Bad Idea reveals David and Maria Lapham’s The Ends for March 2026

December 29, 2025

THE ENDS TPB

Written by DAVID & MARIA LAPHAM
Art by DAVID LAPHAM
Colors by BILL CRABTREE
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
$19.99 | 144 PGS. | FULL COLOR
FINAL ORDER CUTOFF FEBRUARY 9, 2026 | IN STORES MARCH 11, 2026

This July, Bad Idea launched its first-ever trade paperback, The Hero Trade: Hero for Sale TPB to widespread critical acclaim. There’s only one book that Bad Idea thought could follow it, The Ends!

From the mind of comic book national treasure and living legend, David Lapham, in partnership with the incredible talents of his wife, Maria Lapham, comes a series critics have described as a true modern masterpiece.

Witness their artistic triumph reborn in breathtaking color thanks to the talents of superstar colorist, Bill Crabtree and now jam-packed with extended sequences, new connective material, additional pages, brand-new scenes, patched panels, rewritten dialogue, and more!

It’s 1985 and Jennifer End and Angelo Rodriguez are deeply in love. But Jennifer can never reveal their relationship to their family. The Ends are considered by some to be traditional, but by most, they are known as intolerant, discriminatory, and bigoted.

Her brother, Jack, is the worst of the bunch and a full blown, hardcore skinhead. During the summer, when Jennifer travels to Oceanside, a retirement home for veterans, to be with Angelo under the guise of visiting her grandparents, Jack discovers their relationship.

Jack is crushed by the betrayal. He decides it’s time to take a stand. Jack organizes a rally in the peaceful town of Oceanside. Soon the town is overrun by neo-Nazi youths. The police struggle to maintain control, leaving the only hope with the aging World War 2, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans who reside in the town.

Experience a first-look at this stunning new collection below. Secure your copy by pre-ordering with your local comic shop before Final Order Cutoff on Monday, February 9th! The Ends comes to shops March 11, 2026.