Writer Kieron Gillen
Artist Stephanie Hans
Cover A Stephanie Hans
Cover B Jamie McKelvie
Published: December 5, 2018
Diamond ID: OCT180012
Age Rating: M
Cover price: $3.99
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE writer KIERON GILLEN teams up with artist supernova STEPHANIE HANS (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE 1831, Journey Into Mystery) for her first ongoing comic! DIE is a pitch-black fantasy where a group of forty-something adults have to deal with the returning unearthly horror they barely survived as teenage role-players. If Kieron’s in a rush, he describes it as “Goth Jumanji.” That only captures a sliver of what you’ll find in oversized debut issue—where fantasy gets all too real.
“FANTASY HEARTBREAKER,” Part Two Remember last time, when we said “Goth Jumanji”? As the bleak, austere fantasy-horror ramps up, we start underlining the word “Goth” in black marker until we cut a hole through the page.
Description: « Fantasy Heartbreaker, » part three. One of the saddest comics in Kieron’s career. One of Stephanie’s prettiest. Clayton’s lettering, of course, remains impeccable.
Description: “FANTASY HEARTBREAKER,” Part Four. Our heroes reach the civilization of Glass Town and do what heroes have always done upon reaching civilization. As in, go to the pub. As it’s DIE, you can guess people don’t exactly get happy drunk.
Description: « Split the Party, » Part One: Forget escaping Die-half of our heroes can’t even escape the remains of shattered Glass Town. Is there any way out? Of course there is. It’s just whether or not you can pay the price. Jump aboard the commercial smash series here!
Published: September 4, 2019
Diamond ID: JUL190123
Age Rating: M
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“SPLIT THE PARTY,” Part Two The rest of our heroes have to march the survivors of Glass Town across the featureless Expanse, led by contrite Isabelle and never-contrite-in-his-whole-life Chuck. But is there more than meets the eye here? Like a secret door? Or a soul?
Writer
Kieron Gillen
Artist
Stephanie Hans
Published: October 2, 2019
Diamond ID: AUG190179
Age Rating: M
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“SPLIT THE PARTY,” Part Three The endless social whirl of the popular unpopular kids in Angria threatens to ensnare the party. Mistakes have grown in their absence. Have our heroes?
Published: November 6, 2019
Diamond ID: SEP190185
Age Rating: M
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“SPLIT THE PARTY,” Part Four Forget escaping DIE. You can’t do that without escaping the prison, with your worst enemy and the first woman who ever gazed upon this plane with human eyes.
Writer
Kieron Gillen
Artist
Stephanie Hans
Cover A
Stephanie Hans
Cover B
Emma Ríos, Miquel Muerto
Description: « The Great Game, » Part One Half the party is ruling a whole empire. The other half is on the run. Neither has it easy. There is nothing easy in this game, especially when the stakes get shockingly real. The most epic arc of Die begins as it means to go on: messily.
Description: « The Great Game, » Part Two. Designer Sid Meier described games as a series of interesting decisions. « May you live in interesting times » is a curse. Both things are true, and both are true here.
Published: September 2, 2020
Diamond ID: JUL200201
Age Rating: M
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural
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“THE GREAT GAME,” Part Three “War isn’t a game” seems obvious. Let one of DIE’s most aggressive masters explain: i) why that isn’t true ii) that war being a game only makes it worse. Can our heroes save the world? Can they save anything?
Writer
Kieron Gillen
Artist
Stephanie Hans
Cover A
Stephanie Hans
Cover B
Mike Del Mundo
Published: October 7, 2020
Diamond ID: AUG200341
Age Rating: M
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural
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« THE GREAT GAME, » Part Four « Hey, Stephanie, shall we do DIE’s take on the big battles in Return of the King? » « Sure thing, Kieron. Can you add some big emotional messy beats to the visual splendor? » « Sure thing! »
Writer
Kieron Gillen
Artist
Stephanie Hans
Cover A
Stephanie Hans
Cover B
Sana Takeda
Published: November 18, 2020
Diamond ID: SEP200201
Age Rating: M
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural
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"THE GREAT GAME,” Part Five The Great Game ends. The board is flipped. The pieces go to pieces. Can anyone play on?
Writer
Kieron Gillen
Artist
Stephanie Hans
Cover A
Stephanie Hans
Cover B
Bill Sienkiewicz
Published: May 5, 2021
Diamond ID: MAR210062
Age Rating: M
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Cover price: $3.99
« BLEED, » Part One To go into the dark, you have to get to the dark. They never put a dungeon anywhere accessible, do they? Past sins haunt our party, and future sins permeate the landscape. DIE’s closing arc begins as we began: with regrets and screaming.
Writer
Kieron Gillen
Artist
Stephanie Hans
Cover A
Stephanie Hans
Cover B
Alberto Varanda