{"product_id":"wifwulf","title":"Wifwulf","description":"\u003cb\u003eAngela Carter's \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Wolves \u003c\/i\u003eand Emily Carroll's \u003ci\u003eThrough the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e meet \u003ci\u003eSquad \u003c\/i\u003e(Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle), in \u003ci\u003eWIFWULF\u003c\/i\u003e - a tale of transformation, blood, and beauty that calls to the wild freedom of our true selves within each of us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting story of deep loneliness, raw wounds, wild magic, and the freedom of transformation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWif. \u003c\/b\u003eNoun, Old English: \u003ci\u003eA Woman; this word is also the origina from which the word \"wife\" is derived. Contrast with \"wer,\" a man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWulf. \u003c\/b\u003eNoun, Old English: \u003ci\u003eA Wolf, a wild carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family, which lives and hunts in packs.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWIFWULF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A successfully funded, beloved project on Kickstarter, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWIFWULF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book contains mature content and may not be for everyone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWIFWULF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e contains gore, intimate partner violence, body horror, and animal death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of Emily Carroll's \u003ci\u003eThrough the Woods, \u003c\/i\u003e Angela Carter's \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (\u003c\/i\u003especifically: \u003ci\u003e The Company of Wolves)\u003c\/i\u003e, works by Kelly Link, Carmen Maria Machado's \u003ci\u003eHer Body and Other Parties\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSquad\u003c\/i\u003e by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle, Clarissa Pinkola Estés' \u003ci\u003eWomen Who Run With the Wolves: Myths \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStories of the Wild Woman Archetype\u003c\/i\u003e, Kelly Armstrong's \u003ci\u003eBitten, Pretty Deadly \u003c\/i\u003eby Kelly Sue DeConnick \u0026amp; Emma Rios, \u003ci\u003eBy Chance or Providence\u003c\/i\u003e by Becky Cloonan, \u003ci\u003eMonstress\u003c\/i\u003e by Marjorie Liu \u0026amp; Sana Takeda, and the films \u003ci\u003eThe Witch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrincess Mononoke \u003c\/i\u003e(Hayao Miyazaki). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"This just may be the most beautiful 'werewolf' story I've ever consumed in any medium.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e-- \u003c\/i\u003eChris Shehan \u003ci\u003e(The Autumnal, House of Slaughter\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jody Houser (\u003ci\u003eHarley Quinn \u0026amp; Poison Ivy, Stranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e)","brand":"Vault Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62084996596082,"sku":"BS-R4W-491941","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2972\/2226\/files\/9781638491941-HD.jpg?v=1784499732","url":"https:\/\/www.novelpanel.com\/products\/wifwulf","provider":"Novel Panel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}