Siegfried. Volume 1. Graphic novel
29.99 €
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Siegfried. Volume 1. Graphic novel
29.99 €
At the dawn of time, deep in a dark forest, the Nibelung Mime raises Siegfried, a half-god, half-man. He has never met a mortal, is friends with wolves and knows nothing of his origins until one day he finds the fragment of his ancestral sword. Thus begins the hero's journey - his search for himself and his transformation. But Odin, the father of all the gods, has other plans for him... Will Siegfried be able to escape the destiny of the Völva?
This is a modern reading of the heroic epic. Wagnerian leitmotifs, Scandinavian mythology, the plots of the Arthurian cycle and Tolkien archetypes are intertwined by Alis to rethink the hero's journey and create his own cosmogony. Is the price of knowledge high? Can the hero overcome the unconscious world will? The graphic novel is created in the author's recognizable style, but is peppered with dark tones, Miyazaki musicianship, and references to the Disney era of the 50s. The Collector's Edition includes, in addition to the first volume of the trilogy, an extensive afterword-interview with the author, character sketches, storyboards of the comic book and animated film, and works by classic artists that served as references. You can watch the trailer of the animated movie from Pumpkin/Bibo films studio with music by Wagner by QR code. Alex Alice is one of the leading French comics artists of our time, whose books have been translated into 15 languages. He is known for such works as The Third Covenant, the Star Castle series, and the Siegfried, Valkyrie, and Götterdämmerung trilogy.
This is a modern reading of the heroic epic. Wagnerian leitmotifs, Scandinavian mythology, the plots of the Arthurian cycle and Tolkien archetypes are intertwined by Alis to rethink the hero's journey and create his own cosmogony. Is the price of knowledge high? Can the hero overcome the unconscious world will? The graphic novel is created in the author's recognizable style, but is peppered with dark tones, Miyazaki musicianship, and references to the Disney era of the 50s. The Collector's Edition includes, in addition to the first volume of the trilogy, an extensive afterword-interview with the author, character sketches, storyboards of the comic book and animated film, and works by classic artists that served as references. You can watch the trailer of the animated movie from Pumpkin/Bibo films studio with music by Wagner by QR code. Alex Alice is one of the leading French comics artists of our time, whose books have been translated into 15 languages. He is known for such works as The Third Covenant, the Star Castle series, and the Siegfried, Valkyrie, and Götterdämmerung trilogy.
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