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Age of Bronze, Volume 3B: Betrayal Part Two by Eric Shanower
5.0
For over 20 years, Eric Shanower has been slowly crafting his impeccable comic book retelling of the Trojan War, working masterfully to wrestle as many of the sprawling and oft-contradictory traditions into one story. This is the fourth collected volume of that opus, and it maintains the crazy high standards he has set.
This volume centers on Troilus and Cressida, characters that didn't even appear in the original classical myths--they're transplants from the middle ages, bringing a longing chivalric romance into a story that had very little of the sort. You can almost see the cracks show--material from Shakespeare inserted into the classical rhythms--but Shanower's storytelling ability bridges it all with verve. This takes place in between chaotic battle scenes that are rendered with detail and attention. Shanower captures the insanity and fog of war, but never at the expense of the narrative.
After a hiatus of a few years, Shanower has begun the series anew as well as republishing the collected volumes in color. The color version of this volume is due out in a few years. I can't wait to read it again.
This volume centers on Troilus and Cressida, characters that didn't even appear in the original classical myths--they're transplants from the middle ages, bringing a longing chivalric romance into a story that had very little of the sort. You can almost see the cracks show--material from Shakespeare inserted into the classical rhythms--but Shanower's storytelling ability bridges it all with verve. This takes place in between chaotic battle scenes that are rendered with detail and attention. Shanower captures the insanity and fog of war, but never at the expense of the narrative.
After a hiatus of a few years, Shanower has begun the series anew as well as republishing the collected volumes in color. The color version of this volume is due out in a few years. I can't wait to read it again.