Change is hard, especially when you?re a student at an enigmatic boarding school like Gunnerkrigg Court?and for Annie Carver, it?s never been so sudden. After a shocking revelation about her mother?s death sends her into an overwhelming fit of rage, she runs away to the neighboring Gillitie Wood. There, forest god Coyote reveals even more about her parentage that will change the course of her life forever. Kat?s research advances by leaps and bounds when she discovers an unexpected method of awakening the Court?s oldest robots. While she learns more about the robots? original creator Diego, she must also make a heartbreaking decision in order to move forward. And what exactly is the seed bismuth? Meanwhile, Shadow?s world quite literally turns upside down, Parley reveals her relationship with Smitty to her friends, Red gets a name, Annie?s father momentarily surfaces with alarming consequences, Zimmy lends a powerful helping hand in Annie?s time of need, and great secrets are revealed by parties on both sides of the Annan Waters.

(W/A/CA) Tom Siddell Tom Siddell's acclaimed, long-running webcomic comes to Dark Horse! After the death of her mother and her father's disappearance, a young girl arrives at a mysterious boarding school. While the curriculum seems to be focused on advancing science and technology, Antimony 'Annie' Carver quickly discovers that the grounds are home to plenty of things that science can't explain: ghosts, supernatural phenomena, and even the gods of the neighboring forest. Along with her friend Kat, Annie begins to unravel the mysteries of her new home, Gunnerkrigg Court, which may not actually be a school after all. This collection features new cover art by Siddell, updated interior art, and includes chapters 1-22.

(W/A/CA) Tom Siddell The second volume of Thomas Siddell's popular and award-winning webcomic Gunnerkrigg Court is here published in softcover for the very first time for old fans and new readers alike! Annie and Kat begin their second year at Gunnerkrigg Court, a mysterious boarding school. Parts of Annie's past are revealed, as well as mysteries that tie back to the origins of the Court itself. Finding a secret tomb of ancient robots beneath Kat's workshop leads the two friends to question how they are linked to the mysterious ghost that attacked Annie the year before. And as a new Medium-in-Training, Annie is able to visit the powerful trickster god Coyote in Gillitie Forest, a visit that reveals more than she ever imagined!