The Wicked + The Divine Volume 1 [Paperback]

“solid storytelling and clean, gorgeous artwork will keep readers engrossed and eager for more.” -Publishers Weekly(Starred)

Gillen's penchant for fast, sharp dialogue and McKelvie and Wilson's razor-lined, intensely colored visuals keep things popping up to the cliffhanger ending. -Booklist

“the story is beautifully drawnandpopulated with characters of color, diverse gender, and sexual identities, and you have my full undivided attention.” --Kirkus

Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillersYoung AvengersandPhonogramreunite to start a new, ongoing, superhero fantasy with a beautiful, oversized issue. Welcome toThe Wicked + The Divine, where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods. But remember: just because you're immortal, doesn't mean you're going to live forever.
CollectsThe Wicked + The Divine#1-5.Kieron Gillen first came to attention as a comic writer with his 2006'sPhonogram, with Jamie McKelvie. They continued to work together across the next fifteen year, culminating with smash hitThe Wicked + the Divine. Since then he's had the pleasure of creating stories with other artists such as Stephanie Hans (DIE, We Called Them Giants)and Caspar Wijngaard (the current sensation,The Power Fantasy). He has worked on Marvel Comics biggest books, such asImmortal X-men, Young Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Star Wars, EternalsandDarthVader, (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.

Jamie McKelvie is an artist and writer mostly known for his work with Kieron Gillen on comics such asThe Wicked + The Divine, Young AvengersandPhonogram.lý