All of this sword and sorcery love culminates in bedards beowulf tale. This book includes every sword of sorcery comic book, with extra side stories and an extra comic book about beowulf and his roll in the new 52. Beowulf is a fictional character of the swords and sorcery genre published by dc comics. Then, a reimagined version of beowulf paints a unique version of the dc universe. Sword of sorcery was an american swordandsorcery comics anthology featuring fafhrd and. Amy winston is walking into the hall of her high school as the students are gossiping about her. I have fond memories of beowulf, dragon slayer, which was published by dc comics in 1975. Sword and sorcery is a concept and theme often used in fantasy style comic books like conan the barbarian, red sonja, conan the king, kull the conqueror, and many more. Dc has no real business labeling this issue as sword of sorcery. This is the backup story in the sword of sorcery comic book. Recently announced as part of dc comics third wave of new 52 titles, the fantasy anthology sword of sorcery will be hitting shelves in september, featuring a rebooted amethyst. And in the backup story set in a postapocalyptic wasteland, the.
Recommendation good sword and sorcery and fantasy comics. Beowulf is a fictional character of the swords and sorcery genre published by dc. Rare comic books comic books for sale comic book covers kickass comic dc comics old posters movie posters british literature. The viking warrior must defeat the ogre grendel and his vengeful mother before facing the firebreathing dragon that will spell his doom. Sword of sorcery will actually be an anthology book in a similar style to allstar western which will feature the return of amethyst. I actually do not know whether beowulf has appeared as a comic book character for dc, but my guess is that he is. Sword of sorcery had an unproven female protagonist, a writer not. Angelina jolie joins marvel superhero universe film. Amy winston can transform into princess amaya, protector of gemworld. W christy marx, antony bedard a aaron lopresti, jesus saiz ca aaron lopresti. Beowulf 1975 dc 1 with images beowulf, sword and sorcery. For decades, wizards, warriors, barbarians, sword maidens and the like. Pdf download beowulf the graphic novel free unquote books.
This will make up the main part of the book, written by. Amethyst returns as this amazing new series begins. Comic fansbehind the scenes at the dc comic world, script by paul levitz, art by dave cockrum and sergio aragones. Amethyst is one of those prime examples that dc does in fact take risk, even if it did not pay off greatly. Universe comic cb4030 2012 beowulf at the best online prices at ebay. Beowulf was a swords and sorcery comic book and the art was beautiful, but sadly it didnt last as it was a.
The postvietnam barbarian or sword and sorcery trend in comic books was fueled by marvel comics successful 1970 adaptation of pulp writer robert e. An element of romance is often present, as is an element of magic. I look forward to seeing more of the princess in the new 52. There are tons of conan and red sonja comics, recent runs by brian wood and gail simone, respectively, have been good. Before lord of the rings, before conan there was beowulf. An element of romance is often present, as is an element of. The books biggest downside is that the last story arc is. The atom may 1968 cover by gil kane dc comic books. Since the golden age, comic book fiction has relied on fantasy for stories that went beyond the superhero genre. I like the idea of a very magical, femalelead fantasy comic.