The upcoming punk-inspired film …And Out Comes the Wolf, based on the music and ethos of Rancid’s landmark 1995 album …And Out Come the Wolves, is expanding beyond the screen with an official graphic novel series produced by Big Newport Studios and Z2.

Adapted by writer and artist Kevin Mellon (Archer, Hit-Monkey) from the film’s screenplay by Danny Peykoff and brothers Jamie and Jason Neese (The Umbrella Academy), the graphic novel aims to deepen the story’s portrait of survival, friendship, and violence in the 1990s East Bay punk scene. The film, which recently wrapped production, is set to premiere at festivals this spring before a theatrical release later this summer.

Both the film and the graphic novel center on two best friends navigating a collapsing city shaped by poverty, drugs, and constant threat, drawing inspiration from the raw energy and working-class urgency that defined Rancid’s music. While rooted in punk culture, the story leans less toward nostalgia and more toward examining how limited choices and escalating danger shape lives on the margins.

The graphic novel will be released as a 100-page deluxe edition, featuring variant covers, art prints, collectible cards, and additional extras, with preorders opening in spring 2026 through Z2. A standard edition will follow in bookstores and comic shops later in the year.

For Z2, which has built a reputation for music-driven graphic novels tied to artists like Iron Maiden, Blondie, and Public Enemy, …And Out Comes the Wolf continues its push into narrative projects that blur the line between music history and original storytelling. The expansion also reflects a broader trend of films building out transmedia worlds that allow stories to live across formats rather than stop at the credits.