"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."-- Provided by publisher.

General Note:

"This volume collects issues #1 through #9 of the Dark Horse comic-book series American Gods: Shadows"--Title page verso.

Chiefly illustrations.

"Chapter title pages by Glenn Fabry with Adam Brown ; chapter design pages by David Mack ; "Somewhere in America" from chapter one by P. Craig Russell and Lovern Kindzierski ; "Coming to America" from chapter three by Walter Simonson and Laura Martin ; "Coming to America" from chapter four by Colleen Doran ; "Coming to America" from chapter eight by Glenn Fabry and Adam Brown."

Edition:

First hardcover edition.

Contents:

Chapter one -- Somewhere in America, Los Angeles, 11:26 p.m. / P. Craig Russell and Lovern Kinderzierski -- Chapter two -- Chapter three -- Coming to America, 813 A.D. / by Walter Simonson and Laura Martin -- Chapter four -- Coming to America, 1721 / by Colleen Dorawn -- Chapter five -- Chapter six -- Chapter seven -- Chapter eight / by Glenn Fabry and Adam Brown -- Chapter nine.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Fantasy comics.

Horror comics.

Subject Term:

Gods -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Goddesses -- Comic books, strips, etc.

National characteristics, American -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Spiritual warfare -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Ex-convicts -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Widowers -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Russell, P. Craig,

Hampton, Scott,

Simonson, Walter,

Doran, Colleen, 1963-

Publisher:

Dark Horse Books,

Publication Date:

2018

ISBN:

9781506703862

Publication Information:

Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2018.

Call Number:

741.5 GAIMAN

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Neil Gaiman's acclaimed story now in comics!

This supernatural American road trip fantasy tells the story of a war between the ancient and modern gods. The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning novel and new Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a graphic novel for the first time!

The first in a three-volume adaptation of Neil Gaiman's modern classic!

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.

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, FÁBIO MOON, DAVE MCKEAN, and MORE!

Author Notes

Neil Gaiman was born in Portchester, England on November 10, 1960. He worked as a journalist and freelance writer for a time, before deciding to try his hand at comic books. Some of his work has appeared in publications such as Time Out, The Sunday Times, Punch, and The Observer. His first comic endeavor was the graphic novel series The Sandman. The series has won every major industry award including nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, three Harvey Awards, and the 1991 World Fantasy Award for best short story, making it the first comic ever to win a literary award.

He writes both children and adult books. His adult books include The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which won a British National Book Awards, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for 2014; Stardust, which won the Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults in 1999; American Gods, which won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards; Anansi Boys; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances; and The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction, which is a New York Times Bestseller. His children's books include The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish; Coraline, which won the Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla, the BSFA, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker awards; The Wolves in the Walls; Odd and the Frost Giants; The Graveyard Book, which won the Newbery Award in 2009 and The Sandman: Overture which won the 2016 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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