Norse Mythology, Volume 1
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#1
New York Times
bestselling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner Award-winning comics legend P。 Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories in this comic-book adaptation of the hit novel
Norse Mythology
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Gaiman and Russell team with a legendary collection of artists to take readers through a series of Norse myths， including the creation of the Nine Worlds， the loss of Odin's eye and source of his knowledge， the crafting of Thor's hammer and the gods' most valuable treasures， the origin of poetry， and Loki's part in the end of all things--Ragnarök。
Gaiman and Russell team with a legendary collection of artists to take readers through a series of Norse myths， including the creation of the Nine Worlds， the loss of Odin's eye and source of his knowledge， the crafting of Thor's hammer and the gods' most valuable treasures， the origin of poetry， and Loki's part in the end of all things--Ragnarök。
Reviews
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Dale Russell
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I have been a fan of stories of myth and legend since I first started to be able to select my own books and stories at the age of 8 or 9。 That may have been related to my growing love of the world of "Four Color" comics。 Marvel was blowing up at that time and one of my favorite comics was JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY with stories of The Mighty Thor and the smaller continuing Tales of Asgard in the back of each。 That lead me to the Eddas and the original tales of the Norse Gods。 Over the intervening year I have been a fan of stories of myth and legend since I first started to be able to select my own books and stories at the age of 8 or 9。 That may have been related to my growing love of the world of "Four Color" comics。 Marvel was blowing up at that time and one of my favorite comics was JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY with stories of The Mighty Thor and the smaller continuing Tales of Asgard in the back of each。 That lead me to the Eddas and the original tales of the Norse Gods。 Over the intervening years there have been a tremendous amount of material reimagining the stories but they， for the most part wandered - or rebooted entirely - the stories giving them a new twist or a new mythology of their own。Having said that， every once in while， someone would go back to the roots of the myths and reshare those tales that have been told and retold over a thousand years。 That was definitely the case with Neil Gaiman's NORSE MYTHOLOGY。 It became an immediate best seller - perhaps a function of the author's name as much as the material - and soon lead to the standard adaption and visualization in graphic form with the creation and publication by Dark Horse comics。 Wonderful artists such as P。 Craig Russell。。。Mike Mignola。。。Jerry Ordway。。。and others produced an amazing and beautiful publication。Tales directly from the Eddas with the adventure。。。the battles。。。and the humor。。。are here in glorious color。 This is the first volume of the proposed collections and it is。。。A。。。M。。。Azing！！！ The P。 Craig Russell cover is worth the price of admission alone！！！ 。。。more
Bryan
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-- Read as single issues #1-#6 --A fun adaptation of the master Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name， this proved to be a solid run。 P。 Craig Russell wrote up the scripts （as well as drawing the covers for each issue， though David Mack's variants deserve to be mentioned here， they are gorgeous） and pulled in a swath of different artists to bring these Norse myths to life。 Even Mike Mignola offered his skills in the first issue， which， as a huge fan， I was pleased to see。 -- Read as single issues #1-#6 --A fun adaptation of the master Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name， this proved to be a solid run。 P。 Craig Russell wrote up the scripts （as well as drawing the covers for each issue， though David Mack's variants deserve to be mentioned here， they are gorgeous） and pulled in a swath of different artists to bring these Norse myths to life。 Even Mike Mignola offered his skills in the first issue， which， as a huge fan， I was pleased to see。 。。。more
Adrian
