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Beowulf: A Graphic Novel
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ISBN10: 1534309195
ISBN13: 9781534309197
Publisher: Image Comics
Published: Sep 18 2018
Pages: 200
Weight: 2.46
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.50 Depth: 12.10
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781534309197
Publisher: Image Comics
Published: Sep 18 2018
Pages: 200
Weight: 2.46
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.50 Depth: 12.10
Language: English
Wholly unique and metal as hell, this take on Beowulf is endearing, strange, and compelling. --AIPT The classic epic poem that has endured for a thousand years is given new life as a graphic novel. This graphic novel adaptation faithfully follows the original story for a new version that is neither revisionist nor postmodern, but captures the tone and important details of the poem, translating its potent, epic resonance and melancholy into a contemporary comic that isn't standard swords and sorcery or heroic fantasy fare, but rather an ancient story with a modern perspective that remains respectful of the source material. BEOWULF tells of the tale of a Scandinavian hero in lands that would become what is now Denmark and Sweden. A monster, Grendel, has arrived in the kingdom of the Danes, devouring its men and women for over a decade until Beowulf arrives to save them. SANTIAGO GARCIA and DAVID RUBIN unite to bring forward the myth of Beowulf, which has endured for a thousand years, inspired an epic poem, become a foundational piece of English literature, and influenced generations of authors: from J.R.R. Tolkien and Seamus Heaney to a multitude of Hollywood screenwriters.
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