Once
and Future Volume 2: Old English
by
Kieron Gillen and illustrator Dan Mora is the second volume in the series. I
reviewed Once
and Future Volume 1: The King Is Undead back last January. I said in
the conclusion of that review that this book was on order and that the library
system was not accepting holds. Eventually, they did, I did my hold, and it
finally came my way.
Once and Future
Volume 2: Old English continues the story of Duncan and his grandmother, Bridgette
McGuire. After the revelations in the first volume, Duncan has lost a lot of
his innocence and has become a bitter young man. His relationship with his
grandmother is worse than ever. As they attempt to stop the undead King Arthur
from enacting his new evil plan, they have a new problem. Beowulf has
manifested in the real world. Because Beowulf has manifested, so too has
Grendel and his mother, who are also threats.
Full of action,
the same sense of humor, and incredible art like the first volume makes this
another very good read. Both Duncan and his grandmother remain the same great
characters they were in the first volume. The bad guys are just as evil as they
were in the first volume. if you enjoyed
the first volume you will love this volume. Once and Future Volume 2: Old
English has a bit more of a horror tone to it than the first book.
Despite that fact, it was not over the top.
I highly
recommend this series.
The next book in
the series, Once & Future Volume 3: The Parliament of Magpies
and scheduled to be released in late July. This means with the way things work in
the Dallas Library System, I am looking at very late summer or early Fall before
I will be able to get my hands on a copy to read.
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/
November 2020
ISBN:
978-1-68415-637-5
Paperback (also
available in eBook format)
160 Pages
My reading copy came from the Dunbar Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2021
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2 comments:
This looks very interesting. I will look into the series.
I heard a lot of positive stuff about it that never made it into the review. He really likes it.
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