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Laddar... Norse Mythology Volume 1av Neil Gaiman (Författare), P. Craig Russell (Författare), Jerry Ordway (Illustratör), Mike Mignola (Illustratör), Jill Thompson (Illustratör) — 5 till, P. Craig Russell (Illustratör), Piotr Kowalski (Illustratör), David Rubin (Illustratör), David Mack (Illustratör), Bill Sienkiewicz (Illustratör)
VerksinformationNorse Mythology Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) av Neil Gaiman
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. It’s not often I check out a comics adaptation before I read the source material (which is still sitting in my to-read stack), but you can’t really go wrong with a master craftsman like P. Craig Russell adding his vision to a series of mythic tales as told by Neil Gaiman. This is one beautiful looking book with a great selection of artists adding their own finishes to Russell’s designs and layouts, all woven together with his distinctive aesthetic and lettering. This is what comics should be, fine art mixed with great storytelling that’s instantly accessible and engaging. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
#1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner Award-winning comics legend P. Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories in this comic-book adaptation of the hit novel Norse Mythology. Gaiman and Russell team with a legendary collection of artists to take readers through a series of Norse myths, including the creation of the Nine Worlds, the loss of Odin's eye and source of his knowledge, the crafting of Thor's hammer and the gods' most valuable treasures, the origin of poetry, and Loki's part in the end of all things-Ragnarö Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Russell's opening offers the Norse cosmogony, including its formative theomachy. It doesn't feature any of the Asgardian gods other than Odin, who has yet to acquire some of his distinctive characteristics. So it is only in later chapters that the reader gets to see visual designs of Thor, Freya, Tyr, Loki, and others.
My favorite non-Russell art in the book was from Mike Mignola and Piotr Kowalski. I think both of these artists' styles, while distinctive and interesting in their own right, are well suited to collaboration with Russell. Mignola's chapter on "Mimir's Head and Odin's Eye" was excellent, though short. Kowalski's "Master Builder" was a real high point.
The final two chapters were illustrated by David Rubin and Jill Thompson, both of whom served as their own colorists, and offered more painterly art than what was in the previous sections of the book. I actively liked Thompson's work here, but I wasn't much taken with Rubin's.
I haven't read Gaiman's book that served as the basis for this one, but the mythology here is much as I remember it from other sources I encountered in childhood, such as Hamilton Wright Mabie. Russell and Gaiman have worked on many projects in the past, including graphic versions of Coraline and The Graveyard Book. This project is one suited to both of their demonstrated interests and abilities.