In the final episode of Off Panel from this year's Emerald City

ComiCon, the co-creators of the upcoming Isola from Image Comicsand part of the team behind DC's Gotham Academy - Brenden Fletcherand Karl Kerschl - talk their creative partnership and what theirnew book is all about. They talk their longtime friendship, mutualinterests, how they work together, how Isola's been developed,whereinspiration for the project struck, interest in stories that meshthe natural world with the developed world, creative freedom,whatmade Image the right fit for the book, how they picked the formatof the book, the influence the video game Dark Souls has on Isola,the give and take of how they work, what the Image Expo experiencewas like, and more. Their book isn't coming for a while now, butthis conversation will give you plenty of reasons to be excited forit.

Important note: Karl speaks first, Brenden second, just in case

you're wondering who is who.