Oh, yes, and she kills giants. A giant comes to a place and takes everything from you...and when it's done...it's like whatever made your life good was never there. So much for a regular kid, but Barbara's life is somehow not very common: She lives with her sister and her brother. I liked it. There are a few moments where she does drop her guard, but Barbara quickly returns to her shell and becomes aggressive, striking Ms. Molle at one point. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Brought to life with unexpected tenderness by JOE KELLY (Supergirl, Action Comics, Deadpool) and breakout talent KEN NIIMURA, I KILL GIANTS is the bittersweet story of a young girl struggling to conquer monsters both real and imagined as her carefully constructed world crumbles at the feet of giants bigger than any one child can handle. It just creates more problems in the long run. Grades 9-12. She struggles at home and at school until things come to a head and she's finally forced to face her demons, both real and imagined. Barbara Thorson is a loner. This book will upset you. I really enjoyed this book. It's like A Monster Calls in graphic novel but the main character is mean this time. And she's only in the fifth grade. She's bored by school, has her own personal bully, and is coping with one very deep, dark secret. The art and text together make the story. I Kill Giants is the story of a young girl dealing with personal tragedy along with all the normal pains of adolescence. There’s nothing inherently wrong with escapism, but constantly running from your problems isn’t a solution. I Kill Giants (2008) Refine. Her real life is no piece of cake. Every attempt Ms. Molle, the school’s new psychiatrist, makes to help Barbara open up is met with sarcastic hostility. Erschienen im Splitter Verlag. Okay, this graphic novel left me so conflicted I'm not sure even where to begin soooo . With Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Sydney Wade. I Kill Giants (Diana Prince: Wonder Woman). Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2010. i ve read alot of graphic novels,and not one has come close to having the effect on me that i kill giants had.Simply a must read. I just think it could have been more reasonable priced with the wear & tear the graphic novel has. Great publication. She’s an outsider, a weirdo. Oh, God! We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. 5.5 stars! Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2010. Comics Series; I Kill Giants; Current: I Kill Giants #1; I Kill Giants #1. And why shouldn't she? Barbara's mother just lightheartedly says that she's scared to open her eyes in case Barbara finally coming to see her is just a dream. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. In her head, the Titan has come to take her mother, so the only way to save her is to strike the colossal beast down. Surviving school and high school sometimes could get rough. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. She can't even make it up the flight of stairs, preferring to sleep in the basement. :) I could stand to have a few copies of this one! A film version was released in September 2017, starring Madison Wolfe as Barbara and Zoe Saldana as Mrs. Molle. You probably knew a kid like Barbara in high school (you might’ve even been that kid). I Kill Giants #7 Jan 14, 2009. Problem is, nobody else sees what she sees. Her mother is sick and dying, and she wants to see her daughter. My six year old daughter is starting to get in to reading and I have been picking up books that I thought she would like. Please try again. Towards the end, she passes away. Copyright Comicextra. Please try again. So much for a regular kid, but Barbara's life is somehow not very common: She lives with her sister and her brother. I Kill Giants #1; CGC ® Lookup - Scan or type number on label Choose File. En plus d'être un album finement écrit et très sensible, dessiné de main de maître par J.M Ken Niimura, on retiendra d'I Kill Giants qu'il aborde les thèmes suivants comme peu … In short, she is a very disturbed girl, and the power of I Kill Giants is its ability to convey the reality of a frightened little girl’s pain along with the wonder of her apparent fantasies. Seth said his high expectations were met; mine were set high in part by him, but for some reason I didn't love this book. He firmly believes art peaked with Prince's Batdance. View More. In. Maybe my expectations were too high? After all, shes the only girl in school who carries a Norse war hammer in her purse and kills giants for a living... At least, thats what shell tell you - but where does the fantasy end and reality begin in the heart of this troubled girl? Transformers Recruits Creed 2 Director to Helm Franchise Revival, Escape To Fantasy: The Magic & Wisdom of I Kill Giants, First Look At I Kill Giants Film Starring Zoe Saldana, A Choice: Death or the Acceptance of Life, Michael Bay's Pandemic Thriller Songbird Heads Straight to VOD, Why Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's Bonkers Sequel Won't Get an Adaptation, MCU Theory: Indiana Jones Was Actually a Super-Soldier Who Worked for Hydra, A Ghost Rider Film by Guillermo del Toro & Norman Reedus Is INSPIRED Fan-Casting. I was excited about reading I Kill Giants–the title itself was enough to get my attention. Hottest Comics Key Issues Comics by Letter CGC Cert Lookup Investment Speculation New Comics This Week Sell My Comics. We had problems grown ups considered ridiculous, but they were massive for us. She kills giants and she claims to do so very soon in the story. Even If the story wasn't so interesting and full of oomph I would've kept on flipping through, it's that amazing. When we are adults we tend to remember our childhood and teenage years as the good old days, we keep sweet memories but no matter how happy we were (and I was a happy child indeed) it was never a piece of a cake. I have been wanting to read this book since the movie was announced, but my work schedule has not allowed me time to see the movie yet. „I Kill Giants“ ist eines dieser Werke, aus denen man etwas mitnimmt… auch lange, nachdem man die Buchdeckel zusammengeklappt hat. En plus d'être un album finement écrit et très sensible, dessiné de main de maître par J.M Ken Niimura, on retiendra d'I Kill Giants qu'il aborde les thèmes suivants comme peu de Bandes Dessinées en sont capables : "Si vous aimez ce livre, offrez-le autour de vous, ne le gardez pas sur votre étagère.