Reprinting Alexis Deacon's Geis Vol. I: A Matter of Life and Death and Geis Vol. 2: A Game Without Rules in a brand-new format with a stunning new cover. Fans of high fantasy, especially those who have read the adventures of a certain boy wizard and now want something with more teeth to it, will enjoy this book.--STARRED REVIEW, School Library Journal "Tangled forests, deserts, bat-filled caverns, rivers, and medieval towns are rendered in loose brushwork with clumps of gorgeous detail, a meeting of Maurice Sendak and Pieter Bruegel."--Publisher's Weekly "Readers will give themselves over to the dreamlike, immersive narrative."--Kirkus Reviews "Utterly fascinating."--Youth Services Book Reviews "Gorgeously drawn and full of characters to root for--and against.--Slate, Slate's 10 Favorite Comics of 2016 "An engrossing fantasy tale that manages the neat trick of seeming both familiar and fresh."--The AV Club "This first volume in an anticipated trilogy is a lightning paced, tragic, and gripping start; readers will eagerly await the next outing."--STARRED REVIEW, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books a genuinely exciting fantasy book, with interesting characters and plot...I was turning every page as fast as I could just to see whatever happened next!--Comics Vs. The World Easily the best thing I've read all year without doubt....you will lose all sense of time and place while reading. --11 O'Clock Comics "The best thing published this year [...] Like Squid Game in a fantasy setting." --11 O'Clock Comics podcast After an evil sorceress casts a spell, a community is sent into a tailspin, fighting for survival. Book one of the mind-bending graphic novel series, featuring gripping action, supernatural mystery, and magical fantasy worlds where fifty souls battle in a contest to become the ruler of an island. A stunning fantasy epic unlike any other!