Press Release

Bassist-turned-junkie Jonny Wells is addicted to his past, but the only way to get there is through his music.

This June, Insight Comics is publishing Skip to the End, a riveting graphic novel created as an allegory to the history of the legendary band Nirvana.

Skip to the End tells Jonny’s story as he tries to cope with his bandmate and best friend Kirk’s suicide. Twenty years later, Jonny struggles with heroin addiction, lost in the songs they created and desperate to relive the past—until one day he discovers he can. With the aid of a mysterious guitar, Jonny begins to make trips back in time, searching for the roots of Kirk’s unraveling. At Nar-Anon meetings and in conversations with his sponsor Emily, he starts to cope with the events that led to Kirk’s death.

But by the time Jonny realizes that his visits can’t change the present, he might be too addicted to stop.

Skip to the End explores music’s transportive property, while sharing a story of friendship, combating addiction, and suicide awareness.

About the Author:

Jeremy Holt is a Vermont-based comic book writer whose most notable works include Skinned (Insight Comics), Southern Dog (Action Lab Entertainment), and Pulp (comiXology), which IGN has called “one of the best one-shot comics of the year [2013].” Follow him on Twitter: @Jeremy_Holt.

Alex Diotto is an Italian artist whose published works include Mayday (Black Mask Studios), Southern Dog and Brigands (Action Lab Entertainment), and a slew of short stories for various anthologies. Follow him on Twitter @alexdiottodraws.

Tim Daniel is a creator, writer, and designer of comics. His first original story, Enormous, was published by Image Comics in 2012. Enormous later returned to print in 2014 as an ongoing series from 215 Ink. Since then, Daniel has written and cocreated Curse and Burning Fields and more recently in 2017, Atoll, Fissure, and Spiritus, all for Vault Comics, where he currently holds the position of design director. He resides in Montana with his wife Erin and two daughters, Olivia and Elle.

Renzo Podesta was born in Rosario, Argentina, and has worked as a freelance penciller and colorist in France, Canada, England, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, and the United States. His notable work includes the miniseries 27 (Image Comics), Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom (Arcana Comics), and Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter (Viper Comics). Find his work at renzopodesta.blogspot.com or follow him on Twitter @renzopodesta.

Adam Wollet is a writer and letterer who has worked with both aspiring and seasoned comic book creators. You can see his work in the miniseries Kingdom Bum (Action Lab Entertainment) and Widowed (available on comiXology), and at adamwollet.com. Follow him on Twitter @adamwollet.