Top Shelf/IDW has provided us with an exclusive preview of their new graphic novel, “His Dream of the Skyland,” which is the first installment in ‘The Walled City’ trilogy. Written by Anne Opotowsky and illustrated by Aya Morton, this is a reprint of the now out-of-print trilogy (first published in 2011 by Gestalt), which takes place in the Walled City of Kowloon, a real place destroyed in 1994. We are thrilled to share this preview, and make sure to pick up the book later this month. Thanks again to Top Shelf/IDW for the preview.
Written by Anne OpotowskyCover by Morton
Illustrated and colored by Aya Morton
Lettered by Nathan MartellaIn 1925, Hong Kong struggles with growing pains. Two destructive Opium Wars have transformed what once was a sleepy tropical inlet into a bustling international crossroads, full of risks and wonders, torn between Chinese and British cultures. When Song Lu starts his new job as a Dead Letter Carrier, the curious teenager is drawn to the mysterious Walled City of Kowloon, a lawless urban enclave and haven for refugees… but an alarming trend of missing children will drive him deeper and deeper into the city’s secrets. Meanwhile, his best friends Yubo and Xi find their own paths to adult power and responsibility, with dark and irreversible consequences.
TPB • FC • $29.99 • 312 pages • 8” x 10” • ISBN: 978-1-60309-429-0
