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The Complete American Gods (Graphic Novel)

The Complete American Gods (Graphic Novel)

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  • Author：Neil Gaiman
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Summary

The complete American Gods comic series， adapted by comics legend P。 Craig Russell from the award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman， in a deluxe， oversized collection with slipcase and ribbon。

Shadow Moon， fresh out of jail， finds his wife dead， his life in shambles， and nowhere to turn。 But a chance meeting with the mysterious Mr。 Wednesday thrusts him into the center of a conflict between new and old gods， where the future of human and divine life is at stake。

Collects American Gods: Shadows #1-9， American Gods: My Ainsel #1-9， and American Gods: The Moment of the Storm #1-9。

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Reviews

Raine McLeod ，

When you have Neil Gaiman's source material， it's impossible to wreck it with an interpretation that was born for unreal subjects。 The art is completely stunning， a mixture of pencil and ink， then watercolours and mixed media interludes。 The end of the book contains sketches and insights and progress images to really share the care that went into its production。 Not a drop of ink is wasted on its 700+ pages and if you're a fan of American Gods， this is a must-add for your collection。 Just beauti When you have Neil Gaiman's source material， it's impossible to wreck it with an interpretation that was born for unreal subjects。 The art is completely stunning， a mixture of pencil and ink， then watercolours and mixed media interludes。 The end of the book contains sketches and insights and progress images to really share the care that went into its production。 Not a drop of ink is wasted on its 700+ pages and if you're a fan of American Gods， this is a must-add for your collection。 Just beautiful。I received a digital copy of this book for free from Edelweiss+ and Dark Horse Books in exchange for an honest， voluntary review。 。。。more

Bernie Gourley ，

This is the graphic novelization of Neil Gaiman’s brilliant story “American Gods。” The tale begins with the protagonist， Shadow Moon， being released a few days early from his prison sentence to attend the funeral of the wife whom he has been longing to see。 On the flight home， he sits next to a gregarious man named Wednesday who offers him a job and who knows way too much about Shadow。 While Shadow initially rejects the offer， Wednesday is relentless。 When Shadow finally gives in， he’s introduce This is the graphic novelization of Neil Gaiman’s brilliant story “American Gods。” The tale begins with the protagonist， Shadow Moon， being released a few days early from his prison sentence to attend the funeral of the wife whom he has been longing to see。 On the flight home， he sits next to a gregarious man named Wednesday who offers him a job and who knows way too much about Shadow。 While Shadow initially rejects the offer， Wednesday is relentless。 When Shadow finally gives in， he’s introduced to a world where nothing is as it seems， a world of gods， demi-gods， and folklore heroes。tThe premise is simple， but magnificent。 America is a hard land for gods。 The country’s melting pot nature makes for so many old gods: Native American gods， Norse gods， African tribal gods， pagan gods， Hindu gods， Slavic gods， etc。 Then there are the new gods like “technology” and “media。” Comparing the average American’s screen time versus time in church or in prayer， it’s not difficult to tell which side is winning the war for the affection and attention。 Still， the new gods exist in an ephemeral landscape。 So， Wednesday is going around trying to build support among old gods for a war between the old and new gods -- no easy task as a self-confessed con man。 tIt’s been a while since I read the novel， but this adaptation felt true to my recollection of the original story。 It seems closer to the original than， say， the Amazon Prime series （which I also enjoyed， but which often diverges， particularly to build out some of the secondary characters’ arcs。） tThis is definitely worth a read， whether you’ve read the novel or not。 The artwork was well-done， and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Jesse ，

Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for allowing me to review this book early。 Rating and review are my own。 If you are a fan of the novel American Gods or the Sandman comics， then this graphic novel version is for you。 If you have never read the novel but want this edition， I still recommend it！ The story is great， the art is ok （not my style personally but never detracted from the story either）， and the chapter art is absolutely STUNNING。 It was so much fun to jump back into Shadow’s world a Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for allowing me to review this book early。 Rating and review are my own。 If you are a fan of the novel American Gods or the Sandman comics， then this graphic novel version is for you。 If you have never read the novel but want this edition， I still recommend it！ The story is great， the art is ok （not my style personally but never detracted from the story either）， and the chapter art is absolutely STUNNING。 It was so much fun to jump back into Shadow’s world and discover the old gods again。 This graphic novel is wordy but good and covers a lot of ground beautifully。 I honestly can’t wait for this edition to come out because I want to see this beautiful hunk of a book on my shelf。 Did I mention the gorgeous chapter art？ I want to wallpaper my walls with it。 。。。more

Tanya ，

I won't go into the story—I've already reviewed the novel as best as I can and as much as I care to， as I think that the journey and slow unfurling is what makes this tale work as well as it does， but this was the most beautiful （and sometimes word-for-word faithful） graphic novel adaptation I've read yet。 I suppose when the source material is this excellent， it's damn near impossible to wreck。。。 if you actually stick to it （side-eyeing the （now blessedly cancelled） TV show）。I've loved David Mac I won't go into the story—I've already reviewed the novel as best as I can and as much as I care to， as I think that the journey and slow unfurling is what makes this tale work as well as it does， but this was the most beautiful （and sometimes word-for-word faithful） graphic novel adaptation I've read yet。 I suppose when the source material is this excellent， it's damn near impossible to wreck。。。 if you actually stick to it （side-eyeing the （now blessedly cancelled） TV show）。I've loved David Mack's work for years， so his stunning watercolor chapter art was always a highlight， and Scott Hampton's drawings and colors are consistently great—a gorgeous blend of pencil， ink， and watercolors I really liked。 If you've read the book， you know that there are some sequences that are pretty hard to visualize （a literal man-eating vulva， for one）， but the story was actually surprisingly suited for a visual adaptation。 As much as I love the novel， I've always been a bit lukewarm on the lenghty and slow interlude when Shadow gets hidden away in Lakeside as Wednesday goes around gathering more support for his cause， but the graphic novel had me fully enjoy that part as well。American Gods is a wordy novel， but long-time collaborator P。 Craig Russell adapted it incredibly well: The pacing here was just right， and despite keeping the prose and dialogues faithful， there were no blocks of text—I really think someone unfamiliar with the book could pick this up and have a similarly satisfying reading experience。 Not a panel， word， or drop of ink is wasted in these 700+ pages， and it's so beautifully done that I want the physical edition on my shelves。—————Note: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

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