American Gods Volume 1: Shadows (Graphic Novel) (American Gods: Graphic Novel, #1)

by Neil Gaiman and P Craig Russell

Scott Hampton (Illustrator), Walt Simonson (Illustrator), and Colleen Doran (Illustrator)

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.

• ISBN10: 1506734995
• ISBN13: 9781506734996
• Publish Date: 7 February 2023 (first published 28 February 2018)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 264
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781506734996

Reviews

[leahrosereads]

It's a visual take of American Gods - which I loved (book and TV show). So, I went into this expecting an easy 5 starrer.

I wasn't disappointed.

This story works incredibly well in a visual medium, and I highly recommend checking this out or the TV show if you like the book. Well worth it.