Escape From Skull Island #4 Cover Preview

 

COVER A: RODRIGO ROCHA

Charlie never wanted to be here. Annie never wants to leave. Skull Island is a dream-come-true for Charlie's dad, Cap. For Annie's mom, it's a nightmare. But for Doctor Jo, it's been her home since the 1940s, when Kong chased her Nazi captors away. 

Now, Yuggoth has returned to infect the island's ecosystem. And the giant creature leads a horde of creatures from the Hollow Earth to make Skull Island its domain. Can Charlie, Annie, and their friends help Kong defeat Yuggoth a second time? And can Cap and Sam prevent Druid from completing his bridge linking Skull Island with Annie's neighboring island?

Here's all the info from Titan Comics:  

ESCAPE FROM SKULL ISLAND #4

Writer: Simon Furman 

Artist: Christopher Jones

Publisher: Titan Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages (Full Color)

Price: $4.99

Release Date May 20, 2026

As Yuggoth marches his army of beasts across the island, there is little time left to escape… two factions of humans are fighting for the one boat that’s left while also fending off hordes of monsters. Now equipped with a new weapon, Kong faces off against the terror that has poisoned his kingdom… and he does so in the graveyard of the colossal creatures that he has bested before. But which of these titans will join those fossils in death, and who will reign supreme on Skull Island.

 

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COVER B: CHRISTOPHER JONES

 

COVER C: FRED PHAM CHUONG

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For what happened last time, see my review of Escape From Skull Island #3.

 

For how this series began, see my preview of Escape From Skull Island #1. 

 

For how the previous series began, see my review of Return To Skull Island #1. 

Escape From Skull Island #3 Review

 

Cover A: Harvey Tolibao & Kevin Tolibao

Escape From Skull Island #3 Review

Writer: Simon Furman

Artist: Christopher Jones

Colorist: Charlie Kirchoff

Letterer: Andworld Design

Editor: Louis Yamani

Designer: Dan Bura

Cover Artists: Harvey Tolibao & Kevin Tolibao; Christopher Jones; Fred Pham Chuong

Publisher: Titan Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: April 15, 2025

 

Charlie provoked Kong into fighting a Kraken. Kong may have prevailed. But while Kaia’s tribe tended to the Titan’s injuries and treated the infection raging through him, Yuggoth rose to usurp Kong's dominion. When Kong returned to health, Charlie and the others forced Yuggoth to retreat. But when Charlie's dad, Cap, and Sam depart to discover what the mercenary Druid is up to, the monsters from Yuggoth’s domain start to reappear.

 

Annie isn’t a native of Skull Island. But she has lived long enough on the neighboring island to see how Yuggoth threatens to disturb the balance of life on the surface. When she heads to Kong's temple with a plan, Yuggoth’s creatures frustrate her efforts. Like Charlie, her plan may have succeeded. Still, someone pays the price for Annie's victory. What has Charlie’s dad learned about Druid’s plans? And will Yuggoth find another way to threaten Skull Island? Let's grab our weapons, leap into Escape From Skull Island #3, and see!

 

Story

They don’t have a body to bury. Still, they made a grave marker for Irene. But that’s not good enough for Annie. While she fought her mother tooth and nail, Annie refuses to let Irene’s death go unavenged. So, she leaves to find another way to prevent Yuggoth from returning to Skull Island.

 

Charlie arrived on Skull Island as a reluctant visitor. He didn’t care if he endangered Kong’s life. Nor did he realize how Kong protected the inhabitants from dangerous plants and even more aggressive monsters. When her king lay injured and helpless, Charlie told Kaia that he wasn’t sorry for his actions. But in Escape From Skull Island #3, Charlie assures Kaia that he stands by the island's protector. And despite missing out on college, Charlie realizes he's starting to feel as comfortable with their back-to-basics lifestyle as Annie did on the neighboring island.

 

The stakes are high in Simon Furman’s story. While Yuggoth still seeks to return to the surface, one of the people Irene hired plans to exploit both islands. Once his people complete the bridge between the islands, Druid hopes to lure rich thrillseekers to hunt the ferocious beasts. But Kaia’s tribe sought refuge on Annie’s island when Yuggoth and his monsters invaded Skull Island. Once Druid completes the bridge, Yuggoth’s monsters can easily attack Kaia’s tribe in Escape From Skull Island #3. 

 

 

Cover B: Christopher Jones

 

 

Art

Annie knows these islands can be deadly. Still, seeing the wooden cross protruding from the rubble knocks her for six. Yet when Charlie reaches for her, she snarls. Despite Kaia's claim that Charlie and Annie have strange courtship rituals, Annie stalks away and climbs atop Dog. As the maned creature trots away, Mike embraces Charlie instead. As they stand on the patio of Kong's Temple, rubble nestles against the broken edges of the stone platform. In the interior courtyard, Kong pauses amid the plants and statues when a stream of light transfixes him.

 

As Christopher Jones crafts engaging characters and spectacular settings, Charlie Kirchoff applies rich colors to the drama and action in Escape From Skull Island #3. The vivid greens imbue the islands with a tropical feel, while the surrounding sea and sky fill panels with a range of blues. The gray stones, boulders, and rubble link the majestic temple of the island's protector with the mercenaries endangering his island. And as Charlie vows to stand with Kong, Mike's red shirt and Kaia's red cloak link them as his greatest supporters.

 

Andworld Design fills white dialogue balloons and colored narrative boxes with black uppercase letters. As yellow block letters locate us in time and space, Kong’s roars enlarge the letters and deform balloons. Sound effects accompany a surreptitious mission and a battle for survival as smoke and lightning emerge from the Hollow Earth. Thanks to Titan Comics for providing a review copy. 

