Norse Mythology, Vol. 2
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- Author：Neil Gaiman
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Sarospice
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Some interesting art at times but completely unnecessary。 So Gaiman retells mythology。 So could anyone。
Carrie Griffin
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This was an enjoyable collection of myths reenvisioned by Neil Gaiman。 I am a big fan of mythology and am getting into Norse Mythology more and more。 Also， I love Neil Gaiman's works but I have yet to read his full book。 I have been reading his graphic novel versions of his books more recently and was excited when I saw that this book was up for review on Edelweiss。 Out of the collection of four myths here， I only knew one of them and that was "Thor's Journey to the Land of Giants"， which was de This was an enjoyable collection of myths reenvisioned by Neil Gaiman。 I am a big fan of mythology and am getting into Norse Mythology more and more。 Also， I love Neil Gaiman's works but I have yet to read his full book。 I have been reading his graphic novel versions of his books more recently and was excited when I saw that this book was up for review on Edelweiss。 Out of the collection of four myths here， I only knew one of them and that was "Thor's Journey to the Land of Giants"， which was definitely my favorite from this volume as a whole。 I enjoyed the story and how the giant was able to trick both Thor and Loki。 The whole beginning of the story with Thor's goats was a part that stood out to me。 Another one of the myths that I enjoyed from the whole was "The Apples of Immortality"。 This was another dealing with Loki， who is trying to figure out how to rescue a woman who holds the source of the Gods' immortality。 Loki is good at messing up things for those around him and he sure does in this myth。 But he also shows his resourcefulness and cunningness in this volume。 He is known for being the God of Trickery and this story was a good example of that。 The other two myths in this volume "The Mead of Poets" and "The Story of Gerd and Frey" did not stand out to me as much as the other two。 I have heard the line at the end of "The Mead of Poets" about where bad poetry comes from and also the overall idea of where great poetry comes from。 Though I did not know the myth behind the idea。 So that was interesting。 "The Story of Gerd and Frey" just was Frey trying to fill his life with happiness by marrying a Giant。 As a story， it was okay but along with the other stories in this volume， it was probably the least interesting to me。 I also wanted to touch on the artwork in this volume。 The art style in this volume grew on me as I was reading it。 Each comic has a different style to them but still feels connected enough to go along with each other。 This volume as a whole stood out to me a lot and makes me want to pick up Neil's full Norse Mythology book even more。 I really enjoyed most of the stories in this volume and would like to see the others in the full book。 Also， I plan on picking up the first volume in this graphic novel series of the myths。 I wanted to before reviewing this but did not yet。 I will be sometime this year hopefully。 But if you have not read the first volume you definitely do not have to。 This volume holds up on its own because each of the myths can be read without reading the ones before them。 It's a short story collection。 *I was given an ARC of the graphic novel from Edelweiss。 All opinions are my own。 Thank you to the publisher and Edelweiss。 * 。。。more
Jasmine
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Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for this DRC in return for an honest opinion。 Anyone who has talked to me about books for more than 3 seconds knows how much I adore Neil Gaiman。 I think if ever there was a genuinely magical human， or someone more in touch with the beautifully imaginative side of life， that it would be him。 Reading the Norse Mythology book and then the graphic novel just kind of cements that adoration further。 The story about Sutting/Oden is by far my favorite （aside from a Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for this DRC in return for an honest opinion。 Anyone who has talked to me about books for more than 3 seconds knows how much I adore Neil Gaiman。 I think if ever there was a genuinely magical human， or someone more in touch with the beautifully imaginative side of life， that it would be him。 Reading the Norse Mythology book and then the graphic novel just kind of cements that adoration further。 The story about Sutting/Oden is by far my favorite （aside from any of the Loki storylines）。 Are you a bad poet？ Blame Odin， and his mead farts。 Norse Mythology Volume 2 will be available on April 5th of this year。 It’s a beautiful addition to any collection。 。。。more
