Mike Cavallaro: Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades

Alkuteos: Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades (2019)

Ilmestymisaika: 2019 (ko.painos)

Kustantaja: First Second

Sivumäärä: 185

ISBN: 9781250196989

Muoto: Sid.

Sarjamerkintä: Nico Bravo #1

Peukku: q^^

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At Vulcan’s Celestial Supply Shop, you can find the magical merchandise to set things right. The seasoned staff - a kid named Nico Bravo, a sphinx named Lula, and a unicorn named Buck - pride themselves on providing “legendary service and expertise in all areas of the arcane.”

But Nico’s world is about to be turned upside down, and it’s all thanks to his latest customer: Beowulf, the pint-size descendant of the monster slayer Beowulf. Determined to carry on the family business, this would-be warrior plans to slay Cerberus, the terrifying, three-headed hound of Hades.

There’s just one problem - Cerberus is the only thing preventing the hordes of the Underworld from entering the land of the living. Can Nico stop Eowulf from unleashing a zombie apocalypse?

Mike Cavallaro is from New Jersey and has worked in comics and animation since the early 1990s. His comics include Eisner Award-nominated Parade (with Fireworks), The Life and Times of Savior 28 (written by J.M. DeMatteis), Foiled and Curses! Foiled Again (written by Jane Yolen), and Decelerate Blue (written by Adam Rapp).*

Nico on nuori kuolevainen, joka on kasvanut Vulcan-jumalan hoidossa. Vulcan taas pitää kauppaa, josta jumalat ja sankarit hakevat varusteensa. Nicon kavereina on jos jonkinmoista taruolentoa, esimerkiksi sfinksi Luna ja yksisarvinen Buck. Nyt toverukset joutuvat setvimään pulmaa, jossa muinaisen sankarisuvun vesa aiheuttaa ongelmia Manalassa...

Kivaa inspiraatiota taruista ja legendoista. Erikoisia hahmoja ja hyvää sommitelmaa. Kuvitus on rentoa ja värit hyvät. Tämä sopii mainiosti monille seikkailunnälkäisille.