The publishing industry is abuzz about the highly-anticipated, upcoming Author Immortal series launch from critically acclaimed writer Frank J. Barbiere and rising-star watercolor artist Morgan Beem. This all-new, ongoing portal fantasy will launch in October from Image Comics.

The series will premiere with an extra-length, 40-page debut issue and feature variant covers by Yuko Shimizu and Jorge Corona.

The Author Immortal follows Hector Ramirez, a failed writer who gets the opportunity of a lifetime: to help reboot the fantasy book series that defined his childhood. But when he discovers the original author has mysteriously vanished into his fictional world, Hector is pulled into a realm where stories are alive, and some are willing to kill to stay in control.

The Author Immortal takes readers on a fantastical new adventure where the perils of every cliffhanger quite literally leap from the page and the magic and mayhem of storytelling comes alive. A series about the stories that shape us—and the power they still hold—this new comic is perfect for fans of Locke & Key, Fables, and Lev Grossman’s The Magicians.

The Author Immortal #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 1:

• Cover A by Morgan Beem – Lunar Code 0825IM0274
• Cover B by Yuko Shimizu – Lunar Code 0825IM0275
• Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Jorge Corona – Lunar Code 0825IM0276
• Cover D 1:50 copy incentive by Shimizu (foil) – Lunar Code 0825IM0277