Once and Future nº 04: Monarquías en Reino Unido
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Summary
Bridgette， Duncan， and Rose fight to rescue the entirety of Britain from the Otherworld， and itself， in this fourth chapter of the Hugo and Eisner Award nominated series！
WAR OF THE KINGS！
Bridgette， Duncan， and Rose， – along with the entirety of Britain – are dragged into the Otherworld。 It's a land of predatory monsters and things seem like they can't get any worse。
Of course they can。 A rival king rises to confront Arthur， plunging the land into civil war。。。 and both pursue Bridgette， Duncan and Rose as they travel across the land， desperately trying to find a way to return Britain to its senses。。。
New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen joins Russ Manning Award winning artist Dan Mora， and colorist Tamra Bonvillain present the next chapter in the Hugo and Eisner Award nominated series。
Collects Once & Future #19-24。
WAR OF THE KINGS！
Bridgette， Duncan， and Rose， – along with the entirety of Britain – are dragged into the Otherworld。 It's a land of predatory monsters and things seem like they can't get any worse。
Of course they can。 A rival king rises to confront Arthur， plunging the land into civil war。。。 and both pursue Bridgette， Duncan and Rose as they travel across the land， desperately trying to find a way to return Britain to its senses。。。
New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen joins Russ Manning Award winning artist Dan Mora， and colorist Tamra Bonvillain present the next chapter in the Hugo and Eisner Award nominated series。
Collects Once & Future #19-24。
Reviews
John
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I think I need to read about 87 books on British history to fully understand this。
Shirleon Sharron
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This just gets more and more wild。 I LOVE IT。
Marie-sofie
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Not QUITE as good as earlier volumes， it feels like one of those that are needed to get to where it’s going rather than having a huge value of its own。 But it’s still gorgeous and makes some fun points。 I’m really looking forward to volume 5。
Melina
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3。5 - can’t remember all the characters at this point！ Mostly the baddies and their stories。
Art
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With all of Britain in the Otherworld， things get dicey。 I found the way Gillen works folktales and stories， even mythologies， into something malicious。 There is a nice sense of threat throughout the book。 The cliff-hanger ending did its job: I want to see what comes next。
Bandit
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I read these books with limited investment， which is to say I don’t care that much and I may forget the fine plot details from one book to the next， but they are fun。 Oodles of fun and Dan Mora’s art just really knocks it out of the park。The plot is actually quite decent – with King Arthur and his knights reimagined as nightmarish creatures determined to take over the world。 From the Otherworld。 There are other realms， tons of action and wild， wild， wild imagery。Plus， you got the best grandma a I read these books with limited investment， which is to say I don’t care that much and I may forget the fine plot details from one book to the next， but they are fun。 Oodles of fun and Dan Mora’s art just really knocks it out of the park。The plot is actually quite decent – with King Arthur and his knights reimagined as nightmarish creatures determined to take over the world。 From the Otherworld。 There are other realms， tons of action and wild， wild， wild imagery。Plus， you got the best grandma a boy can ask for。 And a boy （well， a man， really） who asked for none of it and still got stuck saving the world。Gorgeous and entertaining， this is an all-around fun adventure。 Can’t believe this is the same person who did The Wicked and Divine which is practically unreadable in its tediousness （and I tried， at least two books）。 Guess he matured。 Anyway， yeah， bright and bombastic。 Fight the knights， fight the night， save the world。 All that。 Ok。This and more at https://advancetheplot。weebly。com/ 。。。more
Laurian
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I couldn't love this series more。 I couldn't love this series more。 。。。more
Dakota Morgan
