{"product_id":"we-called-them-giants-9781534387072","title":"We Called Them Giants","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A gripping tale of survival and resilience, \u003ci\u003eWe Called Them Giants\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully captures the enduring power of kindness and friendship in a shattered world.\" --Marjorie Liu (\u003ci\u003eMonstress, The Night Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A poignant, romantic, and devastating story of a young girl who wakes up to find her world has turned upside down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLori wakes to find the streets empty. Everyone has gone. Or at least, nearly everyone. She's thrown into a world where she has to scrape by in the ruins of civilization, nearly starving, hiding from gangs when ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThey arrive.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The award-winning team behind dark fantasy smash DIE release their first stand alone original graphic novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSelect praise for \u003ci\u003eWe Called Them Giants\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Lush visuals bring this thoughtfully constructed tale to life.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The story is fueled by bold narrative decisions... And the illustrations are sleek and dynamic, with invigorating depictions of movement throughout. Their expert showcase of colors emphasizes the contrasts between the bleak, barren environment and the potent, powerful 'otherness' of the aliens. \u003ci\u003eWe Called Them Giants\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling graphic novel about alien contact on a postapocalyptic Earth.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"First-person focused vignettes arranged in dynamic composition and rendered in electric color palettes drive this propulsive adventure about grief and trust.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A gorgeously haunting graphic novel.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKieron Gillen first came to attention as a comic writer with his 2006's \u003ci\u003ePhonogram\u003c\/i\u003e, with Jamie McKelvie. They continued to work together across the next fifteen year, culminating with smash hit \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked + the Divine\u003c\/i\u003e. Since then he's had the pleasure of creating stories with other artists such as Stephanie Hans (\u003ci\u003eDIE, We Called Them Giants) \u003c\/i\u003eand Caspar Wijngaard (the current sensation, \u003ci\u003eThe Power Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e). He has worked on Marvel Comics biggest books, such as \u003ci\u003eImmortal X-men, Young Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Star Wars, Eternals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDarth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVader\u003c\/i\u003e, (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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephanie 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Image Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874912801042,"sku":"9781534387072","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3cb7d1f-c6ae-4af2-ab63-b81e6d26bdef.jpg?v=1738011573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-called-them-giants-9781534387072","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}