Resident Evil: Death Island Manga Hits Print
Author:News DeskCategory:News, Date: 6th September, 2026
Resident Evil’s growing paper trail gets another entry next month. <a href="https://titan-comics.com/manga/2459-resident-evil-death-island/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>Titan Comics confirmed it will publish Volume 1 of a manga adaptation of the CG film Resident Evil: Death Island on September 29, 2026, marking the first English-language print release of illustrator Zino’s take on Capcom’s Alcatraz-set ensemble outing.
Titan Comics Sets September 29 Release for Death Island Vol. 1
Titan Comics and Capcom are releasing Volume 1 of the Resident Evil: Death Island manga adaptation on September 29, 2026, giving fans a new piece of official story content ahead of Capcom’s upcoming Resident Evil Veronica remake. Titan Comics is publishing the black-and-white paperback for $12.99, with a digital edition also available for $8.99, with Waterstones retailing for £9.99.
Physical and digital pre-orders are already open across major comic distributors and online storefronts ahead of the September 29 release. For readers in New Zealand and Australia, Titan is a UK-based publisher, so the volume typically reaches regional shelves and storefronts through the same international distributors that carry the company’s other manga and comics lines, with local pricing usually tracking the UK or US list price rather than a separately announced NZD or AUD figure.
Zino’s Manga Faithfully Adapts the 2023 CG Film
Brought to life by manga artist Zino in collaboration with Capcom and Death Island Film Partners, the first volume adapts the events of the 2023 CG-animated film of the same name, which followed a fan-favorite ensemble cast through a T-virus outbreak in San Francisco. Listings differ slightly on the finished page count: Notebookcheck describes it as a 224-page volume, while a McNally Robinson bookseller listing tied to the same September 29 release lists the format as a 240-page trade paperback, a discrepancy that isn’t uncommon between early solicitation copy and a finished print run.
Titan’s own solicit text, reproduced by CBR, promises Death Island will “Experience the terrifying next chapter in the Resident Evil saga with Resident Evil: Death Island Vol. 1, a manga adaptation that plunges you into the darkest heart of the franchise.” Zino is not new to licensed action manga; the artist previously worked on titles including Phantom Blade and Unity of Heaven before taking on Capcom’s ensemble horror film.
Alcatraz Ensemble Reunites Jill, Chris, Leon, Claire and Rebecca
The manga keeps the film’s stacked roster intact. Set against the ominous prison island of Alcatraz, Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers confront a mysterious bioterror outbreak that turns the island into a battlefield of horror and survival. The underlying story pushes the group’s investigation into darker territory, with Jill’s path intersecting with Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, and Rebecca Chambers as the group converges on Alcatraz Island to confront a bioterror threat tied to a former BSAA agent seeking revenge.
Within the wider game timeline, the story is set in 2015, between the events of Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil 7, slotting the manga into a specific gap fans of the mainline games will recognise even without having seen the original film.
From Kadokawa’s Comic Hu to an English-Language Print Debut
This isn’t Death Island’s first life as a manga. The series was written and drawn by ZINO Kodakujii, credited simply as Zino by Titan, and was serialized on Kadokawa’s Comic Hu section on the Nico Nico Seiga platform from May 19, 2023 to March 19, 2024. That original Japanese run followed the film’s release in Japan on July 7, 2023, which stood as the fifth overall animated film for the Resident Evil franchise and fourth in the Prime continuity. Titan’s September edition marks the first time the comicalised story has been licensed for an English-language print and digital release.
Positioned Ahead of Capcom’s Resident Evil Code: Veronica Remake
The timing isn’t incidental. Coverage of the manga has repeatedly framed it as filling a gap before Capcom’s next major project, with one outlet noting this is the only release between now and whenever next year the aforementioned next remake, Resident Evil: Veronica, releases, which Capcom says will bridge the gap between Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4. Elsewhere, reporting has pointed to an official modern-day remake of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, expected to be released some time in 2027, giving the Death Island manga a clear window as the franchise’s next confirmed print release before that remake arrives.
For a franchise built on remakes and prestige mainline entries, a manga tie-in to a mid-tier animated film is a low-stakes way for Capcom to keep its ensemble cast visible between bigger releases. Whether
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