The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 5

Name: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 5
Rating: 3.8541666666666665 (48 reviews)
Author: Kieron Gillen
ISBN: 9781534301856

by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson, Kevin Wada, Leigh Alexander, Dorian Lynskey, Laurie Penny, Mary H. K. Choi, Ezekiel Kweku

3.9

(48 ratings)

200 pages2017Image ComicsISBN 9781534301856

Celebrities Comics Fantasy LGBTQ Science Fiction Young Adult

About this book

"Every ninety years, twelve gods return as young people. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are all dead. It's happening now. It's happening again"--Page 4 of cover. The gods are free to do whatever they want. Inevitably, they do. Collects issues 23-28 of the series, including the critically lauded Kevin Wada magazine issue.

Publication Details

Publisher: Image Comics
Published: 2017
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9781534301856

About Kieron Gillen

Kieron Michael Gillen (/ˈɡɪlən/; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for Once & Future, Die, Phonogram, and The Wicked + The Divine, the latter two co-created with artist Jamie McKelvie and published by Image, as well as numerous projects for Marvel, such as Journey into Mystery, Uncanny X-Men, Young Avengers, Eternals, and the company-wide crossover storyline A.X.E.: Judgment Day. He has also written projects for Star Wars including Darth Vader, Star Wars, and co-created the character Doctor Aphra who starred in her own ongoing spin-off comic series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra which Gillen wrote the first 20 issues of. In video game journalism, he created the New Games Journalism manifesto. He also co-founded the website Rock Paper Shotgun. He has been nominated for a Hugo Award six times, once for The Wicked + The Divine, twice for Once & Future, and three times for Die. He also has been nominated four times for a GLAAD Media Award, winning once for Young Avengers. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieron_Gillen)