Adventure Time: The Bubbline College Special #1 Preview

 

COVER A BY CAROLINE CASH

Everyone likes drama. But sometimes you just want a good time. Here's all the info on this Can't Miss double dose of fun:  

 

SDCC 2025 First Look: Eisner Award Winner Caroline Cash Explores Alternate Universes in ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1

Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, Fan-Favorite Princess/Vampire Duo Make the Grade in this Giant-Sized 56-Page Special – Coming in August!

 

ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1

Writer & Artist: CAROLINE CASH 

Length: 56 Pages

Art style: Full Color 

Price: $7.99

Publication Date: August 20, 2025

 

I DON’T THINK WE’RE IN OOO ANYMORE! Oni Press, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, is proud to present your first look inside ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1, right before the 2025 edition of San Diego Comic-Con! This August, Eisner Award–winning cartoonist and breakout star Caroline Cash (PeePee PooPoo) leads a double-sized alternate universe extravaganza featuring the cutest candy couple: Princess Bubblegum and Marceline the Vampire Queen!

Experience all the fun of college (and none of the stress) in this giant-sized comic spectacular starring Princess Bubblegum and Marceline! What, do you think Ice King should get to have all the fun?! Heck nah! Fanfics are cool and all, but you know what’s even cooler? Peering into alternate universes—and Prismo’s got the perfect one in mind . . . Princess Bubblegum has just started school at Ooo University (double majoring in chemistry and princess, of course!). But between difficult roommates, overreaching bodyguards, assassination attempts, and—more importantly—a full class schedule, will Bubblegum be able to survive her first year in college?! With the help of one super-cool, super-mysterious flying vampire who she is mayybeee falling in love with, it shouldn’t be all that hard. Turns out Marceline and Bubblegum are made for each other in any universe!

Featuring covers by Caroline Cash, Robyn Smith (Nubia: Real One), and Chloé Stawski (Sapphic Pulp), don’t be tardy– get ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1 when it hits stores on August 20, 2025!

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

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COVER B BY ROBYN SMITH

 

COVER C BY CHLOÉ STAWSKI

B&W VARIANT (1:10) BY CHLOÉ STAWSKI

 

If you haven't ordered ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1 yet, don't worry! You may have missed the initial offer date of June 26, 2025. But your local comic shop can still secure you a copy on the Final Order Cutoff (FOC) of July 21, 2025!

Thanks to Oni Press, Warner Bros., and Superfan Promotions for sharing this preview with us.

 

About Oni Press

Founded in 1997, Oni Press has a 25-year history as one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels with titles including Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim, K. O’Neill’s Tea Dragon Society, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt's The Sixth Gun, Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, Ezra Clayton Daniels' Upgrade Soul, Brenna Thummler’s Sheets trilogy, and many hundreds more. In 2019, Oni Press merged with Lion Forge Comics – the Eisner Award-winning independent comic book publisher founded by Academy Award-winning producer and entrepreneur David Steward II – to create one of the largest, independent libraries of comics content anywhere in media. The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group now exists as a publishing subsidiary of Steward’s diversified global media company, Polarity.

The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group publishes more than 60 original and licensed graphic novels annually, in addition to an extensive list of periodical comics.

About Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP)

Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP), part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Revenue & Strategy division, extends the company’s powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBDGCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on award-winning toy, fashion, home décor and publishing programs inspired by the biggest franchises from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network, HGTV, Eurosport, Adult Swim, and more. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBDGCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world. 

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