PORTLAND, Ore. 12/20/2024—Writer Chris Ryall, co-creator of Tales of Syzpense and publisher of Syzygy Publishing, is teaming up with frequent collaborator, artist Nelson Dániel (Strong Divers, Road Rage) for the Dreamweaver Giant-Syz Special, hitting shelves this March as part of Syzygy Publishing’s lineup of titles at Image Comics. The dark fantasy one-shot, which will be perfect bound and feature a cardstock cover, explores how magic is passed from one person to another, and how acquiring magical powers can be a curse rather than a gift. Featuring stunning art and spellbinding storytelling, every fantasy fan will enjoy this powerful tale with macabre twists and turns.
“Power is wasted on the young!” So thinks Cutler Carlton, the magic-based Dreamweaver, anyway. Until he’s forced to realize that he can no longer handle the responsibilities he’s taken on. So he transfers his powers of illusion to the much-younger Bella Howard—without ever asking if she’s amenable to such a thing—in the process wrecking both of their lives in this extra-length exploration of heroism and birthright, and the ways that magic can make lives better and worse, sometimes at the same time!
“Dreamweaver is also about generational angst, knowing when to step aside and allow the next generation to take over, and knowing when and how to relinquish control,” said Ryall. “And what happens when you ignore all of those things and try to once again become the hero of your own story, without realizing along the way that you’ve become the villain.”
Added Ryall: “I’ve worked with Nelson for years and every time I think I know what he can do and how good he is, he surprises me yet again with his inventiveness, his beautifully expressive art, and his unique and gorgeous colors. Dreamweaver is a series that explores, among other things, different forms of magic and its effect on the user, and Nelson is the perfect person to bring those kinds of elements to visual life.”
Dreamweaver Giant-Syz Special will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, March 19:
- Cover A by Ashley Wood (Cardstock) – Lunar code 0125IM327
- Cover B by Nelson Dániel (Cardstock) – Lunar code 0125IM328
Dreamweaver Giant-Syz Special will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play. |
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ABOUT CHRIS RYALL
Chris Ryall is the co-founder and publisher at Syzygy Publishing, an imprint at Image Comics, that launched in January 2022 with the Eisner-nominated Joe Hill’s Rain. He is also the writer and co-creator of Syzygy titles Zombies vs Robots, Onyx, The Hollows, and Tales of Syzpense, among other titles. Prior to forming Syzygy, Ryall spent nearly two decades developing unique stories from multiple sides of the business. In 2004, he joined comic book publisher IDW Publishing as the company’s Editor-in-Chief and developed hundreds of original properties as both editor and writer. He worked with creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez in the development of LOCKE & KEY, serving as editor on the acclaimed comic series and as an EP on its three-season Netflix series. In 2010, he was named IDW’s first Chief Creative Officer, as he was instrumental in forming publishing partnerships with high-profile licensors such as Hasbro, Nickelodeon, Universal, Disney, Lucasfilm, and many more. He left IDW in late 2017 to join Robert Kirkman and David Alpert’s Skybound Entertainment as Editor-in Chief, Special Projects, before returning to IDW as the company’s President, Publisher, and CCO in late 2018. In addition to Syzygy Publishing, Ryall is editor-at-large at Abrams ComicArts and author of the 2024 ACA release, The Mighty Marvel Calendar Book: A Visual History, and the 2024 Simon & Schuster/Gallery release, Origins of Marvel Comics: The Deluxe Edition.
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ABOUT NELSON DÁNIEL
Nelson Dániel has worked for over 15 years in films and commercials as an art director, production designer, storyboard and concepts artist for films like Aftershock and Eli Roth’s Green Inferno, Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, among others. Nelson lives in Santiago-Chile, where he has published his graphic novels Lucca, 1899 and 1959. For IDW he also did all art and colors on The Cape: 1969, monthly series Judge Dredd, Dungeons and Dragons, Clue, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Stephen King/Joe Hill collaboration, Road Rage, in addition to the single issues and covers of Ghostbusters, G.I. Joe, Transformers and more. He has also worked with Legendary Comics on the Detective Pikachu graphic novel. He has also worked as colorist for Marvel and IDW on series such as The Cape, Wild Blue Yonder, The Island of Dr. Moreau and the 2015 Eisner Award-winning best limited series, Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, where he was also nominated for best colorist.
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