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Another fairly satisfying entry in a series with no clear ending in sight。 I've accepted that I simply won't understand much of Once & Future， so I enjoy the pretty pictures and tremendous action scenes。 Every time Bridgette speaks， I tune in， because inevitably she's introducing some brand new character or concept that she probably should have mentioned at the very beginning。With Britain having been subsumed by Otherworld in the last volume， we find our heroes hunting for weapons and a more def Another fairly satisfying entry in a series with no clear ending in sight。 I've accepted that I simply won't understand much of Once & Future， so I enjoy the pretty pictures and tremendous action scenes。 Every time Bridgette speaks， I tune in， because inevitably she's introducing some brand new character or concept that she probably should have mentioned at the very beginning。With Britain having been subsumed by Otherworld in the last volume， we find our heroes hunting for weapons and a more defensible home。 Fortunately， Bridgette's old house is the grail castle in Otherworld， so that's one problem solved。 The problem of attaining weapons brings an interesting new monster-hunter into the fold （（view spoiler）[Will Shakespeare - plenty of story material to mine from there （hide spoiler）]）。The aspect of Once & Future that has me most confused is the bit where there are multiple Arthurs and Merlins roaming around， fighting for supremacy （（view spoiler）[three by the end！ （hide spoiler）]）。 Was that explained at some point？ The variety of Arthurs and Knights of the Round Table basically blend together until I forget who I need to care about and why。 Presumably， Bridgette and Duncan need to kill them all， right？ Maybe I'm not meant to care。Dan Mora's art continues to stun and raise the caliber of the book。 I consider it a bad sign， though， when the scene I found most enjoyable involved a replaceable side character realizing he'd become Jack of "Jack and the Beanstalk" fame。 Once & Future needs more moments like that - more room to breathe。 。。。more
Norman Cook
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Demons King Arthur， Merlin， Galahad， Lancelot， and their allies draw the whole of Britain into their Otherworld for what looks like an epic fight to the finish。 But another claiming to be king comes along and civil war breaks out。 Meanwhile， our heroes are trying to keep their friends and families safe with mixed results。 Can Robin Hood perhaps save the day？ We'll have to find out next time， for this is another mid-chapter in this ongoing work。 It really helps to read these volumes back to back， Demons King Arthur， Merlin， Galahad， Lancelot， and their allies draw the whole of Britain into their Otherworld for what looks like an epic fight to the finish。 But another claiming to be king comes along and civil war breaks out。 Meanwhile， our heroes are trying to keep their friends and families safe with mixed results。 Can Robin Hood perhaps save the day？ We'll have to find out next time， for this is another mid-chapter in this ongoing work。 It really helps to read these volumes back to back， for there is scant recap at the beginning。 And for those unfamiliar with British folklore， some of the references will pass by， although I think the fun is mostly just seeing these demons bash each other to pieces， and you don't really have to know who's who。 Dan Mora's artwork and Tamra Bonvillain's coloring continue to be excellent。 。。。more
Tomás Sendarrubias garcía
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Hay algo de Kieron Gillen que me encanta， y es que cuando crees que no le pueden quedar más s0rpresas， siempre le siguen quedando giros en la manga。 Y en este tomo， Monarquías del Reino Unido， Gillen （y por supuesto el dibujante Dan Mora）， tienen un buen puñado de sorpresas。 Y me gusta mucho como articula el guionista la historia， y el trabajo de investigación o de lecturas previo que debió tener para poder escribir esto。 ¿Os he dicho ya que este tomo me ha encantado？En el tomo anterior， habíamo Hay algo de Kieron Gillen que me encanta， y es que cuando crees que no le pueden quedar más s0rpresas， siempre le siguen quedando giros en la manga。 Y en este tomo， Monarquías del Reino Unido， Gillen （y por supuesto el dibujante Dan Mora）， tienen un buen puñado de sorpresas。 Y me gusta mucho como articula el guionista la historia， y el trabajo de investigación o de lecturas previo que debió tener para poder escribir esto。 ¿Os he dicho ya que este tomo me ha encantado？En el tomo anterior， habíamos visto como a pesar de los esfuerzos de Duncan， Bridgette y Rose， Otromundo se había fundido con Gran Bretaña， de modo que ahora hadas， dragones， gigantes y caballeros están por todas partes。 Mientras los protagonistas tratan de buscar un nuevo refugio lejos de peligros para los compañeros de la residencia de Bridgette， una guerra civil estalla en Gran Bretaña， y es que al Rey Arturo se opone。。。 otro Rey Arturo。 