 

 

Cover C: Fred Pham Chuong

 

 

Final Thoughts

There's a little bit of everything on Skull Island, but not always where you expect it. As Annie seeks a way to complete her mother's mission of destroying Yuggoth, and Cap and Sam try to escape Druid’s clutches, Charlie makes a surprising discovery in Escape From Skull Island #3.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Escape From Skull Island #2.

 

For how this series started, see my preview of Escape From Skull Island #1.

 

For how the previous series started, see my review of Return To Skull Island #1. 

 

 

Escape From Skull Island #2 Review

 

Writer: Simon Furman

Artist: Christopher Jones

Colorist: Charlie Kirchoff

Letterer: Andworld Design

Editor: Louis Yamani

Designer: Dan Bura

Cover Artists: Diego Yapur, Christopher Jones & Eduardo Mello

Publisher: Titan Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 11, 2025

 

Finding the Hollow Earth was a dream come true for Cap. But his son regards life on Skull Island as a nightmare. While Irene sides with Charley, her daughter Annie calls Skull Island home. But whether they like it or not, Skull Island is changing. People like Druid have plans for the island and its neighbor. Kaia, the leader of the indigenous inhabitants, believes Yuggoth remains a threat. Will Skull Island prove as difficult to escape from as Gilligan's Island? And why haven’t Cap and Sam returned? Let's grab our weapons, leap into Escape From Skull Island #2, and see!

 

Story

As long-time residents of the region, Kaia and Annie have much in common. Yet both are displaced. Kaia's people now live on Annie's island, while Annie resides on Skull Island. But the beasts rising from the pit don't care about upsetting people's lives. So as they ride together, Annie resists Kaia’s leadership, even if Kaia’s trying to save her life.

 

Charlie created this war with the Hollow Earth. For a long time, Kaia couldn't look at Charlie without blaming him for Kong's distress and the creatures rising from the Hollow Earth. Yet while Charlie yearns to return home, Kaia grows more comfortable with him. In Escape From Skull Island #2, Kaia tries to help Charlie achieve something she believes he wants.

 

Simon Furman spins a fast-paced yarn. Scenes interweave through time, placing the thrilling finale shortly after the story began. While Annie’s yearning for independence dominates the drama, the mystery surrounding Druid deepens. Once again, Irene yearns to get closer to Annie. But while Irene tries to build bridges to her daughter, Druid’s crew is building a bridge between the two islands. When his workers complete it, the horrors that arise from the pit will threaten not just the castaways, but also Kaia’s displaced tribe in Escape From Skull Island #2.

 

Art

Mushrooms sprout from the flagstones while vines and foliage grow over Kong's temple. His sculpture and a waterfall provide a scenic backdrop to the titan's residence. Yet as an insectile creature climbs from the dark pit, a paw bursts through one of the strange egg-like sacks hanging from support beams. As for Kong, Christopher Jones shows Annie and Kaia charging through a swamp on their steeds. The ladies speed past trees with twisted aerial roots. But the two battling titans tumble faster toward them.

 

Charlie Kirchoff lavishes a loaded palette of vibrant colors on Christopher Jones’ action-packed art in Escape From Skull Island #2. Even as darkness falls, the rich blue sky matches the gentle waves lapping against the shore where the castaways have pitched their tent. A yellow and white fire dances around the cookpot hanging from a tripod above a stone ring, while Kaia stands on lookout, clutching her spear. Annie crouches next to Dog, while Charlie sits apart. A haze obscures a memory of their last explosive battle between Kong and Yuggoth. But the purple and gray hull of the Leviathan links with Sam and Cap’s clothing, as they ponder Druid’s plans.

 

Andworld Design fills white dialogue balloons and colored narrative boxes with black uppercase letters. The letters grow bold for intonation, swell for raised voices, and shrink for lowered voices. As yellow block letters locate us in time and space, Kong’s roars enlarge the letters and deform balloons. Sound effects accompany injuries, cries, and shrieks, as gunshots and explosions rock the gateway linking the castaways to Yuggoth’s growing army. Thanks to Titan Comics for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Kaia is a stranger on her island home. Her new comrades seem divided physically and emotionally. Yet as the newcomers bicker and fight, the tribal chieftain attempts to guide a visitor from “civilization” through one of the most difficult stages of life in Escape From Skull Island #2.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Escape From Skull Island #2. 

Escape From Skull Island #2 Preview

 

COVER A DIEGO YAPUR VAR

Finding the Hollow Earth was a dream come true for Cap. But his son regards life on Skull Island as a nightmare. While Irene sides with Charley, her daughter Annie calls Skull Island home. But whether they like it or not, Skull Island is changing. People like Druid have plans for the island and its neighbor. Kaia, the leader of the indigenous inhabitants, believes Yuggoth remains a threat. Will Skull Island prove as difficult to escape from as Gilligan's Island? And might something the Nazis discovered prove the key to their survival?

Here's all the info from Titan Comics: 

ESCAPE FROM SKULL ISLAND #2 (OF 4)

Format: Comic book

W: Simon Furman

A: Christopher Jones

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $4.99, On sale: March 11, 2026

 

The greatest threat to the world as we know it, Yuggoth, claims Kong’s temple, and the fragile balance of Skull Island shatters. Now, Charlie, Annie, Kaia, and their allies must risk everything to seal the Pit before Yuggoth’s monstrous army overruns the surface... while Kong, wounded and weary, faces battles that could end the island’s last line of defense forever.

 

 

 

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COVER B CHRISTOPHER JONES VAR

 

COVER C EDUARDO MELLO VAR

COVER D DIEGO YAPUR INKS VIRGIN VAR

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