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I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WIFWULF by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, & Dailen Ogden Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.
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WIFWULF
Authors: Jackson Lanzing, Collin
Kelly, & Dailen Ogden (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: May 7, 2024
Publisher: Vault Comics
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 112
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Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/WILWULF
Angela Carter’s The Company
of Wolves and Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods meet Squad (Maggie
Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle), in WIFWULF – a tale of
transformation, blood, and beauty that calls to the wild freedom of our true
selves within each of us.
A haunting story of deep loneliness, raw wounds, wild magic, and the freedom
of transformation.
Wif. Noun, Old English: A Woman; this word is also the
origina from which the word “wife” is derived. Contrast with “wer,” a man.
Wulf. Noun, Old English: A Wolf, a wild carnivorous mammal
of the Canidae family, which lives and hunts in packs.
WIFWULF is an original folklore myth telling the story of
Charity Bjornsdotter, a young woman in 1860’s Montana who spends her days in
the woods with her closest friend, a local wolf she calls Silver Slash. Charity
is on the precipice of marriage to the most handsome man in her small village,
the mercurial-yet-beloved Paul Skeld. But as her husband isolates her from
Silver Slash, she begins to feel a call to the wilds…for it is there that her
true destiny awaits. WIFWULF is the harrowing tale of a woman forcibly
separated from that which makes her feel alive, a reinterpretation of the
classic werewolf myth… and the origin story of a new goddess.
A successfully funded, beloved project on Kickstarter, WIFWULF explores
a few facets of trauma but especially speaks to relationship abuse, something
that has touched more than one member of the creative team. It’s a story that
reminds us that even when you feel at your most monstrous, you can find your
way back. But not unchanged.
It is also a story about werewolves. About bloody revenge and deep
loneliness. About the secret, sad meaning behind the howls we hear from the
dark forests on the darkest of nights.
Experience this haunting story in the dark of night, in whatever moonlit warren
you call home – or shed your skin, embrace the night, and run wild with magic –
and become forever changed.
This book contains mature content and may not be for everyone. WIFWULF contains
gore, intimate partner violence, body horror, and animal death.
For fans of Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods, Angela
Carter’s The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (specifically: The
Company of Wolves), works by Kelly Link, Carmen Maria Machado’s Her
Body and Other Parties, Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and
Lisa Sterle, Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ Women Who Run With the Wolves:
Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, Kelly
Armstrong’s Bitten, Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick &
Emma Rios, By Chance or Providence by Becky Cloonan, Monstress by
Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda, and the films The Witch and Princess
Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki).
“This just may be the most beautiful ‘werewolf’ story I’ve ever consumed in
any medium.”
— Chris Shehan (The Autumnal, House of Slaughter)
“A luscious, vicious fever dream of a fairy tale about the cages we
find ourselves in and the true cost of freedom. WIFWULF is the kind of story
that lingers.” — Jody Houser (Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy,
Stranger Things)
MY REVIEW
This was a rather quick read. And that’s why I was so surprised by it’s impact on me.
Charity was a lovely woman of many layers living two lives. One with her abusive husband and one with the forest and a magnificent black wolf called Silver Slash. When she escapes the one she transforms and becomes a wolf goddess.
How her story unfolds is so poignant. I never expected to have tears in my eyes. The illustrations of those first moments were heartbreaking.
As soon as I finished WifWulf I returned to the beginning and took a lot longer on the second read. I took in everything revealed in the beautiful illustrations. Even the more gruesome ones were in some way beautiful.
I appreciated the second half of the book too. The short stories Silver and Pyre were equally fascinating. There’s also some notes explaining how the story first began and the collaboration that brought it to life. And I thought the index on the symbolic plants in the illustrations answered some questions that were stuck in my head.
There was so much to love in this book and nothing not to.
5 STARS
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Enjoy this peek inside:
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About Author Jackson Lanzing:
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JACKSON LANZING is one half of New York Times Bestselling writing partnership
known as “the Hivemind,” alongside Collin Kelly. The two met in college, where
they first became bitter rivals before becoming best friends. Their work in
comics includes Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Kang the Conqueror,
Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman Beyond: Neo-Year, Dark One (with
Brandon Sanderson), Joyride, and Star Trek — for which they received a 2023
Eisner nomination for Best New Series. They also work in film, TV, games and,
and are incredibly proud of their recently released middle-grade novel Thor
Quest: Hammers of the Gods from Marvel Press. They live a few minutes from one
another in Los Angeles, CA — along with their wives and far too many pets —
where they spend their time reading, debating, playing music too loud, and
enjoying every tabletop roleplaying game they can get their hands on.
Twitter | Instagram
About Author Collin Kelly:
COLLIN KELLY is one half of New York Times Bestselling writing
partnership known as “the Hivemind,” alongside Jackson Lanzing. The two met in
college, where they first became bitter rivals before becoming best friends.
Their work in comics includes Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Kang the
Conqueror, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman Beyond: Neo-Year, Dark
One (with Brandon Sanderson), Joyride, and Star Trek — for which
they received a 2023 Eisner nomination for Best New Series. They also work in
film, TV, games and, and are incredibly proud of their recently released
middle-grade novel Thor Quest: Hammers of the Gods from Marvel Press. They live
a few minutes from one another in Los Angeles, CA — along with their wives and
far too many pets — where they spend their time reading, debating, playing
music too loud, and enjoying every tabletop roleplaying game they can get their
hands on.
Twitter | Instagram
About Author Dailen Ogden:
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DAILEN
OGDEN is a
freelance comic artist, writer, and illustrator based in Colorado. Dailen is
known for their esoteric art and comics, and spends their free time collecting
houseplants and raising a Shepherd puppy, as well as a tarantula and a python.
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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