Another glowing review. This time from the UK!
I’m completely floored by discovering today that another glowing review of Siegfried: Dragon Slayer has hit the internet, this time from the UK’s Comics Review and comic book critic, Win Wiacek.
Win seems to love my and Jasmine’s commitment to channeling the authenticity of the source mythology (The Völsunga Saga) into my/our re-imagining with the graphic novel, saying: “now writer Mark Allard-Will and illustrator Jasmine Redford have bravely made it their quest to strip back all the accumulated clutter and baggage of centuries and overlapping cultures to share the original saga in a brace of vivid and engaging graphic narratives tailored for modern readers.”
Most importantly, though, Win gives kudos to how the end product reads as a wider whole: “This accomplished adaptation of the original Germanic myths fairly crackles along, blending mystery and intrigue in a stylish yet restrained animated style.”
I love artists, I’m enamoured with their work and always have been. It began with me as a love affair with the cubist movement of revolutionary Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, in my late teens and continued into a passion for the works of comic book illustrators who push the envelope of what the medium is capable of. To this end, I always pick the artists in the bonus art galleries (which I often called “pinup galleries”) at the back of each of my books personally, for the strength of their works. It means a lot to me personally, therefore, that Win acknowledges the work of those artists, by stating: “[…] a trove of full-colour treats in a ‘Pinup Gallery’ by guest artists Steven Charles Rosia, James Francis, Matt Smith, Elaine M. Will, Davis Dewsbury & Sharon Gauthier and Audra Balion.”
A huge thanks to Win, your kind review made my day.
Read the full review here.
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For UK readers, you can purchase a copy of Siegfried: Dragon Slayer through Amazon and Hive. Because it’s available through distributor, Turnaround Publisher Services, that means you can ask your local bookshop - anywhere in the UK - to order you in a copy; if you’d prefer to get a copy physically from your favourite bookshop.
Out of the two major online retailers mentioned above, I’d personally recommend Hive. Why? Because it offers better discounts than Amazon, has free delivery and there is an option to have the book shipped to a local bookshop near you with a percentile of your sale going to said bookshop in an effort to support local retailers.
