Marine Corporal Ollie Steele is captured and about to be executed by terrorists when he is inexplicably transported to the Plane of Imaginings, the land where dreams and nightmares hail from. A beautiful young woman, Astrina, finds Ollie and takes him back to the quiet village of Donnelly. Ollie is convinced he is hallucinating, but he is further stunned when the villagers recognize him as the first of three exiles prophesized to rescue them from Ba, the foul ruler of the Realm of Nightmares, and his shadowy first knight Scath. Talismen: Return of the Exile is the first graphic novel to collect all four issues of the award-nominated fantasy webcomic for all ages to enjoy by Barb Jacobs and Steven Philip Jones. "An engaging and entertaining tale. Harkens back to the glory days of Elfquest." – Phil Hester (Green Arrow, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents). "A beautifully drawn fantasy with a cool contemporary twist." - Aldin Baroza (Family Guy, Hey, Arnold! The Movie). "Well-developed characters...great intrigue..." - Dan Jurgens (Death Of Superman, 52). Collects issues 1-4.