Gods of Asgard is a full-length graphic novel interpretation of the Norse myths, drawing on English translations of the original source material. It is a lifelong dream of artist/author Erik Evensen, who realized that although this mythology figures prominently in the world of comics, a true, straightforward adaptation has  never been published in the United States.

Gods of Asgard is a 160-page, black-and-white, perfect bound graphic novel. It is published by a collaboration between Jetpack Press and Evensen Creative (formerly Studio E3), and in Scandinavia by Saga Publishers International.

It was originally published with the help of a grant from the Xeric Foundation, an organization that gave financial assistance to comic book self-publishers on the basis of originality, literary and artistic merit, and commitment to the medium. Gods of Asgard recieved the maximum Xeric award for spring 2007.

Since its release in 2007, Gods of Asgard has been featured prominently in the Washington Post, on the Norse Mythology Blog, at the Small Press & Alternative Comics Exhibition, the Ashville Viking Festival, and WizardWorld's Mid-Ohio Con. It continues to be sold at NorseAmerica and Amazon.

Erik Evensen is an award-winning illustrator, designer, multidisciplinary artist, and teacher. He has taught classes and workshops at Ohio State, Bemidji State, and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. 

Erik holds an MFA in Design from Ohio State, a BA in Fine Art from the University of New Hampshire, and was a post-baccalaureate scholar at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. A New Hampshire native, he now lives in Minnesota with his wife, musician Erika Svanoe. 
 
His comics work has also appeared in Image Comics' Invincible, Grounded, and Fear Agent, Terminal Press' Zombie Bomb, and Jetpack Press' Johnny Raygun. He is the author of Erik Evensen's Sketchbook Diary, a trade paperback compilation of his popular 2003 web comic. With J. Bucky Carter, he is the co-author/illustrator of Super-powered Word Study from Maupin House.

Erik's personal website: www.erik-evensen.com
Erik's business website: www.evensencreative.com
Follow Erik on twitter: @eevensen
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