A three-part story inspired by Wagner's classic opera The Ring of the Nibelung! Siegfried, born of the love between a mortal man and a Valkyrie, is a young orphan being raised by Mime, one of the last of the dwarf-goblin Nibelungs, in a dark forest with only wolves for friends and family. While his foster parent only wants to live in peace and solitude, Siegfried yearns to discover who his real parents were and live amongst his own kind, not knowing that Odin, father of the Norse gods, has a destiny planned for him: to fight the dragon Fafnir, guardian of the Rheingold!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good not great.
16 Jun 2012
By M. Wright
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I'm looking forward to the next 2 vol. of this work. I wasn't wholly amazed by it like when I watched the trailer online (must be the music by Wagner) but I definitely want to know where everything goes and how it all turns out for Siegfried. The book is really in 2 halves, the first 70 pgs are the comic and the rest is concept art and interviews with Alex Alice about his process of creation. My assumption was that, at 144 pgs you would be getting 6-7 comic that would be act 1 of 3, setting up a grand stage for this epic. But its really half that and basically a layout for the animation film thats to come later, (which will be the real masterpiece). If you're like me in waiting for publication to come out I went on a search for the Siegfried story. I've actually seen the entire 14hr Opera by Wagner but can't honestly say I remember the character Siegfried. That's because he's not the main star of the Ring of the Nieblung like i thought and he only appears in small portion according to AA's interview. What he's done here is to take a minor character and tell his story fully fleshed out, but modernized. If you're looking for a pictoral or animated view of a classic you've looked in the wrong place, it's neither the ancient version or the recent James Baldwin ver. I have to be honest and say I even take some issue with the Disneyfication of it a bit (making Siegfried an orphan). And with mythology I like to hear long details about how the world works, you get some of that here, but I wanted more. none of the panels burned into my brain and call me back to stare at them. Most of that's in the concept work and youtube trailer. So this may sound like a down review to some extent but its not, the book is simply an appetizer before the main course, and its good enough to keep you satisfied and worth the price.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely gorgeous.
30 Jun 2012
By Sarah
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I can't say much about how the story was adapted because I'm not as familiar with Wagner's version of this story versus the Norse story it's based off of, but this is one of the most beautiful graphic novels I've seen in a very long time. It's given a terrific treatment and a reader can spend hours looking at the art inside several times over. The length of the book might be misleading, since there is a large chunk that is devoted to an interview with Alex Alice describing the development of the comic as well as the animated version.
Story-wise I think it's nicely paced, with interesting layouts, and even if you're unfamiliar with Wagner's Ring saga you won't be left confused about who's who and what's what. All the characters have appealing designs, and did I mention how gorgeous the art is? Well, it's gorgeous. The second volume can't come soon enough.
Story-wise I think it's nicely paced, with interesting layouts, and even if you're unfamiliar with Wagner's Ring saga you won't be left confused about who's who and what's what. All the characters have appealing designs, and did I mention how gorgeous the art is? Well, it's gorgeous. The second volume can't come soon enough.
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SIMPLY AWESOME!
26 Mar 2013
By LORD OF THE FLIES
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Get this book. It's a great escapism if you're into fantasy stories about long ago, about the mythical gods and stuff in that nature. If you like Lord of the Rings and the Narnia series, I'd give this volume and later volumes a chance. The art is very easy to follow and the dialogues translated very well from the original texts.
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