Myth and Monsters Come Alive in Wayward

When traveling to a strange, faraway land you want someone familiar. Someone who knows their way around a fairy tale or two. Someone like Jim Zub. The man is a pretty prolific writer keen on the fantasy environments, so it makes sense that Image Comics is turning to him for a brand new series called Wayward. The work will team him up with Steve Cummings and John Rauch to create a rich and vibrant Tokyo that just so happens to be filled with monsters of myth and legend laying in wait for one Rori Lane's arrival.

Rori’s a misfit teen who travels halfway across the world from Ireland to make a new home in Japan with her mother. From the get-go there are some cultural adjustments to be made and Rori feels like a fish out of water—but things take a turn for the weird when she begins glimpsing things, creatures, that no one else can see.

Wayward #1 arrives in stores on August 27 and will be available for $3.50 with special variant covers by Alina Urusov, Jeff "Chamba" Cruz and Adam Warren. The final order cutoff for retailers is August 4. Full press release below.

MYTH AND MONSTERS COME ALIVE IN WAYWARD Early artwork from the new fantasy series by Zub and Cummings revealed Writer Jim Zub (SKULLKICKERS, Samurai Jack), penciler Steve Cummings (Legends of the Dark Knight, Deadshot), and color artist John Rauch (INVINCIBLE) team up to create a rich and vibrant Tokyo in WAYWARD. However, this Tokyo just so happens to be filled with monsters of myth and legend laying in wait for one Rori Lane's arrival. Rori’s a misfit teen who travels halfway across the world from Ireland to make a new home in Japan with her mother. From the get-go there are some cultural adjustments to be made and Rori feels like a fish out of water—but things take a turn for the weird when she begins glimpsing things, creatures, that no one else can see. WAYWARD #1 arrives in stores on 8/27, and will be available for $3.50 with special variant covers by Alina Urusov (Birds of Prey), Jeff "Chamba" Cruz (Street Fighter), and Adam Warren (Empowered). The final order cutoff for retailers is 8/4.

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