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It is said that at Ragnarok， which is the end of the world， Surtr will leave his station。 He will go forth and burn the world with fire， and one by one the Gods will fall before him。Once again P。 Craig Russell has taken Neil Gaiman's words and worked his magic to produce a mighty fine graphic novel adaptation of Norse Mythology。Bringing in a variety of artists， they have taken Neil's adaptations of the Norse myths and weaved the tales into a easy to read new medium。 We find out about Loki's It is said that at Ragnarok， which is the end of the world， Surtr will leave his station。 He will go forth and burn the world with fire， and one by one the Gods will fall before him。Once again P。 Craig Russell has taken Neil Gaiman's words and worked his magic to produce a mighty fine graphic novel adaptation of Norse Mythology。Bringing in a variety of artists， they have taken Neil's adaptations of the Norse myths and weaved the tales into a easy to read new medium。 We find out about Loki's trickery and how it led to Thor getting his hammer， Mjölnir， about Odin losing his eye to gain more knowledge， about Loki's secret children， about Freya's forced wedding， and much much more。A really enjoyable adaptation which gets a full 5 stars。 。。。more
Michael Cook
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4。5/5 starsThanks to Edelweiss and Dark Horse Comics for providing an ARC in exchange for a fair review。 All thoughts are my own。 Characters from Norse mythology remain a popular facet of modern pop culture。 These days， most people are probably familiar with the Marvel comics/film versions of deities like Thor， Loki， and Odin， but elements of Norse mythology frequently pop up all over the place。 Famously， Neil Gaiman borrowed heavily from Norse mythology for his 2001 novel， American Gods （which 4。5/5 starsThanks to Edelweiss and Dark Horse Comics for providing an ARC in exchange for a fair review。 All thoughts are my own。 Characters from Norse mythology remain a popular facet of modern pop culture。 These days， most people are probably familiar with the Marvel comics/film versions of deities like Thor， Loki， and Odin， but elements of Norse mythology frequently pop up all over the place。 Famously， Neil Gaiman borrowed heavily from Norse mythology for his 2001 novel， American Gods （which got adapted by Dark Horse Comics as a comic series in 2017， so it’s only appropriate that he published his own retellings of Norse tales in 2017’s Norse Mythology。 And now， Dark Horse is bringing these closer-to-authentic Norse tales to the world of comics—where the Marvel versions of these characters got their start。 The first volume of this series—adapted by P。 Craig Russell and illustrated by Russell， Mike Mignola， Jerry Ordway， Piotr Kowalski， David Rubín， and Jill Thompson—is a very faithful adaptation of Gaiman’s source material。 Like Dark Horse’s American Gods adaptation， very little is changed here—but it works very， very well。The first volume of Dark Horse’s Norse Mythology collects the first six issues of the series。 Within those issues are adaptations of the first several stories of Gaiman’s book。 Unlike most modern comics， Norse Mythology is episodic， with each story standing more-or-less on its own。 The seven stories collected here are also split between the six issues—there isn’t a lot of consistency to the length of each story， but regular issues of a monthly comic tend to be around 22 pages long， so some stories end up being split across two issues of the series。 Contrary to what the volume’s synopsis suggests， there isn’t really an arc that’s being collected here—not in the traditional sense， at least。 This isn’t a bad thing， though。 The book doesn’t feature an overarching plotline that connects the stories together; it’s just a collection of tales about the Norse gods， spanning from the beginning of time to （eventually） Ragnarok。 So， it only makes sense that the comic adaptation would feel the same。 The episodic nature works very well， allowing each story to feel like a complete experience。 Though， I wonder what it’s like reading this title month-to-month given the varied lengths of the stories。As I said， there are seven stories collected in this volume。 The first two， "Prologue" and "Yggdrasil and the Nine Worlds" （art by P。 Craig Russell）， tell the Norse creation story—how the Gods， giants， dwarves， humans， etc came into existence and how the Nine Realms were formed。 The third story， "Mimir's Head and Odin's Eye" （art by Mike Mignola）， explains how Odin traded his eye to Mimir in exchange for knowledge。 The fourth story， "The Treasures of the Gods" （art by Jerry Ordway）， shows how a prank played by Loki resulted in the Gods being given some of their iconic tools—including Mjolnir。 The fifth story， "The Master Builder" （art by Piotr Kowalski）， is a fun story about how the wall surrounding Asgard was built。 The sixth story， "The Children of Loki" （art by David Rubín）， introduces readers to Loki's children， Jormungundr， Hel， and Fenrir， and explains how Tyr lost his hand。 The final story， "Freya's Unusual Wedding" （art by Jill Thompson）， sees Loki and Thor （disguised as Freya） traveling to an Ogre kingdom to foil an attempted marriage between Thrym and Freya in exchange for the return of Thor's missing hammer。 All of these stories are delightful， each of them expanding upon some of the most popular Norse concepts that have crept into modern pop culture。 