Once & Future, Vol. 4: Monarchies in the UK
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- Author：Kieron Gillen
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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
Ronald
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Still a good story though maybe rounded down to 3。5。The comic really does not need more new characters。 It does not need more Kings or sidekicks as it just kind of feels like padding （or loss of focus）。 I mean it is well written but still left me with the feeling since they have a popular comic that the creative team is trying to make the most of it。
Estibaliz79
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This volume was more of the same， which is nothing but positive: a fun read， plenty of action， and Bridgette。 Now that everyone knows about the 'other' world， fairies and legends inhabit every corner， and every page。。。 including an abundance of Kings Arthurs， and some other new interesting characters that come aboard， even if just at the very end。 This volume was more of the same， which is nothing but positive: a fun read， plenty of action， and Bridgette。 Now that everyone knows about the 'other' world， fairies and legends inhabit every corner， and every page。。。 including an abundance of Kings Arthurs， and some other new interesting characters that come aboard， even if just at the very end。 。。。more
Anne
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Took me an issue or two to get back into the story， but once I did it was entertaining。 There's a lot going on here and it's getting hard to keep track of all of the characters， to be quite honest。 It almost feels like you need a degree in folklore to get some of the references in this， and I think it would be good if Gillen remembered that his audience may not be as well-versed as he is in the subjects。Or maybe I'm just dumb。<--not outside the realm of possibility。Either way， once I was a few i Took me an issue or two to get back into the story， but once I did it was entertaining。 There's a lot going on here and it's getting hard to keep track of all of the characters， to be quite honest。 It almost feels like you need a degree in folklore to get some of the references in this， and I think it would be good if Gillen remembered that his audience may not be as well-versed as he is in the subjects。Or maybe I'm just dumb。<--not outside the realm of possibility。Either way， once I was a few issues in， the action started up and I got swept up in the story。 And once again， Bridgette was my favorite character。She's old and cranky and no-nonsense and she's fucked up a lot of the relationships in her life， but she's still plugging along doing whatever it is that needs to be done to save the world。If you've been reading this series you already know there's some relationship drama with her daughter。 But we're 4 volumes in and we still don't know exactly what happened between them to cause such a rift？ OR what caused her daughter to turn to the dark side？ I really feel a complete explanation of this shit needs to be forthcoming quick-like。Now that the stories are out in the open （at least where our characters are） it's a supernatural storybook war zone with all of these dangerous characters from folklore popping up and eating folks。 Again， sometimes I was a bit lost as to who was what， but for the most part， the new additions are recognizable。However， this was （for whatever reason） my least favorite addition。 I'm hoping this isn't indicative of the quality of the story starting to slip。 。。。more
James
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2。5 stars。 Reading this volume was the least fun I’ve had with this series。 There’s something about Gillen’s writing。 I can’t put my finger on it but for some reason I have a hard time retaining what I’ve read。 I remember going into volume 2， I reread vol 1。 I went into vol 3 with no reread and was lost for the first half of the book。 Same here。 I can’t tell you what’s going on。 Then， maybe since I’m not caught up in the story since I’m kind of lost， I’m noticing this is starting to get repetiti 2。5 stars。 Reading this volume was the least fun I’ve had with this series。 There’s something about Gillen’s writing。 I can’t put my finger on it but for some reason I have a hard time retaining what I’ve read。 I remember going into volume 2， I reread vol 1。 I went into vol 3 with no reread and was lost for the first half of the book。 Same here。 I can’t tell you what’s going on。 Then， maybe since I’m not caught up in the story since I’m kind of lost， I’m noticing this is starting to get repetitive。 Go this secret place， get this special thing and take to this hidden location， wash， rinse， repeat。 Plus grandma’s dialogue is hard to follow at times with all her England slang and the way she talks。 At least the art and the colors remain outstanding。 Maybe at some point I’ll start back at the beginning and read it straight through and maybe have a different take。 。。。more
Jennifer Juffer
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Well， this book definitely follows the plot。。 Different directions at every turn， seemingly random at times， the plot continues to intrigue as the characters develop。This wasn’t my favorite volume， but it definitely kept my interest。
Steve Ruschill
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Continuing a great Story and very fun ride。 The characters are fun to follow and see how the writers thread together all these fables and tales of old。
mia
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I love this series， but this volume felt。。。 meh with a side of tantalizing cliff hanger。 Maybe a bit too much going on？ But that is the pace of the story。 Excellent art， as ever。 Heads up， if you don't already know: contains gore。 I love this series， but this volume felt。。。 meh with a side of tantalizing cliff hanger。 Maybe a bit too much going on？ But that is the pace of the story。 Excellent art， as ever。 Heads up， if you don't already know: contains gore。 。。。more
Steven
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And now things get *really* barmy— Doctor Who level barmy， though with more blood。 Parts of this are genuinely funny。 It seems likely to be going for a while longer， as the late Prime Minister’s epic screwup has plunged Britain into a horrifying otherworld where no one but two Arthurs are on the scene （complete with Merlins） and there might be more coming…depending on the stories。
