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This version of the King Arthur Legend is well worth the money!!! The authors/artists have done a fantastic job of combining different facets of Arthurian Legend into a cohesive and entertaining story. This is my favorite version of all that I have read.

Highest possible recommendation!!!


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Excalibur The Legend of King Arthur Heroies Heroines Tony Lee Sam Hart Books Reviews

in a sentence or so Albion is at war and Arthur knows he is destined to unite the land. the problem is, there are many who stand in his way - purposefully or unintentionally.

Uther Pendragon makes a deal with the fae of the Unseelie Court that results in the kidnapping of Arthur (for his own safety) and the abduction of Morgana (not for her own safety). Albion is in turmoil as they wait for the once and future king to return and rescue them from craptastic King Ulrich. just when Arthur starts to believe that Merlin was in fact lying about his destiny, that wily wizard pops up and facilitates a showdown between Arthur and Ulrich. winner takes Albion, loser takes death.

i am a huge Arthurian legend geek. i'm pretty sure it started with watching The Sword and the Stone when i was a wee one (i wanted my very own Archimedes SO bad), but whatever the roots - i'm a die-hard. i love reading about the legend of King Arthur and his knights and Camelot and Albion and all that jazz, so i was pretty stoked to get this graphic novel retelling of the story.

i did not expect for there to be so much mention of Avalon, the Seelie and Unseelie courts (light fairies and dark fairies), and the back story of why Morgana is such a nut. however, i was pleasantly surprised to read and see the background of the boy who becomes King. the bulk of the book focused on leading up to Arthur's death, with very little spent on his time in Camelot. and honestly, i liked that a lot. i felt like i knew enough about the Camelot days (and obviously wouldn't mind reading about them again), so reading and experiencing some of the coming-of-age lore was super fun.

the imagery was a perfect compliment to the story. i loved the tonal shifts - purple at dusk, orange at daybreak, vivid contrast in Avalon. you get your basics - Lancelot/Guinevere, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Lady of the Lake, Merlin, Mordred, etc...but to have it delivered to you with intentionally bare-bones dialog and heavy imagery is quite a treat. the images helped me slow down while reading and absorb the emotions that were developing within the plot. if you're looking for a new way to experience the Arthurian legend, give this a shot.
Here is another graphic novel on the reading list of my YA book club Excalibur by Lee and Hart. I don't think I need to justify why I picked this one. It's a King Arthur legend. 'Nuff said.

I really liked the overview of the legend of King Arthur that this graphic novel gave. Some of the finer elements of the legend were missing, but a novice wouldn't notice. All of my favorites were in the story Morgana, Merlin, the Lady of the Lake, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The way everything fit together made the plot feel more like a well-developed story than the other graphic novels I've read.

I wasn't that impressed with the illustrations, though. They were only so-so. I found them to lack facial expression and detail. This made the pictures seem like they were better suited for a low end comic book.
This graphic novel tells the tale of Arthur, as a boy living with Ector, until Arthur's death. Despite the title of Excalibur, the sword most think of as Excalibur is called Caliburn, in this version - the name the sword was known by in stories before the sword was called Excalibur. Excalibur comes in later on, in this story`s recounting.
There are many accounts of the legend of Arthur; most of this recounting concerns the faerie realm and not that of Camelot and Arthur`s rule is only touched upon. There are some elements and characters not well explained or transitioned into; but the story is sound. The love between Lancelot and Guinevere is included.
The illustrations are not colorful, more in monochromatic colours to depict moods and time of day.

Some versions of Arthur have been sanitized into Disney versions, this is not. It is not for the very young, but those who like to read varying versions of Arthur's story, especially that pertaining to the Land of Avalon, Morgana and the Faerie realm would enjoy this .
This version of the King Arthur Legend is well worth the money!!! The authors/artists have done a fantastic job of combining different facets of Arthurian Legend into a cohesive and entertaining story. This is my favorite version of all that I have read.

Highest possible recommendation!!!