Kriss

For fans of TheGraveyard Book and Through the Woods comes a different kind of YAfantasy graphic novel, in which a teen boy's search for his destiny leads himinto darkness.
Lean, ghostly pale, andpermanently grim-faced, Kriss has always been an outsider in his small village.Not even his adoptive parents love him. Only Anja, the blacksmith's daughter,brings kindness and friendship into the life of the sullen teenager. But Krissis haunted by dim memories of his true father, Erikk Iron Tooth, the king ofDarkovia.

When Anja's mother iskilled by a wild sabercat from the far north, the young girl's world isshattered, and Kriss determines to avenge her. Armed with only a pitchfork, theskinny teen sets out to kill the beast, only to learn that it's actually a darkspirit from Darkovia, come to bring him his destiny. The spirit grants Kriss thepower to vanquish the mightiest foes, and commands him to reclaim his father'skingdom. But his gift of power comes with a price - uncontrollable rage. Andleaving the village would mean leaving Anja, the only person who's always beenthere for him. Kriss must choose between his destiny and Anja, who needs hisfriendship more than ever. But his growing power, and the fiery anger that comeswith it, threatens to make the choice for him, and burn everything he holdsdear.