Clint
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4。5 starsO&F continues to be a thrilling action ride that finds so many clever ways to include tons of literary myth from the cultures that have historically lived in what’s now the UK， all while also being one of the most spectacularly drawn and colored and lettered comics around。 I still don’t have much of an emotional connection to this story， which makes me doubtful that I’m still into this series every time I jump back into its world， but then the plot kicks into high gear and I remember wh 4。5 starsO&F continues to be a thrilling action ride that finds so many clever ways to include tons of literary myth from the cultures that have historically lived in what’s now the UK， all while also being one of the most spectacularly drawn and colored and lettered comics around。 I still don’t have much of an emotional connection to this story， which makes me doubtful that I’m still into this series every time I jump back into its world， but then the plot kicks into high gear and I remember what it does so uniquely well and why I keep coming back。 。。。more
Janine Roos
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*3。5
Alex
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A royal battle royale！ Every volume of this series just oozes cool and great use of legendary figures from stories， and I love how Gillen and Mora remix them。 I loved seeing more versions of Arthur turn up， as we have a clash of kings， and Duncan and crew's desperate attempt to find a solution to all of England's current troubles A royal battle royale！ Every volume of this series just oozes cool and great use of legendary figures from stories， and I love how Gillen and Mora remix them。 I loved seeing more versions of Arthur turn up， as we have a clash of kings， and Duncan and crew's desperate attempt to find a solution to all of England's current troubles 。。。more
Mohan Vemulapalli
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 NOTE: See my reviews of the second and third volumes for additional details。 More to the point please read the first three volumes before attempting this one。Once more Kieron Gillen has created a strong and compelling story arc in this fourth volume of the "Once & Future" series。 Duncan， Bridget and Rose return once more as all of Britain is drawn int0 the Other World and caught between the factions of rival Arthurs。This book shows the same strong storytelling as before。 Additionally， several ne NOTE: See my reviews of the second and third volumes for additional details。 More to the point please read the first three volumes before attempting this one。Once more Kieron Gillen has created a strong and compelling story arc in this fourth volume of the "Once & Future" series。 Duncan， Bridget and Rose return once more as all of Britain is drawn int0 the Other World and caught between the factions of rival Arthurs。This book shows the same strong storytelling as before。 Additionally， several new characters are introduced and Rose finally gets something to do。 。。。more
Sean Gibson
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This series continues to delight。 We are contemplating a monthly shipment of pastries to Gillen and Mora to ensure that they continue to create new issues。 Please let me know if you would like to join us in this important endeavor。
Abigail
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The fourth volume kicks off with Duncan and the crew navigating the Otherworld in search of stashed weapons throughout Britain。 While continuing to reject the call to their roles in Arthur’s warped fairy tale， the heroes fight off the monsters and consequences。 Meanwhile， the “true king” has his rotting hands full battling other monarchs claiming to be Britain’s ruler。 Perhaps I’ve been spoiled by the idea that whoever graces the cover， the focus of the story is on that character。 When Mary， ass The fourth volume kicks off with Duncan and the crew navigating the Otherworld in search of stashed weapons throughout Britain。 While continuing to reject the call to their roles in Arthur’s warped fairy tale， the heroes fight off the monsters and consequences。 Meanwhile， the “true king” has his rotting hands full battling other monarchs claiming to be Britain’s ruler。 Perhaps I’ve been spoiled by the idea that whoever graces the cover， the focus of the story is on that character。 When Mary， assuming the role of Nimue， was shown wielding a battle tested sword， I was intrigued to know more about this mother of Galahad and Duncan。 An ever present antagonist to her mother， a schemer against the great wizard Merlin， this is the briefest appearance that Mary makes in this volume。 Jam packed with legendary monsters， this action packed series is still one of my favorite reads。 。。。more
Gary Sassaman
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Gillen’s epic story about Britain’s legends goes on … and， unfortunately， on and on。 This is getting very confusing， and I feel a need to end it at some point soon， but Mora’s art and Bonvillain’s color art are both too enticing for me to give up yet; plus I love the characters of Duncan， Rose， and Bridgette as they go on their merry monster hunting ways。 Mora’s art has gotten a little rougher， probably because he was juggling this volume （which collects issue 19-24） with Detective Comics for DC Gillen’s epic story about Britain’s legends goes on … and， unfortunately， on and on。 This is getting very confusing， and I feel a need to end it at some point soon， but Mora’s art and Bonvillain’s color art are both too enticing for me to give up yet; plus I love the characters of Duncan， Rose， and Bridgette as they go on their merry monster hunting ways。 Mora’s art has gotten a little rougher， probably because he was juggling this volume （which collects issue 19-24） with Detective Comics for DC and maybe even the new Worlds’ Finest book with Mark Waid。 Either way， I hope this ends soon。 The legends of ye merry olde England need their rest。 。。。more
Trike
