{"product_id":"knights-of-sidonia-volume-4-isbn-9781935654896","title":"Knights of Sidonia, volume 4","description":"A faction on the Sidonia that believes humanity’s aggressive posture toward the Gauna is responsible for the extraterrestrial behemoth’s hostility desires to chart a separate course. Hero Tanikaze and his middle-gendered friend Shinatose are both promoted while the scion of the Kunato family delves into dubious experiments in this installment of Vertical's premiere hard sci-fi manga series.\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eKnights of Sidonia's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e chief strengths is that it doesn't bog down the intrigue of its world  with too much unnecessary, bloated dialogue...It's definitely a solid  pick-up for Vertical; there's not really anything else in their catalog  like it. Dig into the first volume and see if Nihei's gorgeously  depicted wreck of a sci-fi future doesn't secure an immediately tight  grip.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Otaku USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Knights of Sidonia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is  off to a solid start with its first volume...All in all it’s a promising  and entertaining offering and one that’s left me chomping at the bit  for the next volume.\" - \u003ci\u003eComic Book Resources\u003c\/i\u003eTsutomu Nihei is an internationally known Japanese comic artist and draftsman. Born in 1971, Nihei made his debut in the comics world as the winner of the 1995 \u003ci\u003eAfternoon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Four Seasons Award for short stories. He then briefly worked as an assistant to veteran comicker Tsutomu Takahashi before making his break-through hit \u003ci\u003eBLAME!\u003c\/i\u003e (published by Tokyopop). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBLAME!\u003c\/i\u003e franchise was so well received worldwide, that it inspired an animated mini-series and eventually drew the attention of Marvel Comics in the US. Nihei would later go on to draw Wolverine (X-Men) and HALO comics for Marvel to great fanfare. An architectural student, Nihei's early work were mainly wordless, relying on visuals and backgrounds to tell their stories. Now, his works are deeply rooted in hard science-fiction, as was seen in the multiple NY Times Bestselling books \u003ci\u003eHALO: The Graphic Novel \u003c\/i\u003e(published by Marvel Comics) and \u003ci\u003eBIOmega\u003c\/i\u003e (published by Viz Media).","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305198604517,"sku":"NP9781935654896","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781935654896.jpg?v=1767730821","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/knights-of-sidonia-volume-4-isbn-9781935654896","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}