Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker

Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker

Kieron Gillen2019
Tor.com's Best Comics of2018 THE WICKED + THE DIVINE writerKIERON GILLEN teams up with artist supernova STEPHANIE HANS (WicDiv, JourneyInto Mystery) for her first ongoing comic. DIE is a pitch-black fantasy where agroup of forty-something adults have to deal with the returning, unearthlyhorror they only just survived as teenage role-players. If Kieron's in a rush,he describes it as ""Goth Jumanji"", but that's only the tip of this obsidianiceberg. Collects issues #1-5 ofDIE
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Jeff James@unsquare
5 stars
Jan 3, 2023

Gillen describes Die as goth Jumanji, which is a pretty fair summary. The art, by Stephanie Hans, is painterly and gorgeous and is by far my favorite part of the book. Imagine, if you will, a group of friends who shared a horrifying trauma many years ago. They’ve drifted apart in the intervening years, but something draws them back together and throws them into the mix of a new and developing trauma. Needless to say, they are cranky about it. In the first volume of Die, we meet that group of former friends, now splintered apart and living emotionally damaged existences. Once, when they were young, they played an intense and dangerous game that pulled them into another universe with real and lasting consequences, including the disappearance and presumed death of one of their number. Many years later, they reluctantly decide to get the gang back together after the delivery of a die belonging to their lost friend. This artifact transports them back into the game that changed their lives and forces them to reckon with the many ways this alternate universe has changed and moved on since they went home and tried to resume their former lives. This first volume is bleak and cynical and sets up the horrifying consequences of something that should have been nothing more than a game. The characters are all flawed and searching for something they lost or never had. It’s a fascinating world, and I can’t wait to read more.

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Ryan LaFerney@ryantlaferney
5 stars
Dec 15, 2022

Die is a pitch-black fantasy where a group of forty-something adults have to deal with the returning, unearthly horror they just survived as teenage role-players. It's a deliciously dark Phantom Tollbooth/Jumanji like journey that is heartbreaking, frightening, and entertaining. It's also a deconstruction of the roots of RPGs (that explores the perceived dangers of fantasy as escapism). The artwork but Stephanie Hans is absolutely stunning - being dark and vibrant simultaneously. I really can't say enough about this graphic novel except GO READ IT NOW.

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Aditi@phoenixs
3 stars
Aug 15, 2022

The artwork is really cool and the story is pretty interesting but I'm just not into video games enough to really appreciate this series.

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Lisa Beasley@carefulofbooks
4 stars
Aug 18, 2021

At first I was a little confused but as the story went on it made more sense and I really got into it. The art style is beautiful and I am definitely going to continue reading.

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Andrea Mack@wisdomcheck
5 stars
Apr 4, 2024
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katrina montgomery@katlillie
3 stars
Apr 11, 2024
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Melissa Railey@melrailey
5 stars
Jan 18, 2024
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Dennis Jacob Rosenfeld@rosenfeld
4 stars
Aug 18, 2023
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renee badenoch@restingbookface
4 stars
Nov 9, 2022
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Magnus Dahl@gorillotaur
5 stars
Sep 23, 2022
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Curtis Stewart@chosenfallen
4 stars
Sep 16, 2022
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Martin Ackerfors@ackerfors
4 stars
Sep 13, 2022
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Fraser Simons@frasersimons
4 stars
Jun 9, 2022
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Nat Welch@icco
4 stars
Dec 29, 2021
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Diana@abeautifullybookishlife
2 stars
Nov 18, 2021
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punkrockbookwitch@punkrockbookwitch
2 stars
Nov 17, 2021
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Tierra Wilson@poptart
5 stars
Nov 16, 2021
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André Nóbrega@anobrega85
5 stars
Nov 13, 2021
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Pam Sartain@certainlygeeky
4 stars
Nov 9, 2021
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Kelly Gorman@dreadpiratekel
3 stars
Oct 11, 2021
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Jéssica Canais@jarrli
4 stars
Sep 3, 2021
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Vin @bookcadaver
5 stars
Aug 10, 2021

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