The manga prequel to the hit Netflix anime series comes to print in February 2026, with an exclusive edition of Chapter 1 available this summer!
In close collaboration with CD PROJEKT RED, Dark Horse Manga presents English readers with a print edition of the prequel manga to the hit Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS Volume 1. This high-octane story is penned by Bartosz Sztybor, the original anime series’ screenwriter and Franchise Creative Director at CD PROJEKT RED, with art by Japanese creator Asano (BNA: Brand New Animal), English adaptation by Stefan Kielbasiewicz, and letters by Brendon Hull. This manga explores the backstory of fan-favorite characters Rebecca and Pilar, and Volume 1 will arrive wherever books are sold on February 24, 2026.
But fans don’t have to wait that long to get a preview: an exclusive, limited, single issue comic-style edition of Chapter 1 will be available to fans at Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con this July, only from CD PROJEKT RED and Dark Horse Comics, respectively!
In Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS:
Rebecca grows up with her big brother Pilar as they pursue their shared dream of becoming a legendary edgerunner like their father. In the megalopolis of Night City, where obsessions with technology, violence, and power run rampant, they struggle, suffer, and cause chaos wherever they go! As they go about their daily lives, a mysterious man appears before them—changing the trajectory of their future. In this manga, a prequel to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, siblings Rebecca and Pilar’s lives are full of madness as they rush through Night City to prove themselves as edgerunners!
Get ready to “short-circ” for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS Volume 1 when the 5.125” x 7.25” paperback arrives in bookstores on February 24 and comic shops on February 25, 2026 for $14.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. Visit Comic Shop Locator or Bookshop.org for more details and stores near you.
Limited Edition Convention Exclusive Chapter 1 Preview Comic to Debut at Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con
Pick up your initiation into the underworld of Night City with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS Chapter 1 exclusively available first at Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con in a special single-issue comic format! This 40-page, 7”x10”, right-to-left-oriented comic boasts a bright neon cover and is limited to 2,500 copies total. These are priced at $25. Don’t sleep on these limited edition beauties, chooms! When they’re gone, they’re gone.
This exclusive, limited edition preview comic will be available first from CD PROJEKT RED at their booth location South Hall 325 during Anime Expo on July 3-6.
This exclusive comic will also be available to fans at San Diego Comic-Con, July 24-27, 2025 at Dark Horse Comics booth #2615. Exclusives are limited to five copies per person, per day.