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This story is truly getting bonkers， which is saying something about a tale where stories come to life and are now fighting each other。 We now have two versions of King Arthur clashing over who is the King Arthurest， as well as other myths and legends cavorting about。 And a certain famous bard was also a monster Hunter， turns out。 That plays a part。 （Heh， pun。）This has become like a bull ride: you can’t direct it， you can’t predict it， you can only hang on and hope to finish out your nine second This story is truly getting bonkers， which is saying something about a tale where stories come to life and are now fighting each other。 We now have two versions of King Arthur clashing over who is the King Arthurest， as well as other myths and legends cavorting about。 And a certain famous bard was also a monster Hunter， turns out。 That plays a part。 （Heh， pun。）This has become like a bull ride: you can’t direct it， you can’t predict it， you can only hang on and hope to finish out your nine seconds without getting trampled。 。。。more
Shannon
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Individual issue reviews: #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 | #23 | #24Total review score: 3。2 Individual issue reviews: #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 | #23 | #24Total review score: 3。2 。。。more
Cédric
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How can this book keeps getting better and better ？ I don’t know， but I’m all for it ！
Eric
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The wild ride continues。
George Stankow
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I have been sort of Meh about this series， but （view spoiler）[the expansion of the central conceit across more mythoses （mythoi？） （hide spoiler）] really pulled it all together。 I have been sort of Meh about this series， but （view spoiler）[the expansion of the central conceit across more mythoses （mythoi？） （hide spoiler）] really pulled it all together。 。。。more
Dave
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Beautiful art and fantastic and fun story about the power of stories。 There's also great characters and tons of action。 The first volume was great and each subsequent volume gets better and better。 Beautiful art and fantastic and fun story about the power of stories。 There's also great characters and tons of action。 The first volume was great and each subsequent volume gets better and better。 。。。more
Richard
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Solid overall， but the convoluted story continues to become increasingly convoluted with each additional villain and the alternate versions of said villains。 This volume still has it moments and the art is great， but a bit of step down without seeing where all this is going。
Josh Simons
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More and more medieval characters are being drawn - raised？ - into the plot and conflict。 The art and pacing are consistent。 I wasn’t as familiar with the lore of all the players in this volume， but that didn’t stop it from being a fun ride。 I’m still in for the next volume。
André Habet
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really fun England-based action fantasy。 Given its quick pace， I sometimes missed how smart it is in its commentary on the plurality of stories tied to land and overlapping cultures。 The knights designs are increíble。 horror sentai and fleshy organic， they only hint at regalness and nobility。 Action scenes really deliver and never feel repetitive in their outcome。 The cómic recognizes violence as one of many forms of antagonistic interaction， the monologue from Lancelot to Galahad the roughest b Really fun England-based action fantasy。 Given its quick pace， I sometimes missed how smart it is in its commentary on the plurality of stories tied to land and overlapping cultures。 The knights designs are increíble。 horror sentai and fleshy organic， they only hint at regalness and nobility。 Action scenes really deliver and never feel repetitive in their outcome。 The cómic recognizes violence as one of many forms of antagonistic interaction， the monologue from Lancelot to Galahad the roughest bit in the series so far。 。。。more
Zach
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So much fun。
Jimbo
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I love this series and the art Holy Moly！ Dan Mora and Tamra Bovillain are brilliant。 Gillen is always top notch and wonderful。I have to say， I did get a bit mixed-up and I am going to have to go back and reread the entire four volumes again， but I think I'll wait till the story is done （when ever that is）LOVE， LOVE LOVE this story of Myth come to life in modern Britain。Yea Kieron！ I love this series and the art Holy Moly！ Dan Mora and Tamra Bovillain are brilliant。 Gillen is always top notch and wonderful。I have to say， I did get a bit mixed-up and I am going to have to go back and reread the entire four volumes again， but I think I'll wait till the story is done （when ever that is）LOVE， LOVE LOVE this story of Myth come to life in modern Britain。Yea Kieron！ 。。。more
Chris Lemmerman
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More insanity as the stories and legends of the UK take on new life， with not one but two versions of King Arthur battling it out for supremacy。 This book has grown far larger than I ever expected it would in both issue count and breadth of storytelling， and I'm grateful for every beautifully rendered page of it that we get。 More insanity as the stories and legends of the UK take on new life， with not one but two versions of King Arthur battling it out for supremacy。 This book has grown far larger than I ever expected it would in both issue count and breadth of storytelling， and I'm grateful for every beautifully rendered page of it that we get。 。。。more
Tommy Demsky
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So glad for this comicbook。 It's just such a dumb fun still :D And the more volumes it has the more weird stuff they add so I wonder where else can this still go :D So glad for this comicbook。 It's just such a dumb fun still :D And the more volumes it has the more weird stuff they add so I wonder where else can this still go :D 。。。more
Andres Pasten
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Esta serie es increible， y sigue sin bajar el gran nivel。
Alex Sarll
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