{"product_id":"tongues-volume-1-isbn-9781524747206","title":"Tongues, Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the three-time Igantz award-winning artist and author of \u003ci\u003eBig Questions \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a fascinating graphic novel retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An extraordinary reinvention of some of our oldest stories. Nilsen brings these old gods to an electrifying new life, and gives us a new sense of humanity as well.\"—Alexander Chee, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Mind-bendingly good. It’s up there with\u003ci\u003e Maus, Fun Home,  Persepolis, Jimmy Corrigan.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003ci\u003e —\u003c\/i\u003eMark Haddon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in a version of modern Central Asia, \u003ci\u003eTongues \u003c\/i\u003eis a retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus. It follows the captive god’s friendship with the eagle who carries out his daily sentence of torture and chronicles his pursuit of revenge on the god that has imprisoned him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrometheus’s story is entwined with that of an East African orphan on an errand of murder, and a young man with a teddy bear strapped to his back, wandering aimlessly into catastrophe (a character readers may recognize from Nilsen’s \u003ci\u003eDogs and Water\u003c\/i\u003e). The story is set against the backdrop of tensions between rival groups in an oil-rich wilderness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTongues \u003c\/i\u003eis both an adventure story and a meditation on human nature in our present fraught, historical moment.\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ALA OUTSTANDING COMICS AWARD FOR FICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE BEAT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “Nilsen’s enormous web of Greek myths and tragedies absolutely shouldn’t work, and yet it is not merely functional but transcendent.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, “The Best Graphic Novels of 2025”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anders Nilsen continues to be one of our greatest living cartoonists, and the first volume of \u003ci\u003eTongues \u003c\/i\u003eonly adds to his reputation. . . . This is also one of the best looking comics of 2025, with Nilsen’s clear line and innovative page layouts making truly innovative comics. Few comics played with form like this book. Though this is only part one of this series, \u003ci\u003eTongues\u003c\/i\u003e just might be his magnum opus.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e‎\u003cb\u003eD. Morris, \u003ci\u003eThe Beat\u003c\/i\u003e, “\u003ci\u003eThe Beat’\u003c\/i\u003es Best Comics of 2025”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Anders Nilsen has built a sprawling, rich and textured world with complex, enigmatic characters. At the heart of the book is a retelling of the Greek myth of Prometheus, but it is the contemporary storyline of the brave, precocious Astrid and her chicken sidekick Hermaea that kept me turning the pages. The page design and colors are stunning, and each panel features the meticulous line work some might expect from Nilsen. \u003ci\u003eTongues\u003c\/i\u003e is a canonical work by a comic artist with a distinctive vision.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Nicolette Khan, NPR, “Books We Love 2025”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nilsen’s storytelling is enticingly enigmatic, but the real draw of this book is his mastery of the medium’s formal mechanics. Some pages are made up of tight hexagonal grids of panels that interlock like honeycombs, while others sprawl out into lush splashes of vegetation. Brainy and action-packed, this is a book that is sure to inspire cultish fascination.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, “The Best Graphic Novels of 2025”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Every gorgeous, puzzle-like page is a masterpiece.”\u003cbr\u003e— ‎\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTongues \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary reinvention of some of our oldest stories. Nilsen brings these old gods to an electrifying new life, and gives us a new sense of humanity as well, drilling into what we forgot to be afraid of and why we would have made ourselves forget. And the art of comics is reinvented as well in the process. It's as if to tell this story, Nilsen had to remake everything he knew.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Alexander Chee, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superb graphic art meets an exceedingly odd tale, and to wonderful ends.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With exhilarating imagination, Nilsen charges headlong at big themes of responsibility, fate, mortality, transcendence, and the natural order. The results are stunning.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e is absolutely astonishing. A psychedelic collision between our most degraded contemporary realities and some of the oldest mythologies known to our species, written with a granular insight into both, drawn with beautiful savagery in a style that at times recalls Moebius but is utterly Nilsen's own. Some passages made me cry, and I didn't want the story to end. This book feels momentous.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Leela Corman, author of \u003ci\u003eVictory Parade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“#$\u0026amp;@ing amazing!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Charles Burns, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Hole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A genuinely mind-blowing achievement. I think \u003ci\u003eTongues\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark book not only in the history of the graphic novel, but in the history of mythic storytelling. A dazzlingly innovative feat which surprises and delights on every page, across the epic whole and in every strange detail. My favorite comic by a living artist.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Max Porter, author of \u003ci\u003eGrief is the Thing with Feathers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mind-bendingly good. It’s up there with \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJimmy Corrigan\u003c\/i\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mark Haddon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Nilsen’s use of frequently silent panels, expansive landscapes, and deliberate pacing evokes a quiet intensity that feels both timeless and contemporary…A compellingly enigmatic adventure story exploring the role of personal and cultural mythology in today’s fraught historical moment.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Library Journal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“An absolute page-turner that will keep you up late into the night…Tongues is flat-out stunning work. It elevates the medium on every page, and the audacious formal qualities are on full display on every connected page and interlocking panel.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—The Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnders Nilsen \u003c\/b\u003eis the award winning author of \u003ci\u003eBig Questions, Dogs and Water\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous other graphic novels and comics.","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302020075749,"sku":"NP9781524747206","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781524747206.jpg?v=1767742802","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/tongues-volume-1-isbn-9781524747206","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}