Jason Shiga is a cartoonist whose comics have a geeky side and often feature exciting uses of math, mazes, puzzles, and unconventional narrative techniques. In his 25-year career, he has created eight graphic novels, 20 comic books, more than a dozen magazine and newspaper strips, and the world’s second-largest interactive comic. Adventuregame Comics is a new series of interactive graphic novels in which readers have a chance to choose how the story unfolds. Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan (Amulet Books) takes place in a medieval coastal village, where residents live in fear of a giant sea creature, the Leviathan, and it’s up to the reader to defeat it. As you wander about, the town’s backstory is revealed. At the library, you may learn why Leviathan destroyed it years ago. At the castle, you may discover that the town was once riddled with crime and theft, but that stopped because the Leviathan would wreak havoc for the smallest misdeeds. If you are lucky, you will find the old wizard who may possess the one thing that could keep the Leviathan at bay. But not everything is as it appears in this village. Can you discover the secrets and stop the Leviathan before it’s too late?
