Ill Vacation
Writer Steve Thompson
Artist Gonzalo Ruggieri
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Two soldiers left behind to defend a Pacific island receive an experimental drug designed to turn them into unbeatable fighting machines. Instead, it turns their past trauma and nightmares into reality. Now strange lights appear in a blood-red sky, a giant eye floats in the air and unearthly creatures emerge from the sea to haunt them inside an ever-growing maelstrom of terror.
Steve Thompson and Gonzalo Ruggieri make their comixology Originals debut with their first long form original graphic novel, Ill Vacation, a psychological thriller set in the South Pacific in the 1940s. Written by Thompson with captivating art by Ruggieri, letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and edits by Rebecca Stone, Ill Vacation debuts digitally on June 17, 2025.
Told over the course of four chapters, Ill Vacation follows protagonists Bob and Mary, two young soldiers who want to help their country and its war effort. When they volunteer to take an experimental drug and are left behind to defend an island in the Pacific, things take a terrible turn. Instead of negating their fears, it turns their past trauma and nightmares into reality. Now, strange lights appear in a blood-red sky, a giant eye floats in the air and unearthly creatures emerge from the sea to haunt them inside an ever-growing maelstrom of terror. Can they survive?
Ruggieri deftly illustrates the fear, confusion, and unease of the protagonists and creates an atmospheric and dreamlike setting that is palpable throughout the story. As we learn of the personal tragedies affecting Mary and Bob, what we see is through their eyes—sometimes it is what’s really there and sometimes it’s an illusion.
Check out this exclusive look at the cast of Ill Vacation as well as a preview and get your copy when it debuts this Tuesday!
Star Trek: Year Five Vol. 2 The Wine-Dark Deep
(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Jim McCann (A) Steve Thompson, Angel Hernandez (CA) J.J. Lendl
In Shops: Jul 22, 2020
SRP: $19.99
Join the crew of the Enterprise in these all-new adventures featuring the characters from the Original Series! Step aboard with Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, and Chekov as they begin the end of their original five-year mission and boldly go into an uncertain future in this new continuing Star Trek series! Collects issues #7-12.
Star Trek: Year Five Vol. 1 Odysseys
(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Jody Houser, Brandon Easton (A) Steve Thompson, Silvia Califano, Martin Coccolo (CA) J.J. Lendl
In Shops: Feb 05, 2020
SRP: $19.99
The crew of the Enterprise left Earth four years ago. They’ve traveled to strange new worlds, defeated impossible foes, and made universe-changing decisions. But now, with the end in sight, they’ll have to face their biggest challenge yet. Step aboard the Enterprise with Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, and Chekov as they begin the end of their original five-year mission and boldly go into an uncertain future in this new continuing Star Trek series! Collects issues #1-6.
Image Comics has announced the forthcoming 24 Panels Anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling creator Kieron Gillen with co-editor Steve Thompson, and featuring work from some of the most celebrated storytellers and artists in the industry. The charity anthology will benefit the survivors of the Grenfell fire.
In June 2017, the Grenfell fire killed 72 people in a 24-story tower block in West London. 24 Panels is an anthology comic to support the PTSD needs of the survivors. The 24 Panels Anthology will be comprised of 24 stories, each no longer than 24 panels. Half drawn from professional creators who volunteered their time and half drawn from open submissions, 24 PANELS is about community, hope, and (most of all) raising as much money as possible.
Al Ewing, Alan Moore, Alex de Campi, Antony Johnston, Caspar Wijngaard, Dan Watters, Dilraj Mann, Doug Braithwaite, Gavin Mitchell, Laurie Penny, Leigh Alexander, Lizz Lunney, Melinda Gebbie, Paul Cornell, Rachael Smith, Ram V, Robin Hoelzemann, Rosy Higgins, Sara Kenney, Sarah Gordon, Ted Brandt, Tom Humberstone, Tula Lotay, and more will contribute to 24 Panels.
24 Panels (Diamond Code SEP180079, ISBN: 978-1-5343-1126-8) will be available in comic book stores on Wednesday, November 21st. The final order cutoff for comics retailers is Monday, October 8th.
It will be available in bookstores on Tuesday, November 27th and can be pre-ordered at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indiebound, and Indigo.
SHERLOCK: THE GREAT GAME #2
Co-creators: Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss
Writer: Steve Thompson
Artist: Jay.
Cover A Jay.
Cover B Will Brooks Wraparound
Cover C: Steve Yeowell
Publisher: Titan Comics
FC – 47pp – $4.99 – On sale: Aug 9, 2017
Someone is causing trouble for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson – and innocent victims are caught in the middle…
A mysterious villain is setting a series of deadly puzzles for the crime-solving duo, and failure to solve each riddle is deadly… who is the villain and what is his link to Sherlock and John?
SHERLOCK: THE GREAT GAME #1
Co-creators: Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss
Writer: Steve Thompson
Artist: Jay.
Publisher: Titan Comics
FC – 47pp – $4.99 – On sale: Aug 9, 2017
Someone is causing trouble for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson – and innocent victims are caught in the middle…
A mysterious villain is setting a series of deadly puzzles for the crime-solving duo, and failure to solve each riddle is deadly… who is the villain and what is his link to Sherlock and John?
