Two Waltonens agree: meh.
We both wanted to like this book: we’re graphic novel fans, and there are some interesting things happening with the art here . . .
But meh.
Beowulf isn’t a great story–it’s old, and it was originally poetic, but this version replaces the poetry with images, and they just aren’t interesting enough to make the story compelling.
The authors also make a weird choice.
I won’t spoil it, but I will say I had to go back to figure out if I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. There is an art choice that changes a dynamic in a fundamental way–but then it is NEVER explained or addressed. Thus, it’s just confusing. It’s also an image I would like to get out of my mind.
