Follow the tabs to create your own story in this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic novel! Celebrate 10 years of this completely original graphic novel take on a “choose your own adventure.” A boy stumbles upon the lab of a mad scientist who asks him to choose between testing a mind-reading device, a time machine, and a doomsday machine. Using an ingenious system of tubes and tabs, readers can decide what to explore in this completely engrossing experiment in storytelling. Sometimes the page reads right to left, sometimes up and down, and sometimes jumps from beginning to end. It’s sure to appeal to kids—and comics collectors—eager for an interactive, funny read.Awards and praise for Jason Shiga 2004 Eisner Award2003 Ignatz Award2007 Stumpton Trophy Award1999 Xeric Grant Recipient “Crazy + Genius = Shiga” —Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics “If humankind ever finds itself at the brink of its own destruction and I am given the task to fill a small, space-bound time capsule with a collection of ten graphic novels that would present to alien eyes the best that the cartoonists of Earth had to offer the universe, Jason Shiga's Meanwhile would surely be among my picks.” —Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese “A creator of comix that can be at once funny, disturbing, thoughtful, deconstructed, and cleverly put together.” —Time online “Meanwhile is a wallop of a book/graphic novel! It delivers action, choices, problem solving, and engagement. And it reminds me of my own efforts in writing Choose Your Own Adventure, which I take as a great compliment coming from Jason Shiga. I wish I had written this book! Run, don’t walk, to your favorite bookseller and pick up a copy!” —R. A. Montgomery, Choose Your Own Adventure author “Ingenious” —Edward Packard, Choose Your Own Adventure author

Make choices to defeat a mysterious sea monster in the first of a new series of innovative, interactive graphic novels from the award-winning creator of MeanwhileAdventuregame Comics is a new series of interactive graphic novels in the vein of Jason Shiga's hit graphic novel Meanwhile. Readers follow the story from panel to panel using tubes that connect them, and sometimes the path will split, giving readers the chance to choose how the story unfolds. Leviathan is set in a medieval coastal village, where residents live in fear of a giant sea creature. Your goal as a reader is simple: defeat the Leviathan! As you wander through the open world, the town's backstory is revealed. You can attempt to visit the library to try and learn why the Leviathan destroyed it years ago. You can stop by the castle to discover the town was once riddled with crime and theft—and how that’s stopped as the Leviathan will wreak havoc on the town for the smallest misdeeds. If you’re lucky, you may find your way to the old wizard who may possess the one thing that could keep the Leviathan at bay. But not everything is as it appears in this village. Can you discover the secrets and stop the Leviathan before it’s too late?

Make decisions and pick your path to the perfect afterlife in this new addition to the innovative, interactive graphic novel series from the award-winning creator of MeanwhileAdventuregame Comics is a new series of interactive graphic novels in the vein of Jason Shiga’s hit graphic novel Meanwhile. Readers follow the story from panel to panel, using tubes that connect them, and sometimes the path will split, giving readers the chance to choose how the story unfolds.The Beyond takes place in some sort of afterlife. You don’t know much when you begin, save that you’re dead and that you’ve ended up in a room that includes a door, a window, and a table with some books. You need to get out, so you try the door. And then the window. And then you finally turn to the books—and when you open them, you’re pulled into the worlds of those pages. Could these fictional worlds hold the key to your escape? Or is there more to this room than first meets the eye?

In the third installment of award-winning cartoonist Jason Shiga’s interactive graphic novel series, Adventuregame Comics: Samurai vs. Ninja guides you to choose your warrior fate. Your choice will set you on a path, solving puzzles and learning special skills, all in preparation for your ultimate quest There is a bracelet that gives the wearer immense power, but it has fallen into the clutches of the evil Lord Touma. You must break into his house and steal it! But when Lord Touma’s guards apprehend you, it’ll be down to your smarts and your special skills to beat his rigged games and break free. Will you make the right choices or have to start a new path?Adventuregame Comics is a series of interactive graphic novels in the vein of Jason Shiga’s hit graphic novel Meanwhile. Readers follow the story from panel to panel, using tubes that connect them, and sometimes the path will split, giving readers the chance to choose how the story unfolds.Adventuregame Comics seriesAdventuregame Comics: Leviathan (Book 1)Adventuregame Comics: The Beyond (Book 2)Adventuregame Comics: Samurai vs. Ninja (Book 3)

