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American Gods Volume 1: Shadows (Graphic Novel)

Author Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell

Illustrated by Scott Hampton, Walt Simonson, Colleen Doran

Paperback

$24.99 US

Dark Horse Comics | Dark Horse Books

6.63"W x 10.2"H x 0.52"D | 22 oz | 22 per carton

On sale Feb 07, 2023 | 264 Pages | 978-1-5067-3499-6

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This supernatural American road trip fantasy tells the story of a war between the ancient and modern gods.

Shadow Moon gets out of jail only to discover his wife is dead. Defeated, broke, and uncertain where to go from here, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, who employs him to serve as his bodyguard—thrusting Shadow into a deadly world where ghosts of the past come back from the dead, and a god war is imminent.

Now available as a paperback, the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award–winning novel and hit Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a graphic novel for the first time!

Collecting the first nine issues of the American Gods comic book series, along with art process features, high-res scans of original art, layouts, character designs, and variant covers by Becky Cloonan, Skottie Young, Fabio Moon, Dave McKean, and more!

Collects American Gods: Shadows #1–#9.

“Gaiman--who is best known as the creator of the respected DC Comics ''Sandman'' series--has a deft hand with the mythologies he tinkers with here; even better, he's a fine, droll storyteller.”—The New York Times

“The Holy Grail of Gaiman comics.”--SY FY WIRE

“An atmospheric, beautifully illustrated take on Gaiman’s story.”--AV CLUB

“If you’re excited for the show and want to know what to expect from what looks like it could be the Next Big Thing on TV, make sure to pick this up”--IGN

“Neil Gaiman’s multi-award winning novel finally gets the comic adaptation it deserves.”--BROKEN FRONTIER

“What better time than now to adapt American Gods into sequential art, and who better to do it than P. Craig Russell and Scott Hampton, two masters of the craft known in part for their collaborations with Gaiman in the past?.”--PASTE MAGAZINE

"Russell’s lyrical layouts bring Gaiman’s visual, vivid prose to life like no other artist."--CBR

“This adaptation is perfect.”--GEEKS OF DOOM

“Dark Horse has another hit on its hands …. They’re going to have whole bunch of new readers falling in love with the story for the first time as well as OG fans finding a new way to love the story in a new and exciting way.”--GRAPHIC POLICY

“It’s a good year for Gaiman fans.”--FANGIRL NATION

“Dark Horse’s comic book adaption is an appropriate tribute to his long-form vision... Although both mediums are image-oriented and the source material is the same, adapting the novel to television versus comic books offers an entirely different set of circumstances and challenges, ones which should make both takes unique in their own right; giving fans of American Gods an entertaining fable set to unravels in two varied mediums.”--SCREEN RANT

“Utterly gorgeous.”--COMICS BEAT

“P. Craig Russell is the real star here.”--UPROXX

“I love the art.”--GEEK DAD

“Visually striking… will appeal to new readers and those existing fans.”--BLEEDING COOL

“A gorgeous adaptation.”--FREAK SUGAR

“This can easily become your next favorite title.”--COMICS GRINDER

“Wonderful.”--IMPULSE GAMER

“I knew this would be good, but it was actually great.”--13TH DIMENSION

"By staying true to its source material and retaining Gaiman's strong narrative voice, AMERICAN GODS #1 presents a stellar example of how to make an adaptation." -COMICVERSE

“A dream team.”--TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

“Neil Gaiman is one of those once in a millennia creators, much like Shakespeare, whose work is thought-provokingly complex yet interpretable on multiple levels. P. Craig Russell is one of those creators whose made an artform out of translating cherished works to the comic book medium.”--COMICS BEAT

Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis. As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. Le Guin, Gene Wolfe, and G. K. Chesterton. A self-described "feral child who was raised in libraries," Gaiman credits librarians with fostering a lifelong love of reading: "I wouldn't be who I am without libraries. I was the sort of kid who devoured books, and my happiest times as a boy were when I persuaded my parents to drop me off in the local library on their way to work, and I spent the day there. I discovered that librarians actually want to help you: They taught me about interlibrary loans."

Neil Gaiman's work has been honored with many awards internationally, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. His books and stories have also been honored with four Hugos, two Nebulas, one World Fantasy Award, four Bram Stoker Awards, six Locus Awards, two British Science Fiction Association Awards, one British Fantasy Award, three Geffens, one International Horror Guild Award, and two Mythopoeic Awards. View titles by Neil Gaiman

A graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a degree in painting, P. Craig Russell has run the gamut in comics. After establishing a name for himself at Marvel on Killraven and Dr. Strange, he went on to become one of the pioneers in opening new vistas for this underestimated field with, among other works, adaptations of operas by Mozart (The Magic Flute), Strauss (Salome), and Wagner (The Ring of Nibelung). Russell is also well known for his Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde series as well as his graphic novel adaptations of Neil Gaiman's Sandman: The Dream Hunters and Coraline. The author lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. View titles by P. Craig Russell

Scott Hampton View titles by Scott Hampton

Walter Simonson was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in College Park, Maryland. He always liked drawing pictures and telling stories, and in comics he found a place where he could do both and make a living. He's worked on DC's Manhunter, Metal Men, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the original graphic novel The Judas Coin, as well as Alien, Thor, The Fantastic Four, Elric, World Of Warcraft, and the Star Slammers, among many others. View titles by Walt Simonson

Colleen Doran View titles by Colleen Doran