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chantaal 's review for:
Once & Future Vol. 1
by Kieron Gillen
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Sometimes all you want out of a comic is a cool as fuck story and Once & Future delivered in spades.
This isn't a retelling of the Arthurian myths so much as a love letter to them. Bridgette, a retired monster hunter, pulls her grandson along for a ride as zombified Arthurian myths come to life - all because some people in the modern world are trying their best to recreate the myths to save England. It's fun, it's fast paced, and though sometimes a bit too exposition heavy, I was just super into it all.
The art is absolutely stellar. Dan Mora goes all in on character design, and his style is clean but still kinetic and just plain easy and fun to look at as the story moves along. His design for Bridgette is so badass. The color work is lovely as well, using muted tones but still saturated enough to keep things interesting.
Gosh, this was just plain FUN.
This isn't a retelling of the Arthurian myths so much as a love letter to them. Bridgette, a retired monster hunter, pulls her grandson along for a ride as zombified Arthurian myths come to life - all because some people in the modern world are trying their best to recreate the myths to save England. It's fun, it's fast paced, and though sometimes a bit too exposition heavy, I was just super into it all.
The art is absolutely stellar. Dan Mora goes all in on character design, and his style is clean but still kinetic and just plain easy and fun to look at as the story moves along. His design for Bridgette is so badass. The color work is lovely as well, using muted tones but still saturated enough to keep things interesting.
Gosh, this was just plain FUN.