PORTLAND, Ore. 09/02/2026 — Red Roots, Vol. 1 by superstar artist and breakout debut writer Lorenzo de Felici (Oblivion Song, Void Rivals, Kroma), will collect Red Roots #1-5 of the ongoing, genre-defying series into trade paperback from Image Comics. This explosive supernatural mystery will hit shelves this Fall.
Red Roots features a central puzzle-box mystery similar to The Mist but with an explosive genre-twist similar to The Cabin in the Woods and Oblivion Song. As the story unfolds, the lives of a professional killer and a high school teacher are bound by a terrifying, mysterious force. Each chapter takes readers deeper into a world of dark fantasy lore and plot-twisting revelations.
De Felici rose to prominence with the launch of Oblivion Song—his co-creation with Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead)—and his subsequent success as the artist on the tentpole Energon Universe title, also with Kirkman, Void Rivals. De Felici and Kirkman’s creative alchemy set the Energon Universe on a path to sales-chart-domination and Void Rivals in-and-of-itself went on to become one of the biggest launches of 2024. It is currently on its 12th reprint with no signs of slowing down in momentum. This recent breakout success makes Felici’s Red Roots series one of the most exciting new developments in comics of the year.
Red Roots, Vol. 1 (ISBN: 9781534330603) trade paperback will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, October 21 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, November 17.
Red Roots will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Google Play, Apple’s iBooks, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Scribd’s Everand, Kobo, Overdrive, Hoopla, Sweet app, Comic Plus, and more.
Select praise for Red Roots:
“Red Roots is the shining example of what comics can be at their best. A wholly original concept with characters you are instantly invested in as they traverse a story with twists and turns you could never predict. This is the comic series you’ve been waiting your whole life for.” —Robert Kirkman, Invincible, The Walking Dead
“Like nothing I’ve ever read before.” —Nerd Initiative
“Lorenzo De Felici leans into uncertainty, trusting readers to sit with the tension as two seemingly unrelated stories unfold side by side. The result is hypnotic, shifting between brutal action and unsettling quiet with ease. While it withholds answers, it replaces them with intrigue and unforgettable imagery, making it hard to put down and even harder to stop thinking about once it ends… Bold, exciting, and visually striking.” —AIPT
About Image Comics
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States, and is the #2 graphic novel publisher in America. It is the publisher of such award winning titles as, Spawn, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Saga, Monstress, Deadly Class, Chew, The Old Guard, I Kill Giants, Criminal, The Department of Truth, W0rldtr33, Geiger, Descender, Gideon Falls, It’s Lonely At The Centre of The Earth, Do A Power Bomb, and more. The company currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit: www.imagecomics.com.
