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Once & Future, Vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies

Once & Future, Vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies

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  • Create Date：2021-07-29 06:51:01
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kieron Gillen
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Summary

The next chapter in the critically acclaimed and Eisner Award nominated series as Bridgette， Duncan， and Rose must find a way to stay one step ahead of Merlin and keep things secret， but it’s a modern era and secrets never stay hidden very long…

THE WORST OF BOTH WORLDS。

Although the monsters of Beowulf may have been defeated， the convergence of stories means the tether between our world and the Otherworld grows dangerously thin。 Determined to stay one step ahead of Arthur and Merlin’s plans， Bridgette and Duncan start with what they know， tracking down the last connections Nimue had: the Nationalists she used to resurrect Arthur， and Lancelot。 But finding the legendary knight may not be enough， Merlin has found his last piece of the puzzle and it goes all the way up to the highest reaches of British government。 In order to prevent more chaos， Bridgette， Duncan， and Rose must fight harder than ever to keep things secret， but it’s a modern era and secrets never stay hidden very long…

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 critically acclaimed and Eisner Award nominated series。。 Collects Once & Future #13-18。

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Reviews

Casey ，

Brainy， funny， gorgeous。 Obsessed。

Chris Lemmerman ，

The third arc of Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora's Arthurian epic continues to impress just as much as the first two。 The art's still top notch， the humour's on point， and the story shows no sign of slowing down。 I was worried that O&F would fall prey to Boom！'s usual 12 issues and done type deal， but it looks like we're in for the long haul， and I couldn't be happier。 The third arc of Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora's Arthurian epic continues to impress just as much as the first two。 The art's still top notch， the humour's on point， and the story shows no sign of slowing down。 I was worried that O&F would fall prey to Boom！'s usual 12 issues and done type deal， but it looks like we're in for the long haul， and I couldn't be happier。 。。。more

Andres Pasten ，

el vertigo de esta serie es increible， y solo dan ganas de leer más de los mitos artúricos。 El final de este volumen deja boquiabierto。。。

Kelsey Brennan ，

"What happened is you wandered into the woods without knowing what was really out there， and a story ate you alive。"While the art and characters are still gorgeous， this arc felt a bit like an in-between point in the story， just setting us up for what's to come。 The last issue really delivers on that， and I'm excited to see where Once & Future goes next。 "What happened is you wandered into the woods without knowing what was really out there， and a story ate you alive。"While the art and characters are still gorgeous， this arc felt a bit like an in-between point in the story， just setting us up for what's to come。 The last issue really delivers on that， and I'm excited to see where Once & Future goes next。 。。。more

Erica McGillivray ，

This book continues to be so funny。 But also more enjoyable if you know the lore。 Bonvillain's colors knock it out of the park。 This book continues to be so funny。 But also more enjoyable if you know the lore。 Bonvillain's colors knock it out of the park。 。。。more

AJ Kallas ，

Consistently amazing。 Love this book！

Gareth Otton ，

I am absolutely loving this series。 It's the perfect mix of humour， action， character development and story that just makes the pages fly by。 To top that off is some truly beautiful artwork and what you have left is a really fun comic that provides a story that is quite unique。 If I had to pick an issue with this series it would be that sometimes when they are in the other world the backgrounds are quite hard to decipher。 There are times when what I am seeing is just a touch too alien and I can' I am absolutely loving this series。 It's the perfect mix of humour， action， character development and story that just makes the pages fly by。 To top that off is some truly beautiful artwork and what you have left is a really fun comic that provides a story that is quite unique。 If I had to pick an issue with this series it would be that sometimes when they are in the other world the backgrounds are quite hard to decipher。 There are times when what I am seeing is just a touch too alien and I can't quite make out what's going on。 It's a small issue in an otherwise excellent series though and I really can't wait for the next book。 。。。more

Ed Morland ，

This series continues to be great。 An enjoyably batshit at times take on The Matter of Britain and related texts/stories it continues to give you highly moreish characters， plenty of action and humour lacing everything。 That what it's doing isn't necessarily that subtle matters not a jot when it remains this fun。 This series continues to be great。 An enjoyably batshit at times take on The Matter of Britain and related texts/stories it continues to give you highly moreish characters， plenty of action and humour lacing everything。 That what it's doing isn't necessarily that subtle matters not a jot when it remains this fun。 。。。more

