERS, and THE LAST CHAMPION. Outside of comics they do their best to take care of their three rowdy cats, listen to screamo music, and go on hikes with their partner.

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Warnia Sahadewa is a full time comic books colorist, working with Mad Cave Studios, Lion Forge, Titan Comic, Valiant, Short Fuse Media. She has colored Mad Cave's Dry Foot and Wolvenheart Volume 2.

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Rus Wooton is a comics letterer who has worked on hundreds of your favorite comics, from INVINCIBLE to THE WALKING DEAD and beyond! Rus works with Marvel, Image, Mad Cave Studios, and many other publishers. If you're a comic fan, Rus has probably worked on one of your favorite titles.

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"[Nature's Labyrinth] introduces high stakes in a potentially deadly landscape, but the art manages to keep things fun."

<I>CBR</I>

"[...] reminiscent of the shock & awe action movies I’m still in love with but don’t get to see often enough, Nature’s Labyrinth continues the Mad Cave tradition of avoiding tradition."

<I>ThePullbox.com</I>

"If you like things like Lost or Maze Runner, you should try Nature’s Labyrinth. Be warned however, if you read the first issue, you will want to read more."

<I>The Convention Collective</I>