DU ENTSCHEIDEST, WAS PASSIERT!Met oder Mohnmilch? Links oder rechts? Drüber schlafen oder sofort aufbrechen?Das sind einige der Entscheidungen, die auf dich warten, wenn du zu den Kobaltinseln reist. In einer kleinen, mittelalterlichen Küstenstadt leben die Bewohner in ständiger Angst vor dem riesigen Seewesen, das jeden angreift, der lügt. Deine Aufgabe ist einfach: Besiege den Leviathan! Wie du das anstellst, liegt ganz bei dir: Erkunde die Stadt, spricht mit den Leuten oder mach den alten Zauberer ausfindig, der den einzigen Gegenstand besitzen soll, welcher den Leviathan im Zaum hält. Doch nicht alles ist so, wie es scheint. Kannst du die Geheimnisse lüften und den Leviathan aufhalten, bevor es zu spät ist?Adventuregame Comics ist eine bahnbrechende Reihe aus interaktiven Bilderomanen, in denen der Leser über Pfade von einem Bild zum anderen springt und entscheidet, welchen Weg er erkunden möchte und wie sich die Geschichte entfaltet.JASON SHIGA ist ein Comiczeichner aus Oakland, Kalifornien. In seiner 25-jährigen Karriere hat er acht Bilderromane geschaffen, zwanzig Comicbücher, über ein Dutzend Zeitschriften- und Zeitungscartoons sowie den zweitgrößten interaktiven Comic. Er hat den Eisner Award gewonnen, zwei Ignatz Awards, und seine Werke wurden als offizielle Auswahl auf dem Comics Festival in Angoulême präsentiert

Follow the tabs to create your own story in this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic novel! Celebrate 10 years of this completely original graphic novel take on a “choose your own adventure.” A boy stumbles upon the lab of a mad scientist who asks him to choose between testing a mind-reading device, a time machine, and a doomsday machine. Using an ingenious system of tubes and tabs, readers can decide what to explore in this completely engrossing experiment in storytelling. Sometimes the page reads right to left, sometimes up and down, and sometimes jumps from beginning to end. It’s sure to appeal to kids—and comics collectors—eager for an interactive, funny read.Awards and praise for Jason Shiga 2004 Eisner Award2003 Ignatz Award2007 Stumpton Trophy Award1999 Xeric Grant Recipient “Crazy + Genius = Shiga” —Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics “If humankind ever finds itself at the brink of its own destruction and I am given the task to fill a small, space-bound time capsule with a collection of ten graphic novels that would present to alien eyes the best that the cartoonists of Earth had to offer the universe, Jason Shiga's Meanwhile would surely be among my picks.” —Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese “A creator of comix that can be at once funny, disturbing, thoughtful, deconstructed, and cleverly put together.” —Time online “Meanwhile is a wallop of a book/graphic novel! It delivers action, choices, problem solving, and engagement. And it reminds me of my own efforts in writing Choose Your Own Adventure, which I take as a great compliment coming from Jason Shiga. I wish I had written this book! Run, don’t walk, to your favorite bookseller and pick up a copy!” —R. A. Montgomery, Choose Your Own Adventure author “Ingenious” —Edward Packard, Choose Your Own Adventure author

Make choices to defeat a mysterious sea monster in the first of a new series of innovative, interactive graphic novels from the award-winning creator of MeanwhileAdventuregame Comics is a new series of interactive graphic novels in the vein of Jason Shiga's hit graphic novel Meanwhile. Readers follow the story from panel to panel using tubes that connect them, and sometimes the path will split, giving readers the chance to choose how the story unfolds. Leviathan is set in a medieval coastal village, where residents live in fear of a giant sea creature. Your goal as a reader is simple: defeat the Leviathan! As you wander through the open world, the town's backstory is revealed. You can attempt to visit the library to try and learn why the Leviathan destroyed it years ago. You can stop by the castle to discover the town was once riddled with crime and theft—and how that’s stopped as the Leviathan will wreak havoc on the town for the smallest misdeeds. If you’re lucky, you may find your way to the old wizard who may possess the one thing that could keep the Leviathan at bay. But not everything is as it appears in this village. Can you discover the secrets and stop the Leviathan before it’s too late?

