Christian Ward – illustratör

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE OF $9.99 The first five issues of FRACTION and WARD ''s epic science fiction, gender-broke, mind-expanding retelling of THE ODYSSEY. Collects ODY-C #1-5.

The explosive aftermath of their shocking discovery has pushed captain Grix and acolyte Vess to the furthest reaches of their solar system.Once unknowing pawns of an ubiquitous religion and pervasive mega-corporation, the now-renegade team is alone after revealing to the world that these "enemy" groups are in cahoots--but not for long. And when their crew encounters a group of ruthless spacefaring privateers, they might not be safe for long either.Volume two of the sweeping sci-fi saga is beautifully crafted by Hugo Award winner G. Willow Wilson (Wonder Woman, Ms. Marvel, acclaimed novelist of The Bird King and Alif the Unseen), and realized through the bold and singular art of Eisner winner Christian Ward (Black Bolt).Collect Invisible Kingdom #6-#10.

The entire sweeping, multi-Eisner-Award winning and Hugo nominated sci-fi epic is collected in a new, affordable trade paperback graphic novel!In a distant galaxy, acolyte Vess and hardened freighter pilot Grix join forces to expose an inconceivable conspiracy between the most dominant religion and an all-powerful mega-corporation. Suddenly prey in an interstellar chase through the dreaded Junk Rings to the Point of No Return, this unexpected pair is faced with a grave decision: reveal the truth or plunge the world into anarchy.And when the valiant crew of the Sundog is captured by the dangerous Siblings of Rebirth, Vess and Grix must fight to save not only the universe, but also their newfound love—against all odds.Collects Invisible Kingdom Volumes 1, 2, and 3.This special collection features every cover, extensive process art section, and the original pitch of this thrilling tour-de-force!

"A long and bloody road trip, one well worth taking." —AIPT Set in the same world as the films MOON and MUTE, Madi is a cerebral cyberpunk graphic novel about a team of veterans who have taken on corporate mercenary work to pay for the upkeep of technological enhancements that have turned them into human drones.Madi Preston, a veteran of Britain’s elite J-Squad, is burnt out and up to her eyeballs in bills for her cybernetics’ upkeep. When she takes an off-the-books job that promises to eliminate her and her sister’s debt, the corporate secret she’s hired to steal is not at all what she expects… and she finds herself on the run from everyone she’s ever known. In a globe-spanning adventure from Shanghai to Soho, Madi has to stay one step ahead of the giant corporations closing in on her from all sides. Madi is the third story in director Duncan Jones’ Mooniverse following the films Moon and Mute and features stunning art from a murderer’s row of comic greats: Pia Guerra, Simon Bisley, Annie Wu, Glenn Fabry, James Stokoe, and more!

Some people would do anything for love... even go to war... forever. What happened to Ene the Conqueror, and He, of Troiia, after the end of the Troiian War and they departed for home, reunited at last? It doesn ''t go well for either of them, it turns out. You think war is hell? Try being married to these two. This legendary couple finds themselves trapped on a world where madness reigns and blood flows daily. To escape, Ene must hunt and kill the bastard son of a god and He must weave stories night after night hoping to stay alive long enough for his bride to rescue him... "Fraction and Ward are doing wildly imaginative work combining fantastic Greek mythology with futuristic science fiction, and the book has a visual sensibility unlike anything else on the stands. " ãThe A.V. Club

Leo Guidry is a bad person and an even worse cop. When he suffers a psychic head wound, his life on the edge slips into spiritual warfare. In a landscape of angels, devils, and everything in between, can a person utterly devoid of empathy find a way to overcome the forces of darkness that have infiltrated his reality? This is the world of Head Wounds: Sparrow.

Bringing a bracing cosmic-horror sensibility to the world of Aquaman, rising superstars Ram V and Christian Ward team up to put Arthur Curry through an exercise in psychological terror that could break the will of even a king!One of NYPL's Best New Comics of 2023 for AdultsWe are all haunted by our own stories…Deep in the Pacific Ocean, at the farthest possible distance from any land, sits Point Nemo: the spaceship graveyard. Since the dawn of the space race, the nations of the world have sent their crafts there on splashdown, to sink beneath the silent seas. But there is something…else at Point Nemo. A structure never made by human hands. And that structure seems to be…waking up.The crew of the experimental submarine Andromeda, powered by a mysterious black-hole drive, have been chosen to investigate this mystery. But they aren’t the only ones pursuing it. Anything of value beneath the ocean is of interest to the master pirate Black Manta… and anything that attracts Black Manta attracts Arthur Curry, his lifelong foe, the Aquaman! But heaven help them all when the doors of the mystery at Point Nemo swing wide to admit them in…Ram V (Venom, The Swamp Thing) and Christian Ward (Thor, Invisible Kingdom) team up to put Arthur Curry through an exercise in psychological terror that could break the will of even a king!Collects the complete miniseries Aquaman: Andromeda #1-3.

Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. Multi-Eisner award winner Christian Ward unleashes this cosmic-horror epic of the twisted Gotham Below—now available in softcover!Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. This Gotham Below is a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham’s denizens, fueled by the fear and hatred flowing down from above. For decades, the doorway between the cities has been sealed and heavily guarded by the Court of Owls. But now the door swings wide, and the twisted version of the Dark Knight has escaped…to trap and train a Robin of his own.Batman must form an uneasy alliance with the Court and its deadly allies to stop him—and to hold back the wave of twisted super-villains, nightmarish versions of his own nemeses, each one worse than the last, that’s spilling into his streets!Visionary writer-artist Christian Ward unleashes a cosmic-horror take on Batman’s world, and readers will never look at Batman's villains the same way again.

