Author: Newsroom
SEPT. 5, 2025 (PORTLAND, OR) — Some legends are born on sun-baked diamonds. Others only come alive when the stadium lights flicker on.
Just in time for the World Series, Mad Cave Studios brings fans PAST TIME VOL. 1, collecting the complete five-issue run of the genre-bending sports-horror series from New York Times bestselling writer Joe Harris (Great Pacific, Snowfall, The X-Files: Cold Cases) and artist Russell Mark Olson (Gateway City), with letters by Carlos M. Mangual.
This first full arc brings the full first arc—spanning barnstorming ball of the 1920s to the blinding glare of the modern big leagues—into one gripping volume!
Henry Hayes could have been the best to ever do it—if only his affliction didn’t make daylight lethal. When barnstormers unveil a novelty that changes the game—night baseball—Henry’s shot at the pros finally feels real. But the brighter the lights, the longer the shadows; and in those shadows, Henry’s bloody past is still keeping score. From midwestern backfields to today’s national stage, Past Time is a small-town thriller with big-league stakes.
Praise for PAST TIME
“A well-crafted story that intertwines baseball and horror… Joe Harris transforms America’s pastime into an eerie narrative filled with monsters and blood. The horror elements are seamlessly integrated without leaning on clichés.” — First Comics News
“A gripping debut that blends sports, noir, and horror into a compelling narrative. Past Time is a home run for fans of both baseball and horror.” —Pastrami Nation
“An entrancing premiere that wonderfully marries sports drama with horror. The originality of the premise and Olson’s art—capturing both baseball action and eerie small-town atmosphere—make this a standout.” —Capes & Tights
“Olson’s visuals—especially the night scenes in Nebraska and the period gear—look the part in a natural way. Framing the tale with the first night game at Wrigley Field gives it an atmospheric and grounded foundation.”
—Broken Frontier
From dusty dirt lots to big-city neon, Past Time plays the long game, stacking tension inning by inning until the final out. Whether you come for the crack of the bat or the chill in your spine, this is a story about the cost of ambition, the ghosts we drag between bases, and the price of stepping into the light.
For fans of The Natural, Let the Right One In, and The Sandlot by way of Stephen King, Past Time delivers grounded sports drama with razor-edged supernatural suspense.
Past Time Vol. 1 arrives in shops October 14, 2025, also available as a Mad Cave series bundle!
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