{"product_id":"anansi-boysisbn-9781506741161","title":"Anansi Boys","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Neil Gaiman joins forces with Eisner nominated writer Marc Bernardin (\u003ci\u003eAdora and the Distance, Star Wars: Mace Windu, Census\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eThief of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e co-creator Shawn Martinbrough (\u003ci\u003eLuke Cage, Hellboy\u003c\/i\u003e) to adapt Gaiman’s Locus and British  Fantasy award-winning novel as a comic book series for the first  time—and soon to be a television show on Amazon Prime!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fat” Charlie Nancy leads a boring life as a boring Londoner, until he discovers two things: That his recently deceased father was, in fact, Anansi the Spider, the trickster god of African folklore, and that he has a twin brother he’s never met. Which kicks off a reality-spanning odyssey of sibling rivalry, jealous deities, and one poor soul who’ll realize what it means to be a god.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eAnansi Boys\u003c\/i\u003e #1–#8.\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e is the New York Times bestselling author and creator of books, graphic novels, short stories, film and television for all ages, including \u003ci\u003eNorse Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNeverwhere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Graveyard Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe View from the Cheap Seats\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has received many awards and honours, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner Awards. Gaiman was the writer and showrunner for the mini-series adaptation of \u003ci\u003eGood Omens\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the book he co-authored with Sir Terry Pratchett, and for which he won the Hugo Award and Ray Bradbury Award for Screenwriting. His novel \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/i\u003e has been adapted to a critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated TV series, and the Netflix adaptation of his comic series \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e was released to popular and critical acclaim. In 2017, he became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Bernardin\u003c\/b\u003e is a WGA Award-winning television writer-producer who has worked on \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: Picard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBatman: Caped Crusader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Continental\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarnival Row\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTreadstone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCastle Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCritical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMasters of the Universe: Revelations\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlphas\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2023, he made his directorial debut with the award-winning short film, \u003ci\u003eSplinter\u003c\/i\u003e. In comics, he’s an Eisner-nominated writer of \u003ci\u003eMessenger: The Legend of Muhammad Ali, Adora and the Distance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCensus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeter Parker: The Amazing Shutterbug\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGenius\u003c\/i\u003e. In an earlier life, he was a journalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He also cohosts the \u003ci\u003eFatman Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e pop-culture podcast with Kevin Smith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn Martinbrough\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \"How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling\" by Penguin Random House and an Eisner Award nominated artist whose comic book projects include; \"Batman: Detective Comics\", \"Luke Cage Noir\", \"The Black Panther: Man Without Fear\" and \"Hellboy\". Shawn illustrated “Thief of Thieves”, the graphic novel series co-created with Robert Kirkman (“The Walking Dead”, \"INVINCIBLE\") and the Eisner nominated \"Prométhée 13:13\", published by Éditions Delcourt-Soleil and ABLAZE. He is a co-author of “Judge Kim and the Kids’ Court” by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster and the artist of \"Like Lava in My Veins\", the 2024 NAACP Image Award nominated, best-selling kid's book written by Derrick D. Barnes and published by Nancy Paulsen Books\/ Penguin Kids. Shawn is a Vanity Fair contributor, the writer of \"Red Hood: The Hill\" for DC Comics and currently writing and illustrating \"The HEAVY\", an original graphic novel for Megascope\/ Abrams Books.","brand":"Dark Horse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303820775653,"sku":"NP9781506741161","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506741161.jpg?v=1730755452","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/anansi-boysisbn-9781506741161","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}