![]() There is another world, an older world, close by our own but out of reach. ![]() In the mossy glens and rainswept valleys of the island, the shadows of a forgotten past are gathering once more. But when she saves Mona - a traumatized girl, lost in the night of Hop-tu-Naa, or Manx Samhain - Kay quickly realizes this is no mere Halloween prank gone wrong. She dreams of escaping the humdrum life of a sleepy backwater, and gives no credence to her grandmother’s old folktales and odd superstitions. Steeped in Celtic myth, Viking history and Faerie folklore, it nestles in the Irish Sea midway between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales - though to aspiring singer-songwriter Kay Farragher, it feels a million miles from anywhere. In Cold Iron, the Isle of Man is a place out of time. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! I wanted to capture that childlike mix of awe and fear, threat and whimsy weave together some of my favorite real-world locations with the enduring and oddly sinister quirks.” Moments like that, and old ruins we found, have been percolating inside me for years, and finally found their way into Cold Iron. And you should never, under any circumstances, use the word “rats” in the company of those who hold to the old ways. I learned at an early age that it’s always considered advisable to acknowledge the Other Folk when crossing the Fairy Bridge on the Port Erin to Douglas road. “From neolithic burial sites to Celtic stone circles and Viking castles, the island carries a sense of the ancient in its very bones. “The Isle of Man is a magical place, and holds a very special place in my family’s heart,” says writer Andy Diggle. ![]() Joining them is Triona Farrell on colors and Simon Bowland on letters. The four-issue series launches May 10th via exclusively on Amazon. ComiXology Originals has announced a new comics series from Andy Diggle and Nick Brokenshire called Cold Iron.
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