Betas

A pitch-black comedy about workplace and dating scene politics.

Everyone’s favourite Streakers characters―Xavier, Doug, and Tim―return in Nick Maandag’s first full-length graphic novel, Betas. The three friends work in a restaurant together and are desperately trying to find Ms. Right. Tim’s too shy to make any headway, Doug’s constantly putting his foot in his mouth, and Xavier is too pig-headed to even listen to what people are saying.

Bad-faith arguments and poorly planned schemes tumble after each other in this pitch black comedy of manners from one of the most gifted satirists in comics.

Author/Artist: Nick Maandag
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Pages: 210pp
Size: 5.75 x 8.25
Notes: paperback, b/w
Release Date: June 16, 2026
ISBN: 978-1770469457