Read for: Graphic Novel Challenge & I love this series
Synopsis: "Inside the June Alley Inn, located in the western mouse city of Barkstone, mice gather to tell tales, each trying to outdo the other. A competition, of sorts, begins. The rules: Every story must contain one truth, one lie and have never been told in that tavern before. With the winner getting his bar tab cleared, fantastic stories are spun throughout the evening. Legends of the Guard is a new Mouse Guard anthology series featuring the work of artists and storytellers handpicked by series creator David Petersen."
My Review: I have really enjoyed the Mouse Guard series so far but I was a little disappointed in this book. While I often do enjoy collaborations, this one just didn't work for me, maybe I would have liked it better if they had all been done in the original style and kept the art the same. I did like how each story was bridged together and I will read the rest of the Legends of the Guard series because I really can't get enough of the Mouse Guard but they don't appeal to me as much as I would have hoped.
My Review: I have really enjoyed the Mouse Guard series so far but I was a little disappointed in this book. While I often do enjoy collaborations, this one just didn't work for me, maybe I would have liked it better if they had all been done in the original style and kept the art the same. I did like how each story was bridged together and I will read the rest of the Legends of the Guard series because I really can't get enough of the Mouse Guard but they don't appeal to me as much as I would have hoped.
My Rating: I really wasn't all that thrilled when I discovered this wasn't entirely by the original author/illustrator but with him and several collaborators (granted hand picked by Petersen but still not the same). I give it a rating of Two Paws.
Sorry this one was a bit of a disappointment.
ReplyDeleteI guess I should research a little more, or at least noted there were multiple authors and illustrators listed. Oh well, I still really love the Mouse Guard series.
DeleteI'm sorry this one wasn't as good. The cover is really cute though.
ReplyDeleteThe cover is the art by the original author and illustrator. I think if he had gotten the story lines and kept the illustration style I would have liked it so much more.
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