By a Thread
  • Published: 4 March 2025
  • ISBN: 9781506742618
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 136
  • RRP: $45.00
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By a Thread

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Superstar comic book writer and Eisner Award-winner Scott Snyder (Batman, Nocterra, Barnstormers) and his son, Jack Snyder have collaborated on their first-ever graphic novel, a post-apocalyptic adventure for the ages.

In By a Thread, thirteen years ago a deadly and mysterious infection spread across the Earth’s terrain, forcing humankind to live in communities precipitously built above the ground.

Superstar comic book writer and Eisner Award-winner Scott Snyder (Batman, Nocterra, Barnstormers) and his son, Jack Snyder have collaborated on their first-ever graphic novel, a post-apocalyptic adventure for the ages.

In By a Thread, thirteen years ago a deadly and mysterious infection spread across the Earth’s terrain, forcing humankind to live in communities precipitously built above the ground.

Growing up on Needle Three, Jo barely remembers a time before darkness enveloped the world. But when our hero’s community comes under attack by the despotic Charon and his forces, Jo and his friends must decide whether or not to venture across the wasteland in search of a safe haven as the world hangs by a thread.
  • Published: 4 March 2025
  • ISBN: 9781506742618
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 136
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the author

Scott Snyder

SCOTT SNYDER has written comics for both DC and Marvel, including the bestselling series AMERICAN VAMPIRE and SWAMP THING, and is the author of the story collection Voodoo Heart (The Dial Press). He teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College, NYC and Columbia University. He lives on Long Island with his wife Jeanie, and his sons Jack and Emmett. He is a dedicated and un-ironic fan of Elvis Presley.

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Praise for By a Thread

“[A] new post-apocalyptic series with an unusual twist.”–IGN

“The series is set in a world ravaged by an infection. But rather than your run-of-the-mill zombie plague, this infection rises up from the ground and devours anything it touches. The earth itself is no longer safe to touch.”–IGN

“By a Thread follows a group of kids as they attempt to survive a world that's been ravaged by infection. However, they aren't facing traditional zombies - this infection has risen from the ground and devours everything it touches. Think 'the floor is lava' but with even deadlier consequences.”–Newsarama/Games Radar