Author C.S. Pacat and acclaimed artist Johanna the Mad are back with FENCE BREAKTHROUGH: QUARTER CLASH, the next thrilling installment in the Fence series.

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Media Release -- New York Times bestselling writer C.S. Pacat and lauded artist Johanna the Mad return to the high-stakes world of Fence with FENCE BREAKTHROUGH: QUARTER CLASH, the next chapter in the Fence saga!

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The King’s Row fencing team has successfully made it to the quarterfinals, which puts them one step closer to their goal of beating Exton!

But Aiden, as usual, has started to check out, and worse—no one’s even surprised.

Can Harvard figure out how to keep Aiden’s head in the game before the team falls apart? Or will they be faced with the difficult choice to press on to victory without him?

FENCE BREAKTHROUGH: QUARTER CLASH #1 will be available in comic shops January 7, 2026. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.

FENCE BREAKTHROUGH: QUARTER CLASH #1 features a main cover by series artist Johanna the Mad and variants by Sina Grace!

FENCE BREAKTHROUGH: QUARTER CLASH is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning BOOM! Box imprint, home to groundbreaking original series such as Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen, and ND Stevenson; Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera and Celia Moscote; Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin; Mamo by Sas Milledge; Save Yourself! by Bones Leopard and Kelly and Nichole Matthews; Specter Inspectors by Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto; The Last Witch by Conor McCreery and V.V. Glass; Ghosted in LA by Sina Grace and Siobhan Keenan; The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes; Fence by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad; Goldie Vanceby Hope Larson and Brittney Williams; Hollowby Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle; Getting Dizzy by Shea Fontana and Celia Moscote; and the educational series Seen: True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers.

For continuing news on FENCE BREAKTHROUGH: QUARTER CLASH comic books and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on X.



About C.S. Pacat: C.S. Pacat is the New York Times and USA-Today best-selling author of Dark Rise, the Captive Prince trilogy, and the GLAAD-nominated graphic novels Fence, as well as a writer for DC Comics. Educated at the University of Melbourne, C.S. Pacat has since lived in a number of cities, including Tokyo and Perugia, and currently resides and writes in Melbourne.

About Johanna the Mad: Johanna The Mad is a comic book artist and illustrator from Mexico. Thanks to growing a social media following, she turned into a freelance artist and has worked with publishers like BOOM! Studios and Little Brown. Find her social links at https://linktr.ee/johannathemad

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