Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology has gotten a comic series adaptation via P. Craig Russell at Dark Horse Comics, and the entire set is now available for pre-order in an oversized deluxe collection.
The eighteen issues in the series have already received hardcover treatment via three volumes. The Complete Norse Mythology will include all three of these volumes, featuring work by several artists including Russell, Mike Mignola, Jerry Ordway, David Rubín, Piotr Kowalski, Jill Thompson, Matt Horak, Mark Buckingham, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Sandy Jarrell, Galen Showman, and Colleen Doran. Dave Stewart and Lovern Kindzierski provided colors for the series, with Galen Showman lettering.
The deluxe edition will also have cover art by David Mack, a sketchbook collection, and a cover gallery. Here is a first look at the slipcover art, for your enjoyment:
The fact that both the front and back of the slipcovers feature a feline or two is definitely a selling point in the collection’s favor.
Here’s a rundown of the contents of the complete collection, according to Dark Horse Comics:
In Norse Mythology Volume 1, learn about the creation of the Nine Worlds to the epic origin and adventures of Thor, Odin, and Loki.
In Volume 2, explore the origins of poetry—good and bad—in this tale of malicious dwarfs, suspicious giants, and the wise god Kvasir, whose eventual fate leads to the creation of a powerful mead that many will fight and die for.
And in Volume 3, various Norse myths are brought to life, including a wild quest where Thor and Tyr face a multiheaded giantess, fire-breathing sea serpents, and more bizarre mythological creatures; the journey of Odin to the end of the world, and finally we reach the end of the world Ragnarok: the final destiny of the gods.
All 448 pages of The Compete Norse Mythology HC arrive in bookstores November 21, 2023 and in comic shops November 22, 2023. It is now available to pre-order for $124.99 at all the usual places, including your local bookshop or comic book store.
We also have a selection of pages from the collection itself, to give you a sense of what lies in between the book’s covers:
