Issue #8 of Mad Cave's Gatchaman series was released on April 2nd, 2025.
Overview[]
" Eagle versus Condor–the fight we’ve all been waiting for! Under the influence of a Moth Mecha’s noxious fumes, Joe squares off Ken in a fight to the death. Meanwhile, the rest of the Science Ninja Team faces hordes of attacking citizens. Punch for punch, who will be left standing?"
This issue continues the Killer Moth/Galactor inflitration of the ISO arc.
Staff[]
- Cover Art: Inaki Miranda, with a B variant by Chris Batista, Sabrina Cintron, and Tom Chu
- Writer: Cullen Bunn
- Artist: Chris Batista
- Inker: Sabrina Cintron
- Colorist: Carlos Lopez
- Letterer: Buddy Beaudoin
- Special Thanks: Mari Yamauchi, Satoru Wada, and Jason Hofius (Tatsunoko Production)
Story[]
The Science Ninja Team:
- G-1: Ken the Eagle/Gatchaman
- G-2: Joe the Condor
- G-3: Jun the Swan
- G-4: Jinpei the Swallow
- G-5: Ryu the Owl
- Dr. Kozaburo Nambu
- Beta Team: Mara, Sharo, Keiko, Haruto, and Jace
- Gamma Team: Sophia, Marcus, Kosuke, Mei, and Jase
- Delta Team: Juro, Natsuko, Cho, Chris, and Dean
Other characters:
- Daiko Hayashi, revealed to actually be Berg Katse
Synopsis[]
Jinpei and Jun continue to carefully defend against the possessed citizens of Porcelain City, while Ken and Joe fight amidst the fumes of the Killer Moth mecha. Above the city, Ryu tries to distract the moth mecha while scanning it so that Dr. Nambu can come up with an antidote to its poison. Mara wishes the trainees could be out there to help the Ninja Team, although she winds up arguing with Daiko on this matter, as he questions her and the other trainees' abilities, claiming he read that sending the Beta Team to help before was careless and done in desperation.
Meanwhile, Ken and Joe continue their fight, but Ken has his breathing mask knocked off by Joe, causing him to affected by the fumes as well. While both express their desire to finish the other, neither go through with it and regain their composure as the ISO disperses the Killer Moth fumes with their antidote. While the situation appears safely resolved, there is another plan unfolding back at the training headquarters.
Daiko and Mara once more converse, with Daiko trying to convince her to undertake his individualized training as otherwise, she'd be pointless as long as the Ninja Team are still active. As he departs, it's revealed that he is actually Berg Katse in disguise, leaving off a cliffhanger for #9.
Trivia[]
Coloring Errors[]
- Keiko's eyes continue to be colored purple, compared to her earlier appearances.
- The Gamma Team member Jase is also colored with silver hair, compared to last issue where his hair appeared brown, along with his teammate Marcus. The Delta Team ninja Juro, colored with pale orange hair last issue, now has light blond instead.