Emmy Award winning writer and producer Jeffrey M. Howard (Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) is also developing an animated version of the series
PORTLAND, Ore. 03/20/2026 — Co-writers Robert Windom and Lily Windom, Eisner Award winning artist Jae Lee (This Ends Tonight, Seven Sons), and colorist June Chung will kick comics into high gear with the upcoming ongoing series M1: Monster Racing League. This high-octane launch was first announced this morning exclusively at ComicBook.com and will start its engines in June from Image Comics.
This launch will include an eye-popping variant cover by Jon J Muth and additional, highly collectible covers by Lee.
Emmy Award winning writer and producer Jeffrey M. Howard (Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) is also developing an animated version of the series.
"I'm excited for readers to see Jae's amazing art and June's beautiful colors, which really bring the exciting and mysterious world in series to life," said Robert Windom. "There are lots of unexpected twists and deep lore that we'll explore, and I can't wait to take people on this journey!"
When 17-year-old Dev moves to Japan, she stumbles into an underground world of illegal street racing, where speed is power and mutation wins championships. This high-octane sci-fi drama, set in a near-future Tokyo, is Fast & Furious by way of KPop Demon Hunters, Arcane, and Akira.
Lily Windom added: "M1: Monster Racing League is high-stakes monster racing meets K-pop—so much energy, style, and pressure—and the characters are all trying to figure out who they are. I think teens will love it because it’s super fast-paced and exciting but also really real about friendship, competition, and finding where you belong."
"Robert and Lily have come up with such an amazing story, it’s inspired me to try something I’ve never done before: Manga," said Lee. "I’m cutting loose with the art and having a blast. This is an ongoing series and I’m in it for the long haul!"
This project marks the second project that the Windoms have written together after the graphic novel Family Time, which Lily co-wrote with her father at just eleven-years-old.
This also will be the first time that award-winning creator Jae Lee has been an interior artist on an ongoing monthly comic book series since the ’90s. Husband-wife duo Lee and Chung are known for their popular comic covers and interior art collaborations on titles such as This Ends Tonight and Batman/Superman.
Outside of comic writing, Robert Windom is known for executive producing the documentary Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection, for which he won a Film Threat award. The critically acclaimed film was directed by Kelvin Mao; Windom, Lee, and Chung also co-created the Image Comics limited series This Ends Tonight and Seven Sons with Mao.
M1: Monster Racing League #1 will also feature a variant cover illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Jon J Muth, who is known for creating children’s books such as Zen Ties and illustrating graphic novels such as Grant Morrison’s The Mystery Play, for which he won the Eisner Award in the "Best Painter" category.
M1: Monster Racing League #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 10:
- Cover A by Jae Lee - Lunar Code 0426IM0285
- Cover B by Muth - Lunar Code 0426IM0286
- Cover C Blank Sketch cover - Lunar Code 0426IM0287
- Cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Jae Lee - Lunar Code 0426IM0288
- Cover E: black & white 1:50 copy incentive by Jae Lee - Lunar Code 0426IM0289
M1: Monster Racing League will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
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