Out Of Alcatraz by Christopher Cantwell and Tyler Crook. Oni-Lion Forge, 2025. 9781637158685. 176pp. Contains issues #1 – 5. Includes a cover gallery.
Four convicts planned their escape. Only two make it off the island (or so the survivors think). They’re heading for freedom with the help of a contact who is out to start a new life of her own, where maybe she can be herself instead of trying to pass. They’re pursued by two lawmen who can’t reveal the truth about themselves or their relationship. And of course they run into other kinds of trouble on the way.
This is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel based on a real escape attempt from Alcatraz in 1962. It’s such a great period crime story, full of unexpected moments and developments, that I can’t recommend it highly enough.
