Quatermain: Graphic Novel
BlueWater Productions
Writers: Clay and Susan Griffith
Penciler: Patricio Carbajal
Inks: Patricio Carbajal
Letterer: Nikki Foxrobot
Reviewer: Warren David Wesson
Summary: “Allan Quatermain journeys deep into the unexplored, mysterious forests of equatorial Africa to repay a debt of honor and avenge a wrong. He encounters the dangerous Lord of Locusts, Bwana Nzige, a slaver from Zanzibar. Nzige is a capricious dictator who is creating an empire built on ivory and blood”
Review: Allan Quatermain is a creation of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Henry who was himself a member Order of the British Empire, He lived & died 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925. He is credited with being one of the founders of the Lost World genre of science fiction fantasy writing. He created Quatermain in 1887. His self a character, those were the days a person could write their own history.
Sometime in 2009 & 2010 enter Bluewater Comics, Clay & Susan Griffith writing & Patricio Carbajal doing pencils and inks, something I really appreciate. I know it’s sometimes disastrous for an artist to do both, but I like it when it’s in the cards. There’s no mistaking what the artist intended.
There were some production delays, what they were I have no idea but this isn’t a new comic. New to me. I believe it was eventually released last year.
Clay and Susan Griffith's take on the whole Haggard World is done with great care. I’ve read enough fiction from that epoch to know, they obviously have as well. There are four issues now compiled in a trade that is available. The writing is some of the best I’ve had the pleasure of reading in a while.
This is not a new age vegan politically correct comic. It’s set in Africa at the turn of the 20th century. How could it be? Some readers may find it rich but to me that’s what is missing in comics these days.
A work of fiction that needs no excuses made for it. Mission accomplished, if the mission was to take me away from this reality to unknown world.
Not just an idea of a story stretched out over several issues of great art which seems to be the norm these days.
About that art. Again. Wow. Patricio Carbajal is young but you would never know it by looking at this work. At a time when books like this were really popular so was this style of art he uses on this book. Talk about staying true to the form. Fantastic. Reminiscent of Kubert or Windsor Smith. I’ll be looking all over the place for his work now.
This a five star book & I’ve already started looking for places to order the trade.
BlueWater Productions
Writers: Clay and Susan Griffith
Penciler: Patricio Carbajal
Inks: Patricio Carbajal
Letterer: Nikki Foxrobot
Reviewer: Warren David Wesson
Summary: “Allan Quatermain journeys deep into the unexplored, mysterious forests of equatorial Africa to repay a debt of honor and avenge a wrong. He encounters the dangerous Lord of Locusts, Bwana Nzige, a slaver from Zanzibar. Nzige is a capricious dictator who is creating an empire built on ivory and blood”
Review: Allan Quatermain is a creation of Sir Henry Rider Haggard. Henry who was himself a member Order of the British Empire, He lived & died 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925. He is credited with being one of the founders of the Lost World genre of science fiction fantasy writing. He created Quatermain in 1887. His self a character, those were the days a person could write their own history.
Sometime in 2009 & 2010 enter Bluewater Comics, Clay & Susan Griffith writing & Patricio Carbajal doing pencils and inks, something I really appreciate. I know it’s sometimes disastrous for an artist to do both, but I like it when it’s in the cards. There’s no mistaking what the artist intended.
There were some production delays, what they were I have no idea but this isn’t a new comic. New to me. I believe it was eventually released last year.
Clay and Susan Griffith's take on the whole Haggard World is done with great care. I’ve read enough fiction from that epoch to know, they obviously have as well. There are four issues now compiled in a trade that is available. The writing is some of the best I’ve had the pleasure of reading in a while.
This is not a new age vegan politically correct comic. It’s set in Africa at the turn of the 20th century. How could it be? Some readers may find it rich but to me that’s what is missing in comics these days.
A work of fiction that needs no excuses made for it. Mission accomplished, if the mission was to take me away from this reality to unknown world.
Not just an idea of a story stretched out over several issues of great art which seems to be the norm these days.
About that art. Again. Wow. Patricio Carbajal is young but you would never know it by looking at this work. At a time when books like this were really popular so was this style of art he uses on this book. Talk about staying true to the form. Fantastic. Reminiscent of Kubert or Windsor Smith. I’ll be looking all over the place for his work now.
This a five star book & I’ve already started looking for places to order the trade.