My favorites， though， are "The Treasures of the Gods，" "The Children of Loki，" and "Freya's Unusual Wedding。" These three stories rank among the longest in the collection， and they're the ones I had the most fun with。 The artwork from each story's respective artist fits perfectly with each tale， and these three tales are just a lot of fun to read。 All of the stories are great， but those are the ones that have stuck with me。 Like the American Gods adaptation， Norse Mythology is incredibly faithful to Gaiman’s text。 All of the words are sourced directly from the book， with Russell abridging some of the prose。 Unlike with his American Gods adaptation， I think this approach suits Norse Mythology very nicely。 The whole idea of Gaiman’s book was to remain as faithful to the original stories as possible， with Gaiman simply updating the language to something modern readers would have an easier time understanding。 So， the comic following the same formula both makes sense and makes for an enjoyable read。 It helps that Russell also seems less reliant on copying large swathes of Gaiman’s prose for use as linking narration as he did in American Gods。 Here， he allows the dialogue to speak for itself and only uses narration in stories where there’s little-to-no dialogue or in situations where a scene needs some kind of linking narration。 It’s a nice balance that results in a more fluid and enjoyable reading experience。 Basically， he took what worked about his American Gods adaptation and improved upon it。The real highlight of this adaptation， of course， is the artwork。 In Norse Mythology， every story （aside from the first two） is illustrated by a different artist。 You might think this would result in a series that lacks a consistent visual identity， but you’d be wrong。 Russell provides the series with a great starting point， illustrating the first two stories and establishing a general look and feel for the series。 Every artist that follows him takes that established style and melds it with their own。 The designs of the characters remain consistent between artists， with each artist interpreting the designs through their eyes。 What results is a series that has both a unified and an endlessly varied visual identity—and it works brilliantly。 I love that each story looks a little different; it only furthers the idea that these are stories being told and retold。 Plus， the artwork is all fantastic。 All of it is super solid， but I especially love Mike Mignola’s artwork in “Mimir’s Head and Odin’s Eye，” David Rubín’s artwork in “The Children of Loki，” and Jill Thompson’s artwork in “Freya’s Unusual Wedding。” I hope future installments of the series continue bringing in such a wide variety of artists because the ever-changing visuals contribute greatly to the uniqueness and enjoyability of the series。All in all， Norse Mythology is a great adaptation of Gaiman’s retellings of these Nordic myths。 P。 Craig Russell takes what worked from his adaptation of Gaiman’s American Gods and improves upon it， delivering a tightly-written， well-paced， and extremely faithful work。 His scripts are buoyed by some truly impressive artwork from a collection of some of the comic industry’s best artists。 If you’ve read the book， you’ll enjoy seeing these myths （and Gaiman’s versions of them） brought to life by such a talented group of artists。 If you’re wholly unfamiliar with Norse mythology as a whole， this is a great place to start becoming acquainted with this widely-utilized mythology。 Overall， it’s a quick， enjoyable read that’s well worth your time。 。。。more
Sandra
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Left me a bit cold。 Somehow P Craig Russell's style just doesn't seem to work for the Norse Mythology。 I think I'd suggest it as a starting place for Riordan fans wanting to dip their toes， but otherwise think I'd suggest the book format instead。 Left me a bit cold。 Somehow P Craig Russell's style just doesn't seem to work for the Norse Mythology。 I think I'd suggest it as a starting place for Riordan fans wanting to dip their toes， but otherwise think I'd suggest the book format instead。 。。。more
Storm
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Note: To be completed in March 2021 after this is fully released。 As at Feb 21st only 5 of the 6 issues have been released so far。This collects all 6 issues of the graphic novelization of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology。 The stories are all great， but the art varies depending on the artist。 We have great ones by P。 Craig Russell and Mike Mignola， other okay ones and some where the art actually detracts from the greatness of the story being told。Yggdrasil and the Nine Worlds - Artist: P。 Craig Russ Note: To be completed in March 2021 after this is fully released。 As at Feb 21st only 5 of the 6 issues have been released so far。This collects all 6 issues of the graphic novelization of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology。 