Y es que al Arturo britón y celta que habíamos visto hasta ahora， se le va a enfrentar otro Rey Arturo， el rey Arturo de corte normando， el de las historias de Chrétien de Troyes， la Vulgata， Malory， etc。 Así que cada uno de ellos va a llamar a su lado a todos sus caballeros antes de volver a enfrentarse en Bath， y eso incluye a Perceval y a Gawain， es decir， a Duncan y Rose。 Pero es que además， en Bath （la antigua Badón de las historias artúricas）， viven los padres de Rose， y hacia allí se van a dirigir la propia Rose， Bridgette y Duncan。。。 Y no puedo decir mucho más， porque ya he soltado algún spoiler por ahí arriba， y no quiero revelar más， porque la sorpresa final de este tomo。。。 ¡es mucha sorpresa final！Así que nada， ¡a leer！ 。。。more
Blindzider
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Enjoyed this more， although I'm still a little confused on this idea of stories and how they govern what is happening， plus the multitude of Arthurs/Knights。 Those details just never really get explained （unless I've completely overlooked them）。 It makes it frustrating because it's all intriguing， but you get the sense that it isn't fully thought out or have strict rules， and if you look too closely you will realize it doesn't make sense。 It does make me ashamed that either I don't know or can't Enjoyed this more， although I'm still a little confused on this idea of stories and how they govern what is happening， plus the multitude of Arthurs/Knights。 Those details just never really get explained （unless I've completely overlooked them）。 It makes it frustrating because it's all intriguing， but you get the sense that it isn't fully thought out or have strict rules， and if you look too closely you will realize it doesn't make sense。 It does make me ashamed that either I don't know or can't remember the details of the stories that are referenced。 That leaves you with just hanging on for the ride and either enjoying the quibbling jokes between the heroes or the battles with different monsters， which is fun but feels a bit shallow。 Gillen still continues to touch on the main characters more， this time on Rose and her family。 The primary monster this time around was cool to see and the cliffhanger is an old favorite of mine， so I'm eager to see what they bring to the story。Sadly， my library doesn't have the fifth and final volume yet。 Hopefully that's coming soon so I can see how this ends。 。。。more
Khurram
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Thus book had it all。 Roles revealed， family ties， and civil war。 I love all the legond/stories， coming together in this book。 I was wondering after the last book where the story was going to from there but I am happy and excited what happened here。Otherworld is her， the secrets are out and monsters are unleashed。 The only thing going for the heroes is the monsters are just as likely to turn on each other。I really do like the way thing came together in thus book。 I can also say I have hit of a b Thus book had it all。 Roles revealed， family ties， and civil war。 I love all the legond/stories， coming together in this book。 I was wondering after the last book where the story was going to from there but I am happy and excited what happened here。Otherworld is her， the secrets are out and monsters are unleashed。 The only thing going for the heroes is the monsters are just as likely to turn on each other。I really do like the way thing came together in thus book。 I can also say I have hit of a bias yo the Gina legond that appeared at the end。 I can't wait to see east happens next。 。。。more
John
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Lore will eat itself
Norjak
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3。5
Tuni
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Continues to solidly deliver on wacky legends becoming reality shenanigans。 It’s a constant BATLE BATTLE BATTLE， though， and I would really appreciate a breather to just… plot a little bit？ Actually tell each other what is going on instead of relying on dramatic reveals to both the other characters and the reader？
Chad
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All of Britain has been sucked into Otherworld。 There's still a ton of action。 The art is great。 Gillen does expect the reader to have a degree in ancient British lore though。 I know a lot of mythology and some of this still escaped me。 Also not sure why there are multiple Arthurs running around。 It may have been explained in the previous volume but， if so， I've forgotten。 Still， this is fun even without knowing every reference。 I do wish there was a concordance in the back though。 All of Britain has been sucked into Otherworld。 There's still a ton of action。 The art is great。 Gillen does expect the reader to have a degree in ancient British lore though。 I know a lot of mythology and some of this still escaped me。 Also not sure why there are multiple Arthurs running around。 It may have been explained in the previous volume but， if so， I've forgotten。 Still， this is fun even without knowing every reference。 I do wish there was a concordance in the back though。 。。。more