Alex Sarll ，

What better day to finish a story about Britain's enduring susceptibility to dangerous old stories？ Gillen has pitched Once & Future as being the Matter of Britain played as The Mummy， but while admittedly I've never seen （nor ever plan to） the Tom Cruise version， and for all that mummies generally creep me out far more than skeletons or vampires or whatever， most takes on The Mummy come out far more pulp adventure than this， far less gory， maggoty horror。 The last volume's final tease is left i What better day to finish a story about Britain's enduring susceptibility to dangerous old stories？ Gillen has pitched Once & Future as being the Matter of Britain played as The Mummy， but while admittedly I've never seen （nor ever plan to） the Tom Cruise version， and for all that mummies generally creep me out far more than skeletons or vampires or whatever， most takes on The Mummy come out far more pulp adventure than this， far less gory， maggoty horror。 The last volume's final tease is left in the background for a while， though it's interesting that they take the old Marvel approach to depicting real-world politicians: obscured by convenient shadows even when the dialogue &c make abundantly clear who it is， the Prime Minister talking about tearing up old rules while dropping schoolboy mannerisms – and this aside from the Bors/Boris pun with which he was initially thrown into the mix。 Other than that – more backstory is unveiled， repercussions of the chaos in the story so far unfold， and another key Arthurian figure comes into play。 Lancelot， being a later addition to the myth， is a little less primal （and horrific） than most of the Otherworld inhabitants we've seen thus far – though of course aspects of his stories are plenty gruesome nonetheless， and threading that through your family history， well。 It's just a shame that， as ever in the 2020s， reading stories of what are meant to be stranger and darker worlds ends up feeling like a glimpse of somewhere slightly better instead。 [SPOILER] After all， at least in this Boris Johnson faces some personal consequences for the dark and atavistic forces， the chaos and death he's so wilfully yet carelessly unleashed， instead of getting a resounding vote of support from a populace apparently delighted with serfdom。 。。。more

Mohan Vemulapalli ，

"Once & Future: The Parliament of Magpies" is a strong well plotted book that builds on the foundation created by the previous two volumes。 Following the Beowulf cycle from the previous volume this story arc builds momentum as we see the advent of shadowy forces from within the British government intent on confronting the forces of myth head on。 Of course this is a recipe for disaster and the final resolution of the story arc definitely pays off。 This volume takes the reader far beyond the "Mons "Once & Future: The Parliament of Magpies" is a strong well plotted book that builds on the foundation created by the previous two volumes。 Following the Beowulf cycle from the previous volume this story arc builds momentum as we see the advent of shadowy forces from within the British government intent on confronting the forces of myth head on。 Of course this is a recipe for disaster and the final resolution of the story arc definitely pays off。 This volume takes the reader far beyond the "Monsters vs Heroes" theme of the first volume The conflicts presented in this volume become deeply nuanced and we see fault lines developing within each faction。 In particular， the simmering conflict between Merlin and Nimue comes to a boil and the Shadow Minister emerges as a potential threat to Bridget's team。 。。。more

