Dan Panosian’s trip down the rabbit hole of Alice in Wonderland last year struck me as one of the most fun books of 2022. The idea might not have been wholly original, but the interpretation was. Alice Ever After ended on a cliffhanger, but still a satisfying note and that is hard to accomplish. It’s a relief that it’s not really over. BOOM! Studios announced the follow-up today, Alice Never After. Available in July 2023, the book delves deeper into Alice’s mental state — is Wonderland a release or a prison? And who wants to live in the real world anyway if they have a choice?
My only regret with this book — and yet I 100% understand the choice — is that Panosian doesn’t do all the artwork himself. Giorgio Spalleta’s work is gorgeous; I’ve just come to appreciate Panosian’s style.
From BOOM! Studios
Dan Panosian (An Unkindness of Ravens) and Giorgio Spalleta’s (Magic) twisted take on Alice in Wonderland will continue to blur the lines between fantasy and reality this Summer in ALICE NEVER AFTER, only at BOOM! Studios.
Alice finally got her wish. Wonderland has become her new home, but with her abuser’s avatar with the uncanny grin turning the mad residents of a moonstruck world against her, she’s clawing for a little rationality amongst the chaos.
As Alice’s sister, Edith and her childhood friend Earl fight for a way to bring her back, Alice has to contend with whether or not her torment is due to her father, herself, or maybe a curious combination of both…
Dan Panosian is comic book writer and artist for Boom Studios as well as Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, Dynamite and Mad Cave – with a long list of credits ranging from Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men to Slots and Alice Ever After. He’s also the Co-Founder of the Original Drink and Draw Social Club. You can follow his work on Twitter and Instagram via @UrbanBarbarian
“Following Alice down the rabbit hole is one thing, but getting out is harder than it looks! Ask Alice – she’s stuck there – PERMANENTLY! Join Giorgio, Francesco and I on a little trip to Wonderland… Bring some tea, we’ll provide the mushrooms and madness!” said writer Dan Panosian.
Giorgio Spalletta is a cartoonist and illustrator born in 1989. He has collaborated with Editoriale Aurea, Bugs Comics, Sergio Bonelli Editore, Editoriale Cosmo, IDW Publishing as assistant to David Messina, and as an illustrator for Ferrari. Since 2018 he has been a professor at the International School of Comics. He has published for Sergio Bonelli Editore La Divina Congrega series of which he is creating the second volume. In 2022 BOOM! Studios announced his new series Alice Ever After written by international superstar Dan Panosian.
“Dan pushed me back down the rabbit hole! It’s great to get lost in Wonderland again, I think I’ll stay there,” said artist Giorgio Spalleta.
ALICE NEVER AFTER features covers by Dan Panosian, Jenny Frison (Wonder Woman), and InHyuk Lee (Alien).
“I’m so happy Dan and Giorgio wanted to come back to their weird and macabre Wonderland. They’re having a ton of fun with how they’re approaching the story and injecting it with some more thematically heavy elements that build off the first series beautifully. Readers are going to be ecstatically surprised by what madness they have in store,” said supervising editor Bryce Carlson.
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