New crime comic book from Irish artist to be set in Limerick

The comic book publishing giant behind the worldwide hit The Walking Dead is to release a crime graphic novel set in Limerick, written by an Irish creator.

US publishers Image, third only to Marvel and DC Comics in their market, announced that it will publish Clare artist Declan Shalvey’s Savage Town next September. The announcement was made at the Emerald City ComicCon in Seattle last week.

Shalvey has worked for all three major publishers, working with Marvel characters including Punisher, Deadpool, and Nick Fury; contributing to a new Batman series for DC last year; and illustrating the ongoing series Injection for Image.