Out of Alcatraz: Read the Entire First Issue of the Prison Escape Thriller

The 1962 escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary is perhaps the most infamous and fascinating jailbreak in American history. But what if that was just the beginning of the story? That’s a question fueling Out of Alcatraz, easily one of the best new comics of 2025.

With the full Out of Alcatraz graphic novel now in bookstores, IGN can exclusively offer the entire first issue of the series for your reading pleasure. Check it out in the slideshow gallery below, though beware of some NSFW language ahead!

Out of Alcatraz is a limited series written by Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man) and drawn by Tyler Crook (Harrow County). The first issue features cover art by Crook, Oliver Dominguez (Electrical Wizard), Valeria Burzo (Castle Full of Blackbirds), Massimo Carnevale (Y: The Last Man), and Hayden Sherman (Absolute Wonder Woman).

Here’s Oni’s official description of the series:

Convicts Frank Morris and Clarence Anglin have washed ashore in San Francisco after surviving their infamous escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in June 1962. They soon meet their gruff and disappointed handler, a mysterious young woman who’s also running from something, and hope to quickly get their way north to the border – if they can even make it out of Modesto alive. As a dogged federal manhunt and chance encounters threaten the desperate convicts, everyone involved is about to discover the same bloodstained truth: life on the run is an even more hellish prison than Alcatraz could have ever been.

Out of Alcatraz is available in bookstores and comic shops now. You can order a copy on Amazon.

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