Ανδρέας Μιχαηλίδης
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A second round of great adaptations of Norse myths。 The story of the mead of poetry and the gods' visit to Utgard are obviously the best ones， depicting the inherent mix of grimness and humor of these tales。Gabriel Hernández Walta does an excellent job with the more retro look he uses for the Abduction of Idunn and the Weregild of Skadi。 It feels more like a folklore book than a comic， but in practice it works perfectly inside the medium。Now， I have to admit that， overall， I am not a fan of Sand A second round of great adaptations of Norse myths。 The story of the mead of poetry and the gods' visit to Utgard are obviously the best ones， depicting the inherent mix of grimness and humor of these tales。Gabriel Hernández Walta does an excellent job with the more retro look he uses for the Abduction of Idunn and the Weregild of Skadi。 It feels more like a folklore book than a comic， but in practice it works perfectly inside the medium。Now， I have to admit that， overall， I am not a fan of Sandy Jarrell's art。 It feels somewhat dissonant to the rest， BUT， I can forgive everything for the panel depicting Frey sitting on the giantess Gerd's rump。 Though the （not-s0-）subtext is obviously sexual， their expressions and the colors have a true sweetness to them。 It feels like the appropriate picture for the dictionary definition of enjoyment。 。。。more
Michael
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Note: I received a review copy of Norse Mythology Volume 2 from Dark Horse Comics and Edelweiss+。 All thoughts are my own。Dark Horse Comics continues its adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "Norse Mythology" with "Norse Mythology Volume 2。" Collecting four more retellings of Norse myths， "Norse Mythology Volume 2" features artwork from Matt Horak， Mark Buckingham， Gabriel Hernández Walta， and Sandy Jarrell。 And， much like the first volume， adaptor P。 Craig Russell and the various artists deliver a faith Note: I received a review copy of Norse Mythology Volume 2 from Dark Horse Comics and Edelweiss+。 All thoughts are my own。Dark Horse Comics continues its adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "Norse Mythology" with "Norse Mythology Volume 2。" Collecting four more retellings of Norse myths， "Norse Mythology Volume 2" features artwork from Matt Horak， Mark Buckingham， Gabriel Hernández Walta， and Sandy Jarrell。 And， much like the first volume， adaptor P。 Craig Russell and the various artists deliver a faithful， entertaining retelling of these stories。 If you've read Gaiman's original book， you'll enjoy seeing these tales brought to life like this。 And if you haven't， then "Norse Mythology Volume 2" is a great place to start。Picking up where the previous volume ended， "Norse Mythology Volume 2" adapts the next four stories in Gaiman's original book。 "The Mead of Poets" explains how good （and bad） poets get their inspiration。 "Thor's Journey to the Land of Giants" follows Thor and Loki as they fall prey to the trickery of a giant。 "The Apples of Immortality" sees Loki having to figure out a way to rescue the Gods' source of eternal life。 And "The Story of Gerd and Frey" follows Frey as he tries to fill a void in his heart。 For me， this volume is kind of a mixed bag。 This part of Gaiman's "Norse Mythology" is easily my least favorite。 And this adaptation suffers from that。 None of the stories are bad or anything。 They're just not as iconic as those in volume 1 or those set to be adapted in volume 3。All of the stories are solid， though。 The standouts are probably "The Mead of Poets" and "Thor's Journey to the Land of Giants"。 Both of these stories straddle the line between the inherent silliness of the gods and their over-the-top brutality。 Plus， they're just a lot of fun too。 And they're also the longest stories in the collection， meaning there's more time to delve into them and enjoy all that's going on。 "The Apples of Immortality" and "The Story of Gerd and Frey" are both enjoyable in their own rights。 But， overall， they're less memorable than the first two。 Once again， there's no overarching storyline。 But that's fine。 Honestly， a lot of the joy comes from the disconnected nature of the stories。 And it gives the whole collection a nice re-readability factor。 You can just randomly pick it up and read whatever story you want without any trouble。Adaptation-wise， "Norse Mythology Volume 2" continues the trend begun in volume 1。 It's a faithful adaptation， with the bulk of the text lifted directly from Gaiman's original book。 There are a lot of captions， still， but unlike his work in the "American Gods" adaptations， Russell better embraces the visual possibilities of a graphic novel。 