Graphic Novel Inspired by Dio’s ‘Holy Diver’ Cover Coming Next Year
There’s no denying Dio featured some of the greatest album covers in heavy metal music. Now, a new graphic novel is in the works based on the cover of Dio’s 1983 debut album, “Holy Diver.”
Z2 Comics is behind the book, following their recent collaborations with Grateful Dead, Skillet, Gorillaz and Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack. The Dio comic will offer an original storyline telling the tale of the famed “Holy Diver” album cover.
“Steve Niles tells the story behind the album cover Holy Diver, a story about how you can’t judge a picture by the way it appears, which is what Ronnie wrote many times in his songs; that you have to see inside the person and not judge them by the way they look or by what they wear,” said the late Ronnie James Dio’s widow, Wendy Dio, in a statement.
“Together with Scott Hampton’s amazing artwork they tell the story of Holy Diver, and I know Ronnie would have given his stamp of approval on this great graphic novel,” she added.
Horror comics author Steve Niles will write the book, and artist Scott Hampton will do the illustrations.
The “Holy Diver” book will arrive June 2021. For more information, head to Z2Comics.com.