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Helen Mullane & Tula Lotay's Groupies In Print For Thought Bubble

Helen Mullane and Tula Lotay's Groupies, collected in print from Mad Cave Studios in time for Thought Bubble

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  • Groupies by Tula Lotay and Helen Mullane gets its first print edition from Mad Cave Studios for Thought Bubble.
  • The graphic novel blends pulp horror, rock and roll, and psychedelia on the Sunset Strip in the 1970s.
  • Limited distribution may make Groupies tricky to find at the Harrogate-based Thought Bubble convention in the UK.
  • Lotay and Mullane weave themes of horror, music, and the complex lives of women into a raw, stylish narrative.

Groupies, by Helen Mullane, Tula Lotay, Dee Cunuffe and Richard Starkings was published last year from Comixology Originals. And it is now being collected in print by Mad Cave Studios for the 4th of November this year, handily just ahead of Tula's own comic book convention that she founded, Thought Bubble, in Harrogate, England. Unfortunately, though, Mad Cave is one of the few US publishers that refuse to be distributed by Diamond UK (even though it is an entirely separate company to Diamond USA), so getting copies into the show may be a little tricky. I am sure they will find a way.

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Writer: Helen Mullane, Artist: Tula Lotay, Colourist: Dee Cuniffe, Letterer: Richard Starkings, Release Date: November 4 2025

On a wild night out at the Fox Club, the coolest, hottest, and wildest girls on (or off) the Strip meet the edgiest up-and-coming band in town, and sparks fly. The Moon Show's stardom is about to rise as they celebrate getting signed to the legendary Asmodeus Records. As the story unfolds, the excited groupies head on tour with the band – living the dream – but their tuned-in and dropped-out idyll is about to unravel. Something dark is pulling the strings, and the girls are about to discover the true cost of rock and roll.

Groupies aren't chasing fame. They are running from something worse. Celebrated filmmaker Helen Mullane teams up with superstar artist Tula Lotay for sex, drugs, and rock and roll on the Sunset Strip! On a wild night out at the Fox Club, the coolest, hottest, and wildest girls on (or off) the Strip meet the edgiest up-and-coming band in town, and sparks fly. The Moon Show's stardom is about to rise as they celebrate getting signed to the legendary Asmodeus Records. As the story unfolds, the excited groupies head on tour with the band – living the dream – but their tuned-in and dropped-out idyll is about to unravel. Something dark is pulling the strings, and the girls are about to discover the true cost of rock and roll."

  • "Groupies is a deeply personal book, born from mine and Lisa's shared obsession with pulp horror, music, and the strange contradictions of being a woman in the world,"
    Helen Mullane
  • "We both share so many interests in horror and music of the time. She had me pulled in at 'what if the satanic panic is real, and we follow a group of badass Groupies finding that out'. That era is so rich with dark stories anyway. Throw psychedelics and some Argento colours into the mix and you have a story we both couldn't wait to get out there." –Tula Lotay

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and FP. Father of two daughters. Political cartoonist.
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