Neil Gaiman Norse Mythology Cover

Not only is gaiman s norse mythology novel an adaptation of classic nordic tales.

Neil gaiman norse mythology cover. At long last nail gaiman s norse mythology receives a comics adaptation following the likes of his american gods. Craig russell mike mignola jerry ordway cover artist. Neil gaiman needs no introduction and while his work has come in the form of novels comics films film adaptation of novels short stories you name it norse mythology 1 offers us the rarer comic adaptation of a pre existing piece of fiction. Craig russell breathe new life into the ancient norse stories by taking readers through the creation of the nine worlds to the epic origin and adventures of thor odin and loki all the way to the end of life ragnar 246 k.

Another limited edition signed version will also be available. The first issue of norse mythology by neil gaiman will be out from dark horse comics on october 30. Having previously written about deities in american gods and the sandman gaiman. Every time i see a new adaptation of gaiman s work i am both sad and happy.

Norse mythology issue 1 is the first comic adapting the extraordinary book of the same name by neil gaiman. 1 new york times bestselling author neil gaiman and eisner award winning comics legend p. 1 new york times bestselling author neil gaiman and eisner award winning comics legend p. In norse mythology neil gaiman retells the norse stories about the forming of the world the creation of yggdrasil and the nine worlds how odin lost his eye how the gods got their treasures loki s children thor s journey to the land of the giants the death of balder ragnarok and more.

Dave stewart lovern kindzierski. There are 18 issues planned with a rotating door of great artists who will depict these legends in comic form. Have you wondered even a little about what the cover of the norse mythology i wrote for w w. To mark the launch of the comic book version of neil gaiman s norse mythology dark horse direct is offering an exclusive limited edition featuring a cover by iconic artist bill sienkiewicz with.

According to the hollywood reporter there will only be 200 copies of the sienkiewicz issue with hand signed editions at only 100 copies. Keep an eye on comic years via facebook and twitter for our review of the first issue of norse mythology when it drops at the end of the month. For neil gaiman s norse mythology comic dark horse direct is offering an exclusive limited edition version of the comic featuring a variant cover by bill sienkiewicz.