Ronnie James Dio is getting a comic book! Z2, the premier destination for top quality music-based comics and graphic novels, has teamed up with the Ronnie James Dio estate to create a comic book based on the cover art of DIO’s classic debut album, Holy Diver. Tentatively due in the summer of 2021, “Ronnie James Dio’s Holy Diver” will be created by legends like writer by Steve Niles, with art by Scott Hampton and cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. The news of the Dio comic book was broken by Ronnie’s widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio during an appearance on the latest episode of Syfy Wire’s “Metal Crush”.

“We have a comic book coming out on Z2 Comics, which I’m very excited about, by Steven Niles,” Wendy said (see video below). “And it’s gonna feature the album cover art of DIO’s ‘Holy Diver’.”

 

Z2 has worked across genres to deliver an authentic experience to diverse audiences. Some of the publisher’s best-selling books include “Apocrypha: The Legend Of Babymetal”, “Yungblud Presents: The Twisted Tales Of The Ritalin Club” and “Eden: A Skillet Graphic Novel”, alongside debut works of graphic fiction by Dan Auerbach (THE BLACK KEYS), Andy Biersack (BLACK VEIL BRIDES), DJ Paul Oakenfold, Internet sensation Poppy, jazz trumpeter Dave Chisholm and others.