(2010)

Image, 2010 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
15.99 USD
Pages
194
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Brand
Image; Man of Action Studios
ISBN
978-1-60706-092-5 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781607060925 51599
Editing
?
Color
Color cover, duotone interior
Dimensions
6 3/4" w x 10 1/4" h
Paper Stock
Glossy
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
One-shot

Issue Notes

"Originally published in single magazine form as I KILL GIANTS #1-7." (from indicia)
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

I Kill Giants / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Ken Niimura
Inks
Jim Ken Niimura
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Barbara Thorson
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Chapter 1: The Hammer (Table of Contents: 1)

I Kill Giants / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly
Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
Inks
JM Ken Niimura
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was a time of darkness...
Genre
drama; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Barbara Thorson; Ms. Dean (Barbara's teacher); Karen Thorson (Barbara's elder sister); Mr. Marx (Barbara's principal)
Synopsis
Fifth-grader Barbara aggressively confronts school, friends, and family, preparing for an epic attack by giants.
Reprints
Keywords
Dungeons & Dragons; giant; middle school

Chapter 2: The Spark (Table of Contents: 2)

I Kill Giants / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly
Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
Inks
JM Ken Niimura
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gift of earth. gift of gold.
Characters
Barbara Thorson; Sophia (new friend); Taylor (bully); Mrs. Molle (school psychologist)
Synopsis
Sophia first meets Barbara as Barbara is performing rituals to help her against giants, and against the horror that lurks upstairs in her house. She treats fellow students and the school psychologist aggressively, and is just barely civil with Sophia.
Reprints
Keywords
Beach; bully; bullying; giant; middle school; psychologist

Chapter 3: The Armor (Table of Contents: 3)

I Kill Giants / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly
Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
Inks
JM Ken Niimura
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?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Huff puff huff
Characters
Barbara Thorson; Sophia; Taylor; Mrs. Molle; Mr. Marx
Synopsis
In a therapy session, Barbara slaps Mrs. Molle. In a brawl with Taylor, Barbara punches Sophia, who tries to intervene.
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Keywords
Bully; bullying; middle school; psychology

Chapter 4: The Ghoul (Table of Contents: 4)

I Kill Giants / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly
Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
Inks
JM Ken Niimura
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?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sorry dinner's late...
Genre
drama; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Barbara Thorson; Karen Thorson; Sophia; Taylor; Dave Thorson (Barbara's brother)
Synopsis
Sophia leads Taylor and her gang to the site where Barbara has set up wards. They destroy Barbara's work, and beat Barbara badly. Sophia helps Barbara home, but both flee before the monstrosity upstairs in Barbara's house. An angry and fearful Karen tries to talk to Barbara, but Barbara blocks out her voice.
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Keywords
Bully; bullying; middle school

Chapter 5: The Sacrifice (Table of Contents: 5)

I Kill Giants / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly
Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
Inks
JM Ken Niimura
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's settled.
Characters
Barbara Thorson; Karen Thorson; Mrs. Molle; Sophia; Taylor; Titan
Synopsis
Barbara skips six days of school, and destroys her "den" at home. Sophia and Mrs. Molle each search for her, and Mrs. Molle confronts Barbara with the truth, that Barbara's mother is dying, and that this is a giant that cannot be killed. Barbara flees to the beach, where Sophia finds her, but the manic Taylor attacks them with a hatchet. The attack is broken off only by a sudden storm, out of which rises a Titan.
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Keywords
Beach; bully; bullying; giant; titan

Chapter 6: The Titan (Table of Contents: 6)

I Kill Giants / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly
Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
Inks
JM Ken Niimura
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?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Run! Barabara!
Genre
drama; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Barbara Thorson; Sophia; Taylor; Titan
Synopsis
Defending the other girls with the magic hammer she has always claimed to have, Barbara fights the Titan. She swears that he will take neither her mother nor the girls. The Titan reveals that he came not for the mother, but for Barbara. Barbara is drawn into the storm-churned ocean, as Sophia searches in vain.
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Keywords
Beach; bully; bullying; giant; Titan

Chapter 7: The End (Table of Contents: 7)

I Kill Giants / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly
Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
Inks
JM Ken Niimura
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hss
Characters
Barbara Thorson; Karen Thorson; Dave Thorson; Mrs. Thorson (Barbara's mother); Sophia; Mrs. Molle; police officers
Synopsis
Barbara is feared lost in the freak storm, but eventually appears at her own front door. After reconciling with her siblings, Sophia, and Mrs. Molle, she climbs the stairs to visit her mother in her sickroom. Upon the mother's death months a few later, the same supporters stand at Barbara's side. She finally feels at home in her own home, and bids the Titan farewell, observing, "We're stronger than we think."
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Keywords
Beach; funeral; middle school; Titan

Behind the Scenes (Table of Contents: 8)

I Kill Giants / text article / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly; JM Ken Niimura
Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
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JM Ken Niimura
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

I Kill Giants / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
JM Ken Niimura
Inks
JM Ken Niimura

Indexer Notes

Illustration on inside back cover page.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    I Kill Giants
  2. 1. Chapter 1: The Hammer
    I Kill Giants
  3. 2. Chapter 2: The Spark
    I Kill Giants
  4. 3. Chapter 3: The Armor
    I Kill Giants
  5. 4. Chapter 4: The Ghoul
    I Kill Giants
  6. 5. Chapter 5: The Sacrifice
    I Kill Giants
  7. 6. Chapter 6: The Titan
    I Kill Giants
  8. 7. Chapter 7: The End
    I Kill Giants
  9. 8. Behind the Scenes
    I Kill Giants
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    I Kill Giants
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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