Mad Cave Studios have just announced that they will be bringing Snake Plissken back to the world of comics this September with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: ESCAPE FROM CHICAGO, a new continuation series from writer Kyle Higgins and artist Val Rodrigues, which will expand the world of John Carpenter’s beloved 1981 cult-classic film.

Here’s the official announcement blurb:

Once you go in, you don’t come out—unless your name is Snake Plissken! Plissken now survives as a coyote, smuggling people and contraband across the dangerous dead zones between prison territories like Chicago. It’s a hard and bitter job. But when he’s hired to extract a woman wanted by the city’s warlord, Snake sees one more chance at redemption—or one more chance for the universe to kick his ass.

Speaking about the series, Higgins said: “Escape From New York is one of the films that taught me what genre storytelling could be—lean, mean, and built on a world you can’t stop thinking about. Getting to write in Carpenter’s Manhattan is the kind of thing my younger self wouldn’t have believed. I can’t wait for everyone to see Snake’s next adventure.”

Rodrigues continued, adding “When I received the invitation to draw this project, I grabbed it with enthusiasm. Having the chance to draw such an iconic character from the movies by such a legendary movie director as John Carpenter is a fun and challenging task. Readers can expect the excitement of a Carpenter-style movie, with a distinctively absurd ’80s action skillfully adapted to the comics medium by Kyle’s writing, and that I’m doing my best to do justice with my linework.”

Escape From New York: Escape From Chicago #1 goes on sale September 23, 2026 (FOC August 24).