Thursday, August 30, 2018

Image Comics Announces First "Isola" Graphic Novel

LAVISH FANTASY ISOLA, VOL. 1 ARRIVES IN STORES THIS OCTOBER

Collects issues #1-5

PORTLAND, OR— Gotham Academy creators Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl, with colorist MSASSYK and letterer Aditya Bidikar, will release ISOLA, VOL. 1 this October from Image Comics.

An evil spell has been cast on the Queen of Maar, and her Captain of the Guard will do anything to reverse it. Their only hope lies on an island half a world away—a place known in myth as Isola, land of the dead.

This desperate quest is a breathtaking fantasy adventure two decades in the making.

ISOLA, VOL. 1 TP (Diamond code: JUL180153, ISBN: 978-1-5343-0922-7) will be available in comic book stores on Wednesday, October 24th. The final order cutoff for comics retailers is Monday, September 10th. 

It will be available in bookstores on Tuesday, October 30th and can be pre-ordered via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indiebound, and Indigo.

Select praise for ISOLA:

Absolutely, positively breathtaking.” —ComicBook.com

ISOLA is brilliant! An atmospheric and intriguing story with masterful art.” —Frank Quitely

ISOLA is an example of the best fantasy storytelling that comics has to offer. Beautiful. Meaningful.” —The Oregonian

This blew me away. Just amazing.” —Tula Lotay

High fantasy with a colorful twist, imaginative and fresh.” —Paste Magazine

Holy cow, folks, you are not going to want to miss this. Lovely and immersive.” —Kurt Busiek

A beautiful comic.” —Bleeding Cool

Praise be to Karl KerschI and MSASSYK! ISOLA is one of the best-looking comics I've seen in years. Engrossing, warm, inspiring work; I love it.” —Tradd Moore

A visual feast, a puzzle, and a true journey into an otherworldly land.” —Multiversity Comics
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ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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