Gunhild, Volume 1: The New God? (Saturday AM TANKS / Gunhild, 1)

Reviewintense suspense and ludicrous humorPublishers WeeklyTornager masterfully uses solid coloring and coordinating palettes to immerse readers fully in every pageSara Smith, BooklistProduct DescriptionCould you follow your dreams if the whole world was against you? Gunhild dreams of becoming a reallife god, and everyone everywhere thinks its a terrible idea made up by a petulant twelveyearold.In the world of Norse mythology, humans revere the mighty gods and fear the mystical, naturewielding Jotuns, and Gunhild is a fire Jotun. Abandoned by her own kind and raised in a human girls orphanage, Gunhild wishes to prove to her peers that shes more than a little troublemaker. Every step of the way, it becomes clear that Gunhild must fight for whats right and follow her own sense of justice, seeing as no one else will fight for her.Gunhilds quest leads her to meet all the famous gods shes heard about in schools, like Odin and Thor, though the one shes most interested in is the mischievous Jotun god Loki, whos chained up in a cave hidden in a location known only by the gods.Her travels lead mainly to many foes, but a few enemies become friends, persuaded by Gunhilds unwavering determination and burning passion for her own cause. Being a tiny Jotun against a big, powerful world, Gunhild must fight smart and learn a trick or two from Loki to earn the title of godhood.Certainly, Gunhild will stop at nothing to forge her own fantastic path and make her dream come true.Gunhild is rated Y for Youth, recommended for ages 10 and up.Saturday AM, the worlds most diverse mangainspired comics, are now presented in a new format! Introducing Saturday AM TANKS, the new graphic novel format similar to Japanese Tankobons where we collect the global heroes and artists of Saturday AM. These handsome volumes have select color pages, revised artwork, and innovative postcredit scenes that help bring new life to our popular BIPOC, LGBTQ, and/or culturally diverse characters.Join in even more adventures with the other actionpacked Saturday AM TANKS series:Apple Black, Clock Striker, Hammer, Henshin!, The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts, Oblivion Rouge, Saigami, Soul Beat, Titan King, Underground, and Yellow Stringer.About the AuthorFred Tornager is a comics artist whose work is primarily inspired by shonen manga and western cartoon series. Born in Colombia and raised Denmark, she attended The Animation Workshop in Jutland, where she received a BA in Graphic Narrative. Fred works on multiple comics simultaneously, including her quarterly manga series Gunhild, a Nordic mythology adventure published in Saturday AMs digital magazine Saturday BRUNCH. Her first Danish cartoon, My Night With You, a YA graphic short story, was published in 2020. In 2021, Fred won the Best Newcomer award, aka the Claus Deleuran Comic Debut award.Saturday AM is a unique digital comics brand featuring an evergrowing catalog of popular, exclusive, and diverse action mangastyle webcomics by independent creators from around the world. Among the nearly 50 visionary artists on the Saturday AM team are @WhytManga (Apple Black), @JeyOdin (Hammer), and @saigaimiproject (Saigami). To learn more about Saturday AM, visit saturdayam.com, or find them on Instagram (@saturday_am), YouTube (youtube.com/user/MyFutprint), and Twitter (@saturday_am).