David
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The series remains quite good and the artwork is great。 I think all the Arthur variants running around are on the verge of being too many， but so far that's not a problem。 The series remains quite good and the artwork is great。 I think all the Arthur variants running around are on the verge of being too many， but so far that's not a problem。 。。。more
Tom
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King Arthur returned as an undead monster， and thanks to a foolish Prime Minister， everyone knows it so he and his kind， the stuff of stories and legends， are free to roam across Britain and kill people。 The Maguire family is on both sides of the conflict， but one interesting thing is since Arthur is mostly made of stories and there are lots of Arthur stories。。。there can be more than one Arthur。 And they don't much like each other。。。 King Arthur returned as an undead monster， and thanks to a foolish Prime Minister， everyone knows it so he and his kind， the stuff of stories and legends， are free to roam across Britain and kill people。 The Maguire family is on both sides of the conflict， but one interesting thing is since Arthur is mostly made of stories and there are lots of Arthur stories。。。there can be more than one Arthur。 And they don't much like each other。。。 。。。more
Nancy
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This review can also be found on my blog: https://graphicnovelty2。com/2022/05/2。。。Monsters have now infiltrated the entire U。K。 and it is up to Gran， Duncan and Rose to save everyone from the deadly Otherworld！This fourth volume brings in even more English folklore and legends， mixing and matching stories and eras so that readers won’t know what to expect next。 In addition to a reanimated King Arthur and Merlin， we get Yvain and his lion， the giant from Jack and the Beanstack， a gorgon， evil fai This review can also be found on my blog: https://graphicnovelty2。com/2022/05/2。。。Monsters have now infiltrated the entire U。K。 and it is up to Gran， Duncan and Rose to save everyone from the deadly Otherworld！This fourth volume brings in even more English folklore and legends， mixing and matching stories and eras so that readers won’t know what to expect next。 In addition to a reanimated King Arthur and Merlin， we get Yvain and his lion， the giant from Jack and the Beanstack， a gorgon， evil fairies， Shakespeare’s writings and lastly another version of Arthur and Merlin。Now that the Otherworld is out in the open， reality and fantasy have become co-mingled， with other neighboring countries none the wiser as to what is really happening in the U。K。 Our three heroes try to save their friends and family while battling new creatures when Duncan’s mother Mary shows up。 Her unresolved issues with Gran always complicate matters， and she teeters on the edge of good and evil。 Both Gran and Mary manipulate people and situations that will help them win， but at this point， I want to know exactly what happened between this mother and daughter to cause their bitter fallout。The art remains a strength with amazing monsters and fantasy landscapes。 The lettering and location titles helped keep some details straight。 The floating orbs that were previously a clue that magic was moving into the regular world and they should be wary of are now everywhere。 My favorite ginger Duncan is now more battle-weary， and his new beard suits him。While author Kieron Gillen is obviously an expert in English stories， I believe the average reader will become as muddled as I am。 While this series is still very intriguing， the warped mythology is in danger of becoming too confusing。 However， because the first three volumes were so excellent， I’m hoping future volumes will get back on track， plus I’m intrigued as to how the new character on the last page will tie into the narrative。 。。。more
Adam Fisher