Here， he allows the art to do a lot of the storytelling， primarily using the captions to set scenes or tie various scenes together。 Overall， this approach works very well。 It still feels like you're reading Gaiman's original book but with the added benefit of some truly gorgeous illustrations to bring the stories to life。 And it's a great experience。 Speaking of the illustrations， the best part of these "Norse Mythology" adaptations continues to be the artwork - both how good it is and how varied it is。Each story is illustrated by a different artist。 Matt Horak illustrates "The Mead of Poets"。 Mark Buckingham tackles "Thor's Journey to the Land of Giants"。 Gabriel Hernández Walta does "The Apples of Immortality"。 And Sandy Jarrell illustrates "The Story of Gerd and Frey"。 While each artist brings their own style to their stories， each story still shares a cohesive look overall。 That combination of variety within the constraints of a certain look proves absolutely delightful。 And it only adds to the feeling that you're reading a collection of stories about these gods。 There's not a page in "Norse Mythology Volume 2" that isn't gorgeous to behold。 Personally， I found myself most drawn to Horak and Walta's artwork。 But every artist brings their A-Game here。 And the end result is well worth the price of entry。At the end of the day， "Norse Mythology Volume 2" may not be my favorite installment in the "Norse Mythology" series。 But it is an enjoyable， faithful adaptation of Neil Gaiman's original book。 Each individual story is well-adapted， even if most of them aren't as memorable as some past （or future） stories。 And the artwork remains absolutely incredible。 If you're a fan of Gaiman's work， or of Norse mythology in general， "Norse Mythology Volume 2" is well worth a read。 And if you're new to Norse mythology， there's honestly no better place to start than with these adaptations。 。。。more
Amanda K
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Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the DRC， all opinions are my own。Volume 2 of Norse Mythology the graphic novel continues with the timeless stories and beautiful illustrations。 This volume has The Mead of Poetry and Loki and the Goat for anyone who likes their myths a bit ribald。
Sara
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Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library。In this volume， Russell adapts several stories。 We see the death of the God of Poetry by the hands of two dwarves， and how the Odin gets revenge on them。 In another story， Thor and Loki travel to the land of giants and are put through several tests of their abilities that turn out to be major illusions。 Loki mistakenly gives away the goddess who guards the Apples of Immortality and has to get her back before he's tortured by his aging famil Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library。In this volume， Russell adapts several stories。 We see the death of the God of Poetry by the hands of two dwarves， and how the Odin gets revenge on them。 In another story， Thor and Loki travel to the land of giants and are put through several tests of their abilities that turn out to be major illusions。 Loki mistakenly gives away the goddess who guards the Apples of Immortality and has to get her back before he's tortured by his aging family。 We follow Frey and how he found and married his wife， but gave up the sword that might save him during Ragnarok。These gods get up to some really crazy things。 Mythology is usually used to explain the way the world is， but Norse mythology is more so just funny stories about the crazy antics the gods find themselves in and out of。 Occasionally， there will be something that explains a bit of the earth; in tone story， a giant uses a mountain to shield his head from Thor's hammer when he hit him 3 times， and that's why it has three big cracks down its peaks。 But the overall silliness and debauchery of the gods is entertaining and keeps readers coming back to these ancient stories。I really enjoyed Gabriel Hernández Walta's illustrations in the fifth and sixth chapter of this volume。 The other chapters took a lot of cues from classic comics with very dark outlines， bolder coloring without shading， and strict panel structure。 Walta uses more modern panel structure in that it's not always square/rectangle panels， and his coloring has a lot more softer tones。There is one story that includes Odin in disguise wooing and bedding a fair maiden in order to trick her。 There's no nakedness， but there's a lot of flowery， suggestive language and some panels of them from the shoulders up， and they're clearly naked。Sara's Rating: 9/10Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 。。。more
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