Northlanders Vol. 3: Blood in the Snow
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Rating | : | 4.84 (923 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1401226205 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-12-01 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This volume collects all of the NORTHLANDERS short stories (issues 9, 10, 17, 18, 19 and 20). Exploring everything from the art of Viking single combat, to the role of women in the Viking world, this volume also includes the return of the original Northlanders artist Davide Gianfelice to illustrate a coda to Volume 1.
"Another great installment to the Northlanders comic saga" according to ratstar. Wood's Northlanders series tells a series of seperate stories, with longer arcs split up by shorter arcs and one shots.This book collects four seperate stories, each following different characters and different themes.'Lindisfarne', a two parter, explores a young boy's hatred for his Christian father, and infatuation with the Pagan invaders that arriv. Fantastic I love how these comics are more than just stories set against a Viking back-drop, but actually bring a lot of the culture into its pages. Blood in the Snow is no different.This is a bit different from the other 2 in that it's a collection of several short stores rather than one single story arc, but it has all the over the top violence, excellent art. swallowed by savagery gonzobrarian Here is where the series hits its stride. Apart from the ubiquitous (though artfully jarring) head lopping and disembowelments of the past volumes, this third tome of Brian Wood`s Northlanders tales is an aurora of hardship, themed with the heavy cost of survival among those fighting for their place in the northern desolation of long ago.In this ongoi