Die by Kieron Gillen
In the nineties, six teenagers disappeared into a fantasy role-playing game. Only five returned. Nearly thirty years later, these broken adults are dragged back to discover the game isn’t finished with them yet. Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + the Divine) and Stephanie Hans (Journey Into Mystery)’s award-winning, critical hit series is collected in a single, beautiful, oversized hardcover volume.Collects DIE Volumes #1-4; issues #1-20.
"GILLEN subverts high fantasy adventure tropes with an infusion of creepyhorror, resulting in an exploration of arrested adolescence and the effects ofchildhood trauma made truly haunting by Hans' realistic illustrations andCowles' gloomy color palette" ï¿9;Library Journal
"GILLEN subverts high fantasy adventure tropes with an infusion of creepyhorror, resulting in an exploration of arrested adolescence and the effects ofchildhood trauma made truly haunting by Hans' realistic illustrations andCowles' gloomy color palette." ï¿9;Library Journal
“Makes for a heady combination of fascinating worldbuilding,compellingly broken characters tearing each other apart (sometimes emotionally,sometimes literally), and vivid, striking artwork.”—io9/Gizmodo
“Makes for a heady combination of fascinating worldbuilding,compellingly broken characters tearing each other apart (sometimes emotionally,sometimes literally), and vivid, striking artwork.”—io9/Gizmodo
“A deliciously dark Phantom Tollbooth-like journey told through alens of broken humanity and a deconstruction of the role-playing game’sroots. I am entranced.” —Matthew Mercer, Critical Role
“A deliciously dark Phantom Tollbooth-like journey told through alens of broken humanity and a deconstruction of the role-playing game’sroots. I am entranced.” —Matthew Mercer, Critical Role
"GILLEN subverts high fantasy adventure tropes with an infusion of creepyhorror, resulting in an exploration of arrested adolescence and the effects ofchildhood trauma made truly haunting by Hans' realistic illustrations andCowles' gloomy color palette." ï¿9;Library Journal
“Makes for a heady combination of fascinating worldbuilding,compellingly broken characters tearing each other apart (sometimes emotionally,sometimes literally), and vivid, striking artwork.”—io9/Gizmodo
“Makes for a heady combination of fascinating worldbuilding,compellingly broken characters tearing each other apart (sometimes emotionally,sometimes literally), and vivid, striking artwork.”—io9/Gizmodo
“A deliciously dark Phantom Tollbooth-like journey told through alens of broken humanity and a deconstruction of the role-playing game’sroots. I am entranced.” —Matthew Mercer, Critical Role
“A deliciously dark Phantom Tollbooth-like journey told through alens of broken humanity and a deconstruction of the role-playing game’sroots. I am entranced.” —Matthew Mercer, Critical Role
Kieron Gillen first came to attention as a comic writer with his 2006's Phonogram, with Jamie McKelvie. They continued to work together across the next fifteen year, culminating with smash hit The Wicked + the Divine. Since then he's had the pleasure of creating stories with other artists such as Stephanie Hans (DIE, We Called Them Giants) and Caspar Wijngaard (the current sensation, The Power Fantasy). He has worked on Marvel Comics biggest books, such as Immortal X-men, Young Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Star Wars, Eternals and Darth Vader, (where he co-created Doctor Aphra). In a previous life he was an award-winning pop-culture critic. In his current life, he tries to sleep more. He lives in Bath, UK.
Stephanie Hans is a seasoned illustrator. She works mostly for the books mainstream market with clients as big as Marvel, DC Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Valiant, Dynamite, Vertigo, and Boom Studios.
Stephanie Hans is a seasoned illustrator. She works mostly for the books mainstream market with clients as big as Marvel, DC Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Valiant, Dynamite, Vertigo, and Boom Studios.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781534323445 |
| ISBN 10 | 1534323449 |
| Title | Die |
| Author | Kieron Gillen |
| Series | Die |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Year published | 2022-11-22 |
| Number of pages | 656 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |