Air Volume 1

Description

A new edition of the first of four thrilling volumes in this mind-bending, Eisner-nominated science fiction mystery graphic novel series! Acrophobic flight attendant Blythe has just fallen for a mysterious traveler-who may or may not be a terrorist-and she's about to embark on the strangest journey of her life. Searching for him, Blythe will crash-land into a web of technological conspiracies, dark politics and secret organizations. When she learns that she is the only person able to control flight and reality, with science so advanced it might be magic, she'll have to break the rules of time and space for answers. But will she reach new heights...or free-fall? By award-winning author G. Willow Wilson (Invisible Kingdom, Ms. Marvel, The Bird King) and acclaimed illustrator M.K. Perker (The New Yorker, Mad Magazine, Fables), AIR is a high-stakes, high altitude adventure about where limits lie, and what happens when they're not only broken...but remade. "...I've enjoyed AIR to no end-it starts off as Rushdie and then parachutes off into Pynchon."-Neil Gaiman "The fantasy is real, and the reality is fantastic. AIR is a compelling and completely original read that thrills, surprises and delights."-Gail Simone "An entertaining read with some serious points to make about the fluidity of borders in the 21st century."-The Onion

Willow is author of the New York Times bestselling comic book series Ms. Marvel, winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story. Her first novel, Alif the Unseen, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2012, long listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize) and winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. At San Diego Comic Con, it was announced that Willow would take over writing duties on the ongoing Wonder Woman comic book series in November 2018. Willow was born in New Jersey and attended high school in Colorado. After converting to Islam in 2003 at age 20, Willow spent the next several years living in Egypt and studying religion and Arabic. Her work often addresses the fault lines between tradition and pop culture. She currently lives in Seattle with her husband and two children. M.K. Perker is known for his work on Fables, The New Yorker, and Mad Magazine.

"...I've enjoyed AIR to no end--it starts off as Rushdie and then parachutes off into Pynchon."-Neil Gaiman "The fantasy is real, and the reality is fantastic. AIR is a compelling and completely original read that thrills, surprises and delights."-Gail Simone "An entertaining read with some serious points to make about the fluidity of borders in the 21st century."-The Onion