TITLE: BeowulfAUTHOR:Gareth Hinds
STARTED: May 28, 2008
FINISHED: May 28, 2008
PAGES: 128
GENRE: Graphic Novel
FIRST SENTENCE: In the days of old, the House of the Scyldings ruled in Denmark.
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers.
The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages — and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds’s masterful illustrations. Grendel’s black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster and his hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the hero’s final, fatal battle against a raging dragon. Speeches filled with courage and sadness, lightning-paced contests of muscle and will, and funeral boats burning on the fjords are all rendered in glorious and gruesome detail. Told for more than a thousand years, Beowulf’s heroic saga finds a true home in this graphic-novel edition.
THOUGHTS: Boy was the art in this graphic novel gritty. I would almost go so far as to say it was dirty and gory. I loved every minute of it. There is very little text in this book. A person who has not read the original text may become lost. Even then, it's a rather juicy little book.
I want this artist to do a graphic novel of John Gardner's Grendel now.
RATING: 6/10 [Good]
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