Thor Odinson has regained his mantle - and with it, a wild new world of trouble on his mighty hands! The artefacts of Asgard have been scattered across the Earth, and to reclaim them, Thor will have to face some ugly truths. Like the production cost on hundreds of new hammers! And the Thunder God is going to need every last one of them if he's going to stop the unstoppable Juggernaut. Plus, don't miss the latest chapter of the King Thor saga, as the Thor of the far future encounters an old friend who's undergone some startling changes. Collecting Thor (2018) 1-6.

New graphic novel debut from modern masters of horror James Tynion IV and Christian Ward. For years, the mansion has sat strangely nestled into the coastline just a short drive north of Los Angeles. Rumors have haunted the place for years. Its owner a titan of American industry, with a strange fascination in the occult and the paranormal. For decades, the richest men and women in the country have whispered to each other, trying to understand what he was building alone in that mansion for all those years. And now finally, with his death and his estate finally open for sale… they are eager to find out for themselves. James Tynion IV (THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN, WORLDTR33) and Christian Ward (BATMAN: CITY OF MADNESS, INVISIBLE KINGDOM) invite you into the world of SPECTREGRAPH. Be careful: once you enter, you may never leave.

In der fernen Zukunft scheint der Untergang des Universums nah, als Dr. Doom aus der Versenkung auftaucht. Mächtiger, als irgendjemand zuvor. Macht euch bereit für den größten Kampf, den die Welt je gesehen hat: Allvater Thor und Old Man Phoenix am Ende aller Tage gegen eine Armee Monster! Und: Odins Sohn in der Gewalt von Engeln!

FARBENPRÄCHTIGER TIEFSEE-TERRORIn den Tiefen des Pazifiks soll die Crew des experimentellen U-Boots Andromeda den Unterwasser-Friedhof Point Nemo untersuchen, einen Ort voller Raumschiffe und Weltraumschrott. Denn irgendetwas regt sich in den Tiefen des Ozeans und scheint zu erwachen. Doch der potenzielle Erstkontakt mit etwas Nichtmenschlichem lockt außerdem den skrupellosen Schatzsucher Black Manta an. Und auch Aquaman ist längst in das gefährliche Geheimnis des Königs unter dem Meer verstrickt… Ein nicht nur grafisch außergewöhnliches, ohne Vorkenntnisse zu lesendes Science-Fiction-Abenteuer mit Aquaman und Black Manta, inszeniert von Autor Ram V (CATWOMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK) und Ausnahmekünstler Christian Ward (Invisible Kingdom, Thor).ENTHÄLT: AQUAMAN: ANDROMEDA 1-3

The sweeping, multi-Eisner-Award winning and Hugo nominated sci-fi epic is collected in an oversized hardcover edition! This special library edition features every cover, extensive process art section, and the original pitch of this thrilling tour-de-force!In a distant galaxy, acolyte Vess and hardened freighter pilot Grix join forces to expose an inconceivable conspiracy between the most dominant religion and an all-powerful mega-corporation. Suddenly prey in an interstellar chase through the dreaded Junk Rings to The Point of No Return, this unexpected pair is faced with a grave decision: reveal the truth or plunge the world into anarchy.And when the valiant crew of the Sundog is captured by the dangerous Siblings of Rebirth, Vess and Grix must fight to save not only the universe, but also their newfound love—against all odds.Praise for Invisible Kingdom:"Sharp, funny, and utterly breathtaking, Wilson and Ward's Invisible Kingdom is a world you won't want to leave."—Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, Captain Marvel)"Invisible Kingdom is the comic I didn't know I wanted and now can't live without. It's a vitamin boost for the eyes and mind, full of great vistas of ideas. Two master creators doing a barrel roll just outside our atmosphere. You want this book."—Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Batgirl)"G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward are two of contemporary comics most visionary creators, and in Invisible Kingdom they are working together at the height of their powers to tell a stunningly relevant story with rip-roaring wisdom and mind-bending visuals. Highly recommended."—Saladin Ahmed (Ms Marvel, Black Bolt)"Invisible Kingdom isn't just for science fiction fans; it's for readers who enjoy a fast-paced narrative that also pushes boundaries. Simultaneously up close and personal yet vast in scope. It's my kind of space opera."—Nnedi Okorafor (LaGuardia, The Binti Trilogy, Who Fears Death)"A smart pop-art feminist Star Wars. Fans of science fiction epics... will want to strap in for the longer ride."—Publishers Weekly"One of the most unique sci-fi comics since Saga& resonates in the present day."—Bleeding Cool"A stunning and immersive world."—Sequential Planet"Invisible Kingdom delivers spiritual sci-fi with spectacular visual style."—The A.V. Club

Eisner Winner for Best New Series of 2020! Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning author G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel) and acclaimed artist Christian Ward (2020 Eisner Winner for Best Painter/Digital Artist on this title) team up for an epic sci-fi saga! In a small solar system in a far-flung galaxy, two women—one a young religious acolyte and the other, a hard-bitten freighter pilot—uncover a conspiracy between the leaders of the most dominant religion and an all-consuming mega-corporation. On the run from reprisals on both sides, this unlikely pair must decide where their loyalties lie—and risk plunging the world into anarchy if they reveal the truth. Collects Invisible Kingdom #1–#5.