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Laddar... The Michael Moorcock Library: Hawkmoon - History of the Runestaff Vol 1 (The James Cawthorn Collection)av James Cawthorn
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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. Not the best adaptation I've read. Cawthorn's art is frustrating. At times, especially in wider landscape scenes or big battle scenes, it's simply stunning and imaginative. But for the scene-to-scene shots with actual characters, the quality becomes very spotty when it comes to quality. At times, it's beautiful, but mostly, it's sketchy and somewhat stiff. And then there's the actual pacing and delivery of the adaptation. Someone else mentioned it's choppy, and I can't think of a better description. The reader is thrown from scene to scene with nary a transition to be found. It makes for an extremely disjointed reading experience. I don't think it helps that the dialogue isn't presented in the standard comic book format (it's more of the 70s magazine style with the words under the panel). This, along with the sometimes confusing artwork, lack of descriptors, and unanticipated jumps, makes this a somewhat difficult read as well. Hawkmoon has never been my favourite of Moorcock's creations, and this adaptation is okay at best, but it's still worth the read. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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Published for the first time ever, Titan Comics is proud to present the concluding chapter of Michael Moorcock's epic fantasy masterpiece, The Chronicles of Hawkmoon. Adapted and illustrated by the critically lauded and acclaimed artist and writer James Cawthorn. This book, 20 years in the making, saw the culmination of Cawthorn's passion project, and cements his reputation as one of the true greats of fantasy illustration, and arguably the father of the graphic novel medium. Having escaped from the clutches of Baron Meliadus, the chief warlord of Huon, immortal King-Emperor of the Dark Empire of Granbretan, Duke Dorian Hawkmoon of Koln and his brother-in-arms, D'Averc, find themselves travelling the multiverse in search of the legendary Runestaff, the one artefact powerful enough to end the evil tyranny of Huon once and for all. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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On their way (somewhere in France I think) lies Kamarg and Count Brass, warrior, scientist. He also managed to recover some of the ancient weaponry and systems and now represents obstacle that Granbretan wants to overcome. And to overcome it they use Hawkmoon, defeated leader of Koeln resistance.
And thus starts our story. Entire book is full of W40K vibe, only difference being that Emperor is enemy here (he leads the Granbretan).
Art is more golden age style - there are no balloons, but lots of text under the panels. If you ever read Brick Bradford or Prince Valiant you will be familiar with the layout. Art itself is very dark (inline with the overall atmosphere) and at some points might become slightly confusing (it is definitely missing some light). But overall it is very good black and white art. At times art looks little bit stiff but on the good side author manages to create beautiful panoramas, especially of the Emperor's palace.
Very interesting book, definitely brought back some memories. For fans of post-apocalyptic societies and W40K highly recommended. ( )