Make decisions and pick your path to the perfect afterlife in this new addition to the innovative, interactive graphic novel series from the award-winning creator of MeanwhileAdventuregame Comics is a new series of interactive graphic novels in the vein of Jason Shiga’s hit graphic novel Meanwhile. Readers follow the story from panel to panel, using tubes that connect them, and sometimes the path will split, giving readers the chance to choose how the story unfolds.The Beyond takes place in some sort of afterlife. You don’t know much when you begin, save that you’re dead and that you’ve ended up in a room that includes a door, a window, and a table with some books. You need to get out, so you try the door. And then the window. And then you finally turn to the books—and when you open them, you’re pulled into the worlds of those pages. Could these fictional worlds hold the key to your escape? Or is there more to this room than first meets the eye?

In the third installment of award-winning cartoonist Jason Shiga’s interactive graphic novel series, Adventuregame Comics: Samurai vs. Ninja guides you to choose your warrior fate. Your choice will set you on a path, solving puzzles and learning special skills, all in preparation for your ultimate quest There is a bracelet that gives the wearer immense power, but it has fallen into the clutches of the evil Lord Touma. You must break into his house and steal it! But when Lord Touma’s guards apprehend you, it’ll be down to your smarts and your special skills to beat his rigged games and break free. Will you make the right choices or have to start a new path?Adventuregame Comics is a series of interactive graphic novels in the vein of Jason Shiga’s hit graphic novel Meanwhile. Readers follow the story from panel to panel, using tubes that connect them, and sometimes the path will split, giving readers the chance to choose how the story unfolds.Adventuregame Comics seriesAdventuregame Comics: Leviathan (Book 1)Adventuregame Comics: The Beyond (Book 2)Adventuregame Comics: Samurai vs. Ninja (Book 3)

DU ENTSCHEIDEST, WAS PASSIERT!Met oder Mohnmilch? Links oder rechts? Drüber schlafen oder sofort aufbrechen?Das sind einige der Entscheidungen, die auf dich warten, wenn du zu den Kobaltinseln reist. In einer kleinen, mittelalterlichen Küstenstadt leben die Bewohner in ständiger Angst vor dem riesigen Seewesen, das jeden angreift, der lügt. Deine Aufgabe ist einfach: Besiege den Leviathan! Wie du das anstellst, liegt ganz bei dir: Erkunde die Stadt, spricht mit den Leuten oder mach den alten Zauberer ausfindig, der den einzigen Gegenstand besitzen soll, welcher den Leviathan im Zaum hält. Doch nicht alles ist so, wie es scheint. Kannst du die Geheimnisse lüften und den Leviathan aufhalten, bevor es zu spät ist?Adventuregame Comics ist eine bahnbrechende Reihe aus interaktiven Bilderomanen, in denen der Leser über Pfade von einem Bild zum anderen springt und entscheidet, welchen Weg er erkunden möchte und wie sich die Geschichte entfaltet.JASON SHIGA ist ein Comiczeichner aus Oakland, Kalifornien. In seiner 25-jährigen Karriere hat er acht Bilderromane geschaffen, zwanzig Comicbücher, über ein Dutzend Zeitschriften- und Zeitungscartoons sowie den zweitgrößten interaktiven Comic. Er hat den Eisner Award gewonnen, zwei Ignatz Awards, und seine Werke wurden als offizielle Auswahl auf dem Comics Festival in Angoulême präsentiert