Clint ，

4。5 starsProbably my favorite of the series so far。 I enjoyed vol 2’s diversion into a different English myth， but also felt it confused the narrative drive that vol1 set up， so I’m glad to see vol3 focused so entirely on Arthurian stories again。 And wow are there a bunch of new Arthurian bits brought in here in interesting （and visually stunning） ways; thankfully they all cohere nicely， and pretty much exhaust the named knights that I’m familiar with。 The reveal of the knight Bors （and his plac 4。5 starsProbably my favorite of the series so far。 I enjoyed vol 2’s diversion into a different English myth， but also felt it confused the narrative drive that vol1 set up， so I’m glad to see vol3 focused so entirely on Arthurian stories again。 And wow are there a bunch of new Arthurian bits brought in here in interesting （and visually stunning） ways; thankfully they all cohere nicely， and pretty much exhaust the named knights that I’m familiar with。 The reveal of the knight Bors （and his place in the story） is devilishly clever by Gillen。 The supernatural plotting also takes a big leap forward without feeling too rushed or unnatural， ratcheting up the consequences and fleshing out the world-building at the same time。It’s still not a book I’d describe as characters-first， but this is definitely the most I’ve cared about these characters yet。 The trio of Rose， Nemue， and good old Granny Bridgette all get great moments and added nuance I appreciated; Duncan is still a bit of an empty snooze as the apparent protagonist， but he’s mostly backgrounded in these issues。Burying the lede， these are also some of the prettiest issues of an already spectacular looking series。 The new Arthurian inclusions all have eye-catching designs and Bonvillain’s coloring throughout remains astounding。“You can’t stop the story。 You just have to hope for a better ending。” 。。。more

Paul E。 Morph ，

'One for sorrow。。。'Volume 3 of Once & Future and it's really heating up now。 This book， with its wonderful mix of Arthurian legend， Beowulf and 21st Century Britain， is rapidly becoming my favourite comicbook in my monthly haul。。。 and I probably shouldn't say this but I found that ending very cathartic so a big thank you to the whole creative team for that one！ Oh， and for the dragon-lovers out there， and I know you're there， there's a really great dragon in this volume。 Great stuff！There's 'One for sorrow。。。'Volume 3 of Once & Future and it's really heating up now。 This book， with its wonderful mix of Arthurian legend， Beowulf and 21st Century Britain， is rapidly becoming my favourite comicbook in my monthly haul。。。 and I probably shouldn't say this but I found that ending very cathartic so a big thank you to the whole creative team for that one！ Oh， and for the dragon-lovers out there， and I know you're there， there's a really great dragon in this volume。 Great stuff！There's no doubt I could have finished this book in one sitting but I deliberately chose to spread it over three days to prolong the enjoyment， it's that good。My next book: Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil vol。 12 。。。more

Tommy Demsky ，

Still fun :D Read by issues， but will be using volumes for ratings， that's why I rate even though the 'book' is not out yet。 Still fun :D Read by issues， but will be using volumes for ratings， that's why I rate even though the 'book' is not out yet。 。。。more

Billy Jepma ，

This series keeps getting better。 I still think Gillen's plotting is too dense for its own good––he even has his character remark on how confusing the story is！––but this volume is the best balance of deep-cut lore and character-fueled story beats。 The genre/history/fantasy mashups are the best they've been， and as confusing as some of the plots are， it really is a treat to see Gillen and Mora and Bonvillain cause a ruckus in the world they've concocted together。And yeah， the series is gorgeous This series keeps getting better。 I still think Gillen's plotting is too dense for its own good––he even has his character remark on how confusing the story is！––but this volume is the best balance of deep-cut lore and character-fueled story beats。 The genre/history/fantasy mashups are the best they've been， and as confusing as some of the plots are， it really is a treat to see Gillen and Mora and Bonvillain cause a ruckus in the world they've concocted together。And yeah， the series is gorgeous to look at， too。 Mora is a stellar artist， and he has a firmer grasp of body language， facial expressions， and visual pacing than a lot of his peers。 The comic's visual language occupies this delightful place between realism and anime， and I'm all for it。 The exaggerated reactions， exuberant gore， energetic layouts; every page is a feast。 Bonvillain's colors are once again a major selling point， as he injects a brilliant vibrancy to the pages that makes the visuals come alive in a striking， often shocking way。 I will note that some pages are a bit too chaotic， which isn't uncommon for the series， with both Mora and Bonvillain's work sometimes coming off as muddled。 But really， this still far and away one of the best-looking comics on shelves。 This arc had me in the palm of its hand from the first panel to the last， and I'm thrilled to see how the team builds off the bonkers ending they wrapped this up with。 。。。more

Lillian Francis ，

Currently reading as issues。 Up to #175 stars all the way。And I think I can guess who Bors is 🤣🤣🤣

Nicole Geub ，

I love the modern spin on king arthurian tales and the color scheme in this series screams perfection for me。

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