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BOOK
Title Beowulf [graphic novel] / Santiago García, David Rubín ; translation, Sam Stone and Joe Keatinge]
Imprint Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, [2016]

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 Stadsbibl:Cylindern vån 3 Tecknade serier på engelska  Serie engelska    DUE 24-04-08  ---
Descript 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm
Note Santiago García and David Rubin unite to bring forward the myth of Beowulf, which has endured for a thousand years and inspired an epic poem of the same name, became a foundational piece of English literature, and inspired generations of authors, from Tolkien to a good number of Hollywood screenwriters. Beowulf tells of the tale of a Scandinavian hero in lands that would become what is now Denmark and Sweden: A monster, Grendel, has arrived in the kingdom of the Danes, devouring its men and women for 12 years until Beowulf arrives to save them. García and Rubin faithfully follow the original story for a new version that is neither revisionist nor postmodern, but captures the tone and important details of the poem, translating its potent, epic resonance and melancholy into a contemporary comic that isn't standard swords and sorcery or heroic fantasy fare, but rather an ancient story with a modern perspective that remains respectful of the source material
Subject Beowulf, King of the Geats -- Comic books, strips, etc
Heroes -- Denmark -- Comic books, strips, etc
Monsters -- Comic books, strips, etc
Demonology -- Comic books, strips, etc
Denmark
Fantasy
Tecknade serier
Classmark 741.5/946
Alt Auth Rubín, David, 1977-
Stone, Sam
Keatinge, Joe
ISBN/ISSN 1534301208 (hbk.)
9781534301207 (hbk.)
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