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I'm feeling like this Volume is the start of the middle section of the story。 The cast is continuing to expand， but I feel like something big is coming and it will be seriously bloody。 （and this Volume is plenty bloody enough！）Highlights: - Bridgette and Duncan risk an encounter with fairies to retrieve weapons， then move their group back to their home， which in Otherworld， is now the site of the Grail Castle。 Much more room and defensible。- A second King Arthur， who rather than looking like a z I'm feeling like this Volume is the start of the middle section of the story。 The cast is continuing to expand， but I feel like something big is coming and it will be seriously bloody。 （and this Volume is plenty bloody enough！）Highlights: - Bridgette and Duncan risk an encounter with fairies to retrieve weapons， then move their group back to their home， which in Otherworld， is now the site of the Grail Castle。 Much more room and defensible。- A second King Arthur， who rather than looking like a zombie is clad in futuristic armor， shows up in England， with a Merlin， Lancelot， and Guinevere of his own。 The battle between kings is immanent。 - A gorgon shows up and starts terrorizing the countryside。 Rose （with Bridgette and Duncan） goes to Bath to rescue her parents。 Eliold， a Knight siding with the newer Arthur， shows up to slay the Gorgon， and does。。。。 but only after ripping his own eyes out。- As the main group （Bridgette， Duncan， and Rose） prepares to leave the Grail Castle to seek out better weaponry， they try their best to train the remaining people， but the arrival of a hungry giant has one of them falling into the story of Jack and the Beanstalk。。。 but much more gory。 LOL- The main group finds a hidden cache of weapons that belonged to one of the Greatest Hunters ever: William Shakespeare。 （LOL） His "pen" being mightier than any sword。。。- As the Kings and their armies meet in battle， the main group calls a new hero to cause trouble for all。 The feather on Shakespeare's pen came from one of Robin Hood's arrows。。。。Love all the colliding mythologies。 Can't wait to see what Robin Hood does。。。This is a consistently good book。 Recommend。。。。 though obviously start at the beginning。 。。。more
Sharon
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Hovered between three and four stars on this one。 A whole lot gets introduced: new human characters and far too many characters from stories。 Most of both categories are barely used。 A volume of mostly set up？ But still， Dan Mora's art is the savior here。 What a beautiful book。 Gets lost in the woods perhaps but I'm still in for the series。 Hovered between three and four stars on this one。 A whole lot gets introduced: new human characters and far too many characters from stories。 Most of both categories are barely used。 A volume of mostly set up？ But still， Dan Mora's art is the savior here。 What a beautiful book。 Gets lost in the woods perhaps but I'm still in for the series。 。。。more
Δημήτρης Μπ
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As with the 3rd volume of the series， the illustrations of Dan Mora are exceptional and the action scenes are quite satisfying。However， the story becomes even more complicated with more new characters being introduced， even at this point in the story， and different versions of Arthurs and Merlins get thrown in the mix， making the final result a confusing mess。
Natasha den Dekker
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Brilliant。 I enjoyed the first half of Wicked and Divine but then the second half not so much。 BUT THIS。。。。this subversive take on heroes and history of the British isles is just *chefs kiss*。 I've said it before but I love that the MC is a grandma and she's a badass in everyway， the character you think who is going to be the hero our 'Percival'is so pointless it's charming， and then Rose our WOMAN OF COLOUR who is also Gawain and her parents get a look-in as well - it's absolutely wonderful， al Brilliant。 I enjoyed the first half of Wicked and Divine but then the second half not so much。 BUT THIS。。。。this subversive take on heroes and history of the British isles is just *chefs kiss*。 I've said it before but I love that the MC is a grandma and she's a badass in everyway， the character you think who is going to be the hero our 'Percival'is so pointless it's charming， and then Rose our WOMAN OF COLOUR who is also Gawain and her parents get a look-in as well - it's absolutely wonderful， also a very nice touch with what it's like to grow up in central Bath as a woman of colour too。 The story picks up right where we left off at the end of Vol 3。 We have fully descended into the otherworld now that it's been revealed。 Accords broken， giants roaming （another great Brexit joke here in this scene） and a lovely （lol） journey through some British towns （from Reading to Bath， to Stratford to Leicester） that ARE NOT LONDON which is also something I thoroughly appreciate。 I have no idea where this series is going but I absolutely adore it。 。。。more
Michael Gordon
