Oh Christ, this was devastating. Perfectly captures the endless boring summer days of childhood, and a sort of regret(?) melancholy(?) that catches upOh Christ, this was devastating. Perfectly captures the endless boring summer days of childhood, and a sort of regret(?) melancholy(?) that catches up with you in adulthood....more
The first story, I found it hard to keep track of the characters. Although it's riffing on The Sun Also Rises and I have the same trouble with that noThe first story, I found it hard to keep track of the characters. Although it's riffing on The Sun Also Rises and I have the same trouble with that novel.
The second story, based on Hemingway's ww2 experience and his tendency to bullshit, is very funny in an Inglorious Basterds sort of way up until the final reveal, at which point it becomes quite melancholy.
The final story, Hemingway in old age in Cuba, remembering the past, wasn't much but it was a nice way to close out the book....more
The first and last stories, Lindisfarn and Sven the Immortal, both left me a bit cold. In the first case, I think it's just one of those historical moThe first and last stories, Lindisfarn and Sven the Immortal, both left me a bit cold. In the first case, I think it's just one of those historical moments I've seen portrayed so many times, I don't really feel there's a need for another. and Sven was just a clunker, basically a redo of the previous story.
The middle stories, The Viking Art of Single Combat and The Shield Maidens, were both amazing. Single Combat really takes a deep look into the thought behind viking battle strategy, while Shield Maidens has a little bit to say about women's place in norse society, but really it's just a great, pulpy story of blood and mayhem.
Made an offhand comment on twitter about how crazy the siege of Paris must've been, and someone recommended this comic. It's firsGod damn this ruled.
Made an offhand comment on twitter about how crazy the siege of Paris must've been, and someone recommended this comic. It's first story is set during the siege, from the pov of Mads, a minor captain on the viking side. There's tons of great battle art and some cool architectural stuff too--love that they added the wooden hoardings to the castle, that kind of thing often gets left out.
The other two stories are likewise told in a minor key, and that's really what drew me in. One's about a hunter, alone in the north, and the other is about a girl leaving her island home in the Hebrides.
Gotta check out the rest of the series now....more
A neat plot idea and like that they tried to visually explain/justify Sonja's costume by having it clearly the result of damage. But not a whole lot gA neat plot idea and like that they tried to visually explain/justify Sonja's costume by having it clearly the result of damage. But not a whole lot going on, nothing really pulled me into the story, and I think that's the setting more than anything else. I really want to like Conan and Red Sonja, but it's so rare that any of their stories pull me in.
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A neat plot idea and like that they tried to visually explain/justify Sonja's costume by having it clearly the result of damage. But not a whole lot going on, nothing really pulled me into the story, and I think that's the setting more than anything else. I really want to like Conan and Red Sonja, but it's so rare that any of their stories pull me in....more
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