There will be no escaping from Alcatraz in this tense Out of Alcatraz trailer.
Penned by Eisner-nominated writer Christopher Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire and The Terror) and Eisner-nominated illustrator Tyler Crook (The Unbelievable Unteens and Lonesome Hunters), Out o which marks the first time these two visionaries will be collaborating. The debut series will be a double-sized work with various covers designed by Tyler Crook, Oliver Dominguez, Valeria Burzo, Massimo Carnevale, and Hayden Sherman. In anticipation of this exciting work, Oni Press has dropped the trailer for the first issue of Out of Alcatraz which can be viewed below.
Prior to its release, Out of Alcatraz is already generating a lot of buzz with critics calling it a “mesmerizing trip into the deep end…of the water, of the mind, and of the human experience” and a “high-quality crime comic. If you want to admire the artwork and read the tense scene of the characters struggling to stay afloat, preview pages can also be read below:
The covers can also be viewed below with Crook illustrating Cover A and the Variant Cover (1:10), Dominguez illustrating Cover B, Burzo illustrating the Returnable Cover, Carnevale illustrating the Variant Cover (1:20), and Sherman illustrating the last Variant Cover (1:50):
Out of Alcatraz follows convicts Frank Morris and Clarence Anglin who have made their infamous escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in June 1962. They had originally planned for two others to escape alongside them but only Frank and Clarence managed to make the escape. The two wash ashore in San Fransisco and meet their handler Miriam with plans to travel to British Columbia as farm laborers. But with the FBI canvassing the state, searching for them, tensions rise and they realize, perhaps, life on the run is even worse than life in prison.
Comprised of 48 pages, the first issue from the five-issue series is priced at $5.99 and will be published in full color. Out of Alcatraz #1 comes out on March 19 and can be found in comic shops on the release date.
Source: Oni Press
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