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The action is fast and furious in the fourth volume of Once and Future！ So much so that at times I had to refresh my memory of previous volumes to check the scorecard of who’s who in Olde English folklore。 Some of the new ones introduced open up this epic to whole new realms （pun intended）。 While all of the action is fun to look at thanks to Dan Mora， I really appreciate the character moments sprinkled throughout by Kieron Gillen， especially in regards to Bridgette， though I continue to worry th The action is fast and furious in the fourth volume of Once and Future！ So much so that at times I had to refresh my memory of previous volumes to check the scorecard of who’s who in Olde English folklore。 Some of the new ones introduced open up this epic to whole new realms （pun intended）。 While all of the action is fun to look at thanks to Dan Mora， I really appreciate the character moments sprinkled throughout by Kieron Gillen， especially in regards to Bridgette， though I continue to worry that each subsequent volume will be her last。 。。。more
James
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All Fairies are Bastards。 The battle of the Arthurs。 Great use of the Jack mythos。 Guinevere is well realized。
Billy Jepma
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If you take the vibes of the dude who plays the guitar that spews fire from Mad Max: Fury Road and pair it with the bibliography for a graduate school paper on Arthurian myth， you'll probably end up with something like Once & Future。 Which is a very good thing， just in case you missed that subtext。It feels like this volume is the culmination of the comic Gillen has wanted to write since the series started。 It's silly， serious， funny， and gory in equal measures。 The narrative has settled into a c If you take the vibes of the dude who plays the guitar that spews fire from Mad Max: Fury Road and pair it with the bibliography for a graduate school paper on Arthurian myth， you'll probably end up with something like Once & Future。 Which is a very good thing， just in case you missed that subtext。It feels like this volume is the culmination of the comic Gillen has wanted to write since the series started。 It's silly， serious， funny， and gory in equal measures。 The narrative has settled into a comfortable rhythm that balances the deep-cut references with crowd-pleasing moments that keep the momentum moving。 Mora's art and Bonvillain's colors are as excellent as they've ever been， and it's especially fun seeing them get to lean harder than ever into the fantastical elements with this entry。 Some of the larger-scale action sequences can get difficult to find your way around， but Bonvillain's colors ensure that even the most chaotic pages are a vibrant mob pit of colorful violence。 The narrative events that occur here don't carry serious consequences （yet）， as you can feel Gillen laying the foundation for what seems to be the next major thrust of the series。 But that groundwork is still a blast to read for all the reasons listed above， and I continue to be ravenous for more。 。。。more
Xroldx
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We're already on vol 4 and Gillen keeps adding new twists and turns。 The different versions of Arthur and his knights may confuse readers but the core characters are solid as ever as are the pencils and coloring。 We're already on vol 4 and Gillen keeps adding new twists and turns。 The different versions of Arthur and his knights may confuse readers but the core characters are solid as ever as are the pencils and coloring。 。。。more
Benji Glaab
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3。5🌟I have high hopes for this series， but I can't ignore how difficult it is for me to follow along at times。 I'm still liking the snappy dialogue and Gillens rolladex of one liners。 The style and look of the book is fantastic also。 I'm hoping the next volume is a winner。 3。5🌟I have high hopes for this series， but I can't ignore how difficult it is for me to follow along at times。 I'm still liking the snappy dialogue and Gillens rolladex of one liners。 The style and look of the book is fantastic also。 I'm hoping the next volume is a winner。 。。。more
Nick
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*I read this volume as single issues of the comic and am reviewing them all as one for this volume。 Dude what is going on in this story？ Sticking around for the art and the “what will happen next？” of it all。 There’s a part where Merlin says something like “This will never end，” and after being met by more Arthurs than I can keep track of I’m starting to feel the same way。
Chris Robertson
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