We Called Them Giants

*2024 Foreword Indies Book Of The Year SILVER WINNER*

"A gripping tale of survival and resilience, We Called Them Giants masterfully captures the enduring power of kindness and friendship in a shattered world." --Marjorie Liu (Monstress, The Night Eaters)

A poignant, romantic, and devastating story of a young girl who wakes up to find her world has turned upside down.

Lori wakes to find the streets empty. Everyone has gone. Or at least, nearly everyone. She's thrown into a world where she has to scrape by in the ruins of civilization, nearly starving, hiding from gangs when ...

They arrive.

The award-winning team behind dark fantasy smash DIE release their first stand alone original graphic novel.

Select praise for We Called Them Giants:

"Lush visuals bring this thoughtfully constructed tale to life." --Kirkus Reviews

"The story is fueled by bold narrative decisions... And the illustrations are sleek and dynamic, with invigorating depictions of movement throughout. Their expert showcase of colors emphasizes the contrasts between the bleak, barren environment and the potent, powerful 'otherness' of the aliens. We Called Them Giants is a thrilling graphic novel about alien contact on a postapocalyptic Earth." --Foreword Reviews

"First-person focused vignettes arranged in dynamic composition and rendered in electric color palettes drive this propulsive adventure about grief and trust." --Publishers Weekly

"A gorgeously haunting graphic novel." --Boing Boing

Author: Kieron Gillen
Publisher: Image Comics
Published: 11/12/2024
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.40h x 6.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781534387072
Audience: Young Adult


Award: Hugo Award - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/02/2024
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2024
Foreword 10/14/2024

About the Author
Kieron Gillen first came to attention as a comic writer with his 2006's Phonogram, with Jamie McKelvie. They continued to work together across the next fifteen year, culminating with smash hit The 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 as Immortal X-men, Young Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Star Wars, Eternals and Darth Vader, (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.

Stephanie Hans is a seasoned illustrator. She works mostly for the books mainstream market with clients as big as Marvel, DC Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Valiant, Dynamite, Vertigo, and Boom Studios.