History ComicBook / IKillGiants

* DropTheHammer: Barbara's supposed weapon, called Coveleski. [[spoiler:When she finally unleashes it, things go boom]]. In real life [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane (or unenchanted?)]], [[spoiler:it's a hand-sized pickaxe made of a stick for a handle and an animal skull for a blade.]]

* DropTheHammer: Barbara's supposed weapon, called Coveleski. [[spoiler:When she finally unleashes it, things go boom]].

* Myth/NorseMythology: A consistent theme throughout. From Barbara's last name (Thorson, explaining her WeaponOfChoice), to the fact that she inscribes a Norse rune on the handbag she constantly carries.

* WeaponOfChoice: Coveleski, a warhammer. In real life [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane (or unenchanted?)]], [[spoiler:it's a hand-sized pickaxe made of a stick for a handle and an animal skull for a blade.]]

* IllGirl: [[spoiler:Barbara's mother, who is ill with cancer. Towards the end, she passes away.]]

* {{Meganekko}}: Barbara, as pictured above, wears glasses.

Problem is, nobody else sees what she sees. Everyone treats her as a freak, and she reacts violently to the counselor, Mrs. Molle, when she tries to find out a little more about Barbara. It takes the friendship of a new girl in town, Sophia, to start breaking Barbara out of her shell....

* BigShutUp: In the movie and comic, Barbara slaps Mrs. Molle before storming out of her office after she brings up baseball in their word game. [[RealityEnsues Naturally]], Mrs. Molle calls home and Karen is pissed that she's getting calls from work about Barbara causing trouble. Fortunately, Mrs. Molle didn't tell the principal, preventing Barbara from getting any worse punishment, however, as the comic stresses that Mrs. Molle only gives favors once.

A film version was released in September 2017, starring Madison Wolfe as Barbara and Creator/ZoeSaldana as Mrs. Molle. It was released on streaming platforms in 2018.

* BarbaricBully: Taylor is a RareFemaleExample.
* BerserkButton: If you value your face, do NOT mention [[spoiler:Barbara's mother. Or her cancer]].

* DeadpanSnarker: Barbara.

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Barbara, in an apparent HeroicSacrifice]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: When [[spoiler:Taylor tries to ''kill'' Barbara]] because of the punishments for beating up the latter.

* GirlishPigtails: [[spoiler:Sophia and Barbara are seen wearing these in the end as an ExpositoryHairChange.]]

* LittleProfessorDialog: Barbara speaks in this.
* {{Meganekko}}: Barbara, as pictured above.

* TitleDrop: Barbara proclaims this to Sophia.

''I Kill Giants'' is a graphic novel written by Joe Kelly (of ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}'' fame) and illustrated by J.M. Ken Niimura.

'''''I Kill Giants''''' is a graphic novel written by Joe Kelly (who also wrote ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}'' and is a member of Creator/ManOfActionStudios) and illustrated by J.M. Ken Niimura.

An excellent work, ''I Kill Giants'' starts weird, gets crazy, then gets CrazyAwesome, and then goes straight into heartwarming. Read it if you need something to read.

A film version was released in September 2017, starring Madison Wolfe as Barbara and Creator/ZoeSaldana as Mrs. Molle. It is to be released on streaming platforms in 2018.

* ResentfulGuardian: Played with. In one scene, Karen breaks down and asks Barbara, "Do you have any idea what I do for you?!"

* OddFriendship: Barbara and Sophia, as the former is pretty caustic and something of a misanthrope, while the latter is shyer and more pleasant, if a little misguided..

* OddFriendship: Barbara and Sophia.

* PromotedToParent: Karen, Barbara's sister. This is made especially the case when [[spoiler:at the end, she's old enough to be Barbara and her brother's legal guardian, after their mother dies]].

* CompositeCharacter: Slightly, tying into the above entry, Taylor, along with being slimmer, more resembles her lackey from the comic.

* LittleProfessorDialog: Barbara speaks in this

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:The Titan, who was initially built up to be the BigBad, is ''actually'' trying to help Barbara come to terms with her mothers impending death.]]

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Taylor is fat in the original comic, while, here, in the movie, she's slimmer.

* BigShutUp: In the movie, Barbara slaps Mrs. Molle before storming out of her office after she brings up baseball in their word game. [[RealityEnsues Naturally]], Mrs. Molle calls home and Karen is pissed that she's getting calls from work about Barbara causing trouble. Fortunately, Mrs. Molle didn't tell the principal, preventing Barbara from getting any worse punishment.

* AdaptationExpansion:
** The dinner scene from the first issue where Karen yells at her siblings is split into two scenes in the movie. The first scene is placed at the beginning and Doug is the one who slams his hand onto the pan, while the second scene is in the middle and has Karen slam her hand on the table while scolding Barbara.
** Karen's job is brought up, in which her boss wants to give her a promotion out of pity for her. Karen rejects it because it would mean more work and less time to take care of her siblings [[spoiler:and mother]], but Barbara accuses her of not having a backbone.
** Barbara goes to Mrs. Molle's house and meets her husband and baby girl before running off.
* AdaptedOut:
** In the movie, the scene where Barbara tells the class that [[TitleDrop "I kill giants."]] at the beginning of the comic is adapted out, which lessens the BookEnds impact of her telling the class that her summer was simple at the end, a scene that was kept in the movie.
** [[spoiler:In the fight with the Titan, Barb is the only one who is around to see it.]]

* {{Animesque}}: The art style.

* DisappearedDad: Barbara's father, for reasons not said.

* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler: When Taylor tries to ''kill'' Barbara]] because of the punishments for beating up the latter.
* DramaticDrop: In the movie, Sophia drops her glass of water when she sees what's upstairs.

* {{Foil}}: In the movie, Barbara meets Mrs. Molle's husband and baby daughter, but seeing Mrs. Molle comfort her daughter causes her to run off in distress. [[spoiler:Barbara's own mother is bedridden and dying.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Barbara, though not nearly as much as the girls who bully her.

** According to [[http://goodokbad.com/assets/images/books/iKillGiants_02.png this]] image of Taylor, she is wearing what appears to be a [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Leaf Village headband]] around her neck.
* ThisIsReality: In the movie, after Barbara runs away from school during a storm in the climax, Mrs. Molle finds her on the beach and tells her [[TheReveal to face reality:]] [[spoiler:Her mother is sick and dying, and she wants to see her daughter.]]

* AdaptedOut: In the movie, the scene where Barbara tells the class that [[TitleDrop "I kill giants."]] at the beginning of the comic is adapted out, which lessens the BookEnds impact of her telling the class that her summer was simple at the end, a scene that was kept in the movie.

* DisappearedDad: Barbara's father for reasons not said.

* ElevatorSchool: The school where Barbara and Sophia go to, from what's implied.

* GirlishPigtails: [[spoiler:Sophia and Barbara are seen wearing these in the end]]

* IllGirl: [[spoiler: Barbara's mother, who is ill with cancer. Towards the end, she passes away.]]

* PromotedToParent: Karen, Barbara's sister. This is made especially the case when [[spoiler: at the end, she's old enough to be Barbara and her brother's legal guardian, after their mother dies]].

** Barbara [[spoiler:and her mother]] are admirers of Coveleski, a baseball player nicknamed "the Giant Killer".

* WeaponOfChoice: Coveleski, a warhammer.
* WeirdnessCensor: No one seems to think Barbara wearing [[AnimalEaredHeadband Animal Eared Headbands]] are out of the ordinary.