American Gods, Volume 1: Shadows

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.