{"id":1644,"date":"2018-02-12T16:59:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T00:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2018-02-12T16:59:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T00:59:45","slug":"first-impression-isola-2018-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/first-impression-isola-2018-1\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impression: ISOLA [2018] #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1645\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FEB180500-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"ISOLA [2018] #1 Comic Book Cover\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FEB180500-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FEB180500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>This one could be a surprise hit. 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