Shutter Island is a graphic novel adaptation of novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, published by TOKYOPOP and William Morrow.

Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, are sent to Shutter Island to find a mass murderer who has escaped from Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like federal institution for the criminally insane.

Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his new partner Chuck Aule[3] travel to the Ashecliffe Hospital, a federal institution for the criminally insane[4] on Shutter Island, to investigate the disappearance of a patient, Rachel Solando,[1] incarcerated for drowning her three children.

Daniels, starts having migraines, visions and disturbing dreams of his wife, Dolores Chanal, who was murdered in a fire set by a local arsonist named Andrew Laeddis, an inmate at Ashecliffe Hospital.

Daniels reveals to Aule that locating Laeddis was an ulterior motive for taking the case, so he is there to avenge the death of his wife.

This setup has been designed to allow him to live out his elaborate fantasy, in order to confront the truth and accept reality; if he doesn't, he will be lobotomized.

[1] The next morning Laeddis sits outside next to Dr. Sheehan and tells him he needs to find a way to get off the island and go home; he has regressed once again, meaning that he will be lobotomized.

[1] Shutter Island graphic novel is a psychological thriller with dramatic artwork, crafted in a noir, painterly style[8] presented in shades of iodine yellow and drowning-victim blue.