{"product_id":"alva-in-the-dark-vol-1-9781806183708","title":"Alva in the Dark Vol.1","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of Denmark's top comics awards - the 2025 Ping Prisen for Best Comic Book and the 2025 Claus Deleuran Prisen for Best Danish Debut - and nominated for the 2024 Angoulême Fauve Polar SNCF Award. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young thief marked by an ancient witch bloodline becomes prey in this Nordic noir folk-horror graphic novel, as mercenaries hunt her across a frozen Scandinavia for her magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlva makes her living on the margins, running break-ins with her small-time crew and keeping her head down. But when a late-night burglary uncovers an ancient witch imprisoned behind a steel door, her life spirals into a supernatural thriller. Forced to flee across the frozen north with her friend Mini, Alva becomes the target of the Craftsmen, a secretive order obsessed with hunting the magical Aldinn tribes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs their world closes in, Alva discovers she isn't just another thief: she carries the blood of the Fell, a near-extinct people with abilities the Craftsmen will do anything to control. To survive, Alva must decide who she can trust, uncover the truth about her mysterious origins, and navigate a violent, shifting landscape where humans and monsters are not so easily told apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fresh take on witchcraft is the first graphic novel of the planned Scandi-noir horror trilogy from creators Aksel Studsgarth and Daniel Hansen. Fans of European comics, supernatural thrillers, and richly imagined mythologies will be enchanted by this contemporary dark fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781806183708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Aksel Studsgarth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52873302606005,"sku":"9781806183708","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alva-in-the-dark-vol-1-9781806183708","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}