SMASHING THE PATRIARCHY - Viking Style!
WOMAN. WARRIOR. VIKING. HEATHEN. OUTCAST. THE GODS MUST PAY...
Born into a time of warfare, suffering, and subjugation of women, and exiled from her village for kissing another woman, the lesbian Viking warrior, Aydis, sets out to destroy the god-king Odin and end his oppressive reign. She is a friend to many as she is joined by mermaids, immortals, Valkyries, and the talking horse, Saga. But she is also a fearsome enemy to the demons and fantastic monsters that populate the land.
Heathen - The Complete Series Omnibus Edition trade paperback collects the entire twelve-issue series.
Soon to be movie directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Red Riding Hood, Lords of Dogtown)
For fans of
Monstress (Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda),
Helheim (Cullen Bunn, Joelle Jones, Nick Filardi), and
Northlanders (Brian Wood)
"These declarations of self from women and queer characters fit so elegantly into the mythology Alterici uses to weave her tale, it reminds us that these narratives belonged there all along." -
The Mary Sue "The series operates on two levels: It's a sweeping Nordic fantasy, but it's also a personal story about coming out and coming of age in a culture that doesn't accept who you truly are. The intersection of those two narrative planes is what makes
Heathen so engrossing, and the grander elements of the plot have more emotional impact because they are tied to Aydis' queer awakening. --
The AV Club "Hot take alert: Natasha Alterici is the real deal." --
Comic Bastards "Alterici is that rarest of comic writers whose sense of story and pacing is equal to her tremendous artistic skill." --
Bitch Media
Alterici, Natasha: - Natasha Alterici is a writer and artist living in Tulsa, Oklahoma who has been working as a freelance artist for nearly ten years. Works include Heathen (Vault Comics), Dinosaur Project, Gotham Academy: Yearbook, Grayson Annual, The Lez Film Review, Mixed Signals, Lovers and Other Strangers, Transcience and number of others. When not drawing, she enjoys watching cooking shows with her wife and their two cats, Cheshire and Louise.
Woods, Ashley A.: - Ashley A. Woods is a comic book artist, writer, & creator from Chicago known for her work on the "Niobe", "Ladycastle" and "Tomb Raider" series. She got her start through self-publishing her action-fantasy comic series "Millennia War" which led to her career in comics and TV.
After earning her degree in Film and Animation from IADT, she traveled to Kyoto, Japan where she presented her work in a gallery showcase called, "Out Of Sequence".
Recognized for her female illustrations and designs, her most prominent work is "Niobe: She is Life" with Stranger Comics.
Her latest work can be seen on HBO's "Lovecraft Country", DC's "Wonder Woman Black & Gold 2" and "Jupiter Invincible" with Pulitzer Prize winning author Yusef Komunyakaa which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival June 2021.
