Beowulf Hardback
by Santiago Garcia
Hardback
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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 afoundational piece of English literature, and influenced generations of authors:from J.R.R.
Tolkien and Seamus Heaney to a multitude of Hollywoodscreenwriters. BEOWULF tells of the tale of a Scandinavian hero in landsthat would become what is now Denmark and Sweden. A monster, Grendel, hasarrived in the kingdom of the Danes, devouring its men and women for over adecade until Beowulf arrives to save them. GARCIA and RUBIN faithfullyfollow the original story for a new version that is neither revisionist norpostmodern, but captures the tone and important details of the poem, translatingits potent, epic resonance and melancholy into a contemporary comic thatisn't standard swords and sorcery or heroic fantasy fare, but rather anancient story with a modern perspective that remains respectful of the sourcematerial.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:Image Comics
- Publication Date:17/01/2017
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- ISBN:9781534301207
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:Image Comics
- Publication Date:17/01/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781534301207