RANCID-INSPIRED GRAPHIC NOVEL

…AND OUT COMES THE WOLF

AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER

WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY DANNY PEYKOFF

WITH JAMIE & JASON NEESE (THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY)

ADAPTED FOR COMICS & ILLUSTRATED
BY KEVIN MELLON (ARCHER)

EAST BAY, CA (April 9, 2026) — Big Newport Studios and Z2 are proudly announcing a companion graphic novel to the RANCID-inspired, …AND OUT COMES THE WOLF. Artist and writer Kevin Mellon will adapt the graphic novel from the feature script by Danny Peykoff and the Neese Brothers, bringing new layers to the powerful story about fighting for survival in the East Bay punk scene during the 90s. The book series will come in several variant covers including the brand-new Z2 exclusive cover (pictured above) by Dan Mumford(Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Metallica).

Also announced are the Deluxe editions of …AND OUT COMES THE WOLF; presented in a 12” x 12” album-sized format with slipcover art and an official flash sheet tattoo by legend Beatleguese; an “Anarchy” ski-cap inspired by the film’s main character Brixton and four (4) art prints featuring work by Travis Knight, Dan Mumford, and Felipe Sobreiro.

It was also announced today that the writers and producers of the …AND OUT COMES THE WOLF film will be in attendance at the Z2 Booth at the 2026 San Diego Comic Con International, which takes place July 23-27th, 2026 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Both the film and graphic novel are rooted in a gritty story of dreams colliding with the limitations of reality in a world of violence and desperation. Surrounded by poverty, drugs, and danger, two best friends hunt for an escape in a city blighted with decay. But the paths are littered with predators and temptations which threaten them at every turn and the unspoken question haunts them: Who manages to get away and who will be devoured when the wolf comes out?

“I’m so excited to see the boundaries of this universe we created together expand into a whole other arena with our partnership with Z2 to bring …And Out Comes the Wolf alive in a new way.” says co-creator Jason Neese. His twin-brother and longtime collaborative partner Jamie Neese added “Growing up comics were my entry point into my eventual obsession with cinema. So to now have the opportunity to watch Z2 take our film and metamorphose it into a graphic novel is beyond exciting. This book and the movie are for the fans who love the shit out of Punk. Ska. Rock.  And music that maybe the world doesn’t always understand—but can feel in their bones.”

The 100 page graphic novel will be released in a slipcased Deluxe Edition, with four art prints, an “Brixton Anarchy” ski-cap and an exclusive WOLFset of temporary tattoo flash. All editions will be available exclusively at Z2’s website HERE to pre-order today, while a standard-sized cover edition will be available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, as well as other independent retailers and fine comic shops worldwide in the fall.

Z2 President, Josh Bernstein shares “Partnering with Big Newport to build a full graphic-novel universe from …And Out Comes the Wolf is a genuine honor. With Danny Peykoff and the Neese Brothers driving this vision with Kevin Mellon, we’re positioned to create something both culturally sharp and commercially explosive. And at the heart of it all is one of the greatest punk albums ever made by Rancid—a record that defined a generation and now inspires an entirely new storytelling frontier on the screen and on the printed page!”

For more information on the book and to preorder your copy, visit: https://z2comics.com/aoctw