Monsters We Make | |
![]() Volume 1 cover, featuring Jabari Booker | |
Genre | Sci-fi Action |
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Manga | |
Monsters We Make | |
Written by | CoryxKenshin |
Published by | New Edyn Press IDW Publishing (retail edition) |
Published | December 16,2024 –present |
Volumes | 2 |
Monsters We Make [a] is an original English-language manga series created by CoryxKenshin. It is published by New Edyn Press and IDW Publishing and the first volume was released on December 16,2024. The story is set in the year 2114 and follows Jabari Booker,a young music prodigy. He joins a school called New Edyn Academy to grow his talent,but things take a dark turn. Jabari gets caught up in a conspiracy that includes dangerous mutant creatures and a shady tech company.
The project was first revealed following CoryxKenshin’s return from a year-and-a-half hiatus with an animated trailer,explaining that his lengthy absence was due to a new project he’d been working on that entire time. A website then introduced fans to the main cast of characters. CoryxKenshin said the manga is a "playground" for his ideas. He was inspired by anime like Dragon Ball Z , Attack on Titan ,and characters like The Raikage from Naruto . Through Jabari,he wants readers to see a powerful Black hero-someone who could inspire others just like Goku inspired him growing up. The first volume is co-created by Corey Mikell,with principal art by Andrew Gong and art by Elyas Magee-Shamaan. [1] [2]
The first volume was dedicated to Akira Toriyama,creator of Dragon Ball Z ,who died in March 2024.
In dystopian 2114,teen musician Jabari Booker joins New Edyn Academy to hone his music but uncovers its dark secret:students are trained as expendable soldiers (HOUNDS) to fight “Leakers”mutated humans created by tech giant SANADA. Battling monstrous classmates and corporate corruption,Jabari’s team questions who the real monsters are,blending visceral action with existential stakes.
Jabari,a resilient anime-loving prodigy,leads allies like eco-advocate September,strategist Liam,thrill-seeker Alicent,and tech genius Han. New Edyn Academy,a facade for molding Eternal Night-born youths into weapons,clashes with SANADA’s experiments,embodying greed and humanity’s ethical decay in a fight for survival.
The Volumes have been self-published both digitally and physically through the manga's official website since December 2024. In August 2025 it was announced that IDW Publishing would begin publishing a new edition of the manga starting in October 2025 for retail stores as well. [3] [4]
No. | Title | Release date | ISBN | ||
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1 | Volume 1 | December 16,2024 [5] [6] October 28,2025 (IDW edition) [3] | 979-8-99-217111-2 979-8-99-217114-3 (IDW edition) | ||
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2 | Volume 2 | August 11, 2025 [7] [8] | 979-8-99-217112-9 | ||
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The first volume sold 200,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the fastest-selling independently published manga series in the United States. [9]