The stories are all great， but the art varies depending on the artist。 We have great ones by P。 Craig Russell and Mike Mignola， other okay ones and some where the art actually detracts from the greatness of the story being told。Yggdrasil and the Nine Worlds - Artist: P。 Craig Russell - 4*"The Ash Tree Yggdrasil is a mighty ash tree， the most perfect and beautiful of all。 The roots of the ash are in three worlds， fed by three wells。"An introduction to the Yggdrasil and the 9 realms。 Gorgeous art although the colors are a bit muted。 Mimir's Head and Odin's Eye - Artist: Mike Mignola - 5*Odin "With a drink from your well， I will be wise。 Name your price。"Mimir "Your eye is my price。 Your eye in my pool。"Odin "Give me a knife。" Odin did what was needful。Odin is a legend。 Between Odin's epic story， Mimir's tragic tale and Mignola's art， it's 5* all the way。The Treasures of The Gods - Artist: Jerry Ordway - 4*Thor "My wife's golden hair。 People will think that her head was shaved for punishment。 why did you cut it off？？"Loki "Why？ Uh 。。。 Um 。。。"Thor "WHY？"Loki "It was funny。 I was drunk。"That last sentence is Loki in a nutshell。 The art style by Jerry Ordway actually fits the story well。 Now Loki has to come up with a scheme to replace Lady Sif's hair。 There's a high stakes side bet， if Brokk and Eitri win， they get to cut off Loki's head！ So he tries everything to sabotage them。 When I read the description of Brokk's struggles with Horse Fly form Loki， it was nowhere as hilarious as the graphic illustration by Jerry Ordway， who perfectly captured Brokk's facial expressions of frustration， disgust and anger。 The treasures are beautifully illustrated。 The ending lines were just epic！ Nice Job！The Master Builder - Artist: Piotr Kowalski - 4*Loki "Listen 。。。 the smith will begin to build his wall。 He will not finish it。 He will work unpaid on a fool's errand。 At the end of 6 months we will drive him away。 then we take what he NEARLY completed and finish it ourselves。"Honestly， the art was a little bit of a let down， the colors needed to be much richer and more vivid。 Loki is up to his usual shenanigans， and damn， nobody can complain about him being smart！ Giving it a generous 4* because the story is great even if the art isn't。Loki's Children - Artist: Dave Rubin - 3*Odin "You have been sneaking off to spend your nights in the land of the frost giants with Angrboda the Giantess。 She has borne you three children。 I have seen in the eye of my mind that they will be the greatest foes of the gods in the time that is to come。"Terrible art really let down this story of Loki's other 3 children。 His wife is supposed to be beautiful， but not according to this artist。 This ends on a cliffhanger， just as we get to the extremely cute puppy like Fenrir， who has a smiling wolf puppy face。Freya's Unusual Wedding - Artist: Jill Thompson - 5*Loki "Your hammer has been stolen by Thrym， Lord of the Ogres。 I have persuaded him to return it， but he demands a price。"Thor "What's the price？"Loki "Freya's hand in Marriage"Jill has pulled out all stops for this issue， the drawing， inking， colors and even the panel transitions and how the action is composed， all are done really well。 I actually laughed out loud several times， which I did not do when I was reading the book as the pictures in my mind weren't half as funny as the illustrations done in this comic。 Stuff Loki said could easily become a meme， especially "Shut up， Thor"， which has tons of applications if you think about it。A great story and a great way to end this book and series。 。。。more
Rolando José Rodríguez De León
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This book is a must for several reasons: Neil Gaiman， Mike Mignola and Mythology。I love mythology and this is the best way to presented， for children and teens is the best way to approach a subject that may be strange， but it feels more closer in a comic format。I also did a spanish review here:https://pananime。com/LeAn/Entries/202。。。 This book is a must for several reasons: Neil Gaiman， Mike Mignola and Mythology。I love mythology and this is the best way to presented， for children and teens is the best way to approach a subject that may be strange， but it feels more closer in a comic format。I also did a spanish review here:https://pananime。com/LeAn/Entries/202。。。 。。。more
Chad
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I actually may have liked this better than the original book these were pulled from。 Long time Neil Gaiman collaborator， P。 Craig Russell， has brought in a murder's row of fantastic artists to breathe life into Gaiman's retelling of Norse mythology。 I actually may have liked this better than the original book these were pulled from。 Long time Neil Gaiman collaborator， P。 Craig Russell， has brought in a murder's row of fantastic artists to breathe life into Gaiman's retelling of Norse mythology。 。。。more
Trish
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