Once & Future Volume One: The King
Is Undead by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Dan
Mora. This graphic novel collects the first issues in the series. What if the
legends and stories are all real and your grandmother was one of the people who
used to hunt them? Bridgette McGuire is enjoying her retirement from hunting
monsters until a group of nationalists uncover the scabbard of Excalibur and
attempt to use his magic to bring back King Arthur. These nationalists have not
really thought through the consequences of their actions. It’s up to Bridgette McGuire and her young
grandson, Duncan, to save Britain.
The two main characters are incredibly different and
interesting. Bridgette McGuire is an action hero long past her prime and living
in a retirement home. Duncan is an awkward good guy and some unspecified type
pf academic. The young Duncan has been kept from the truth about his grandmother
his whole life and thus is totally unprepared for what is going on. He has no skills that translate to the
violent new world that he and his grandmother are thrust into and it will be
up to her to teach what he needs to know
so they can survive.
The artwork is vibrant and expressive. There is
plenty of action, humor, and character development in the tale. The creative
team takes old ideas about King Arthur and examines them in a new light. They
have a unique interpretation of the power of stories that many readers would
enjoy. I could explain more, but doing so would ruin the read. I highly
recommend Once & Future Volume One: The King Is Undead for
mythology fans or just people intrigued by the main characters.
This book is
the first volume in a new series that started earlier this year. Once and
Future Volume 2: Old English is currently on order at my local library,
but they are not accepting hold on it yet. I eagerly await the second volume in
this series.
Once & Future Volume One: The King Is Undead
Kieron Gillen
https://www.comixology.com/Kieron-Gillen/comics-creator/1864
Illustrator Dan
Mora
https://www.behance.net/danmora
Boom Studios
https://www.boom-studios.com/wordpress/
March 2020
ISBN:
978-1-68415-491-3
Paperback (also
available in eBook format)
160 Pages
My reading copy came from the Central or Downtown Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2021
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment