George R. R. Martin's Hedge Knight

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Got the first issue of the comic series last week, it was quite spectatcular. The art was exceptional, nicely detailed, and very well colored, Also surprisingly i found the adtptaion from book to comic to be exceptionally well done too. I can't wait for the next issue, and if the series is as good as it seems, the rest as well.

I'm loookinf forward to the short stories sequal, the swarn sword, in legend 's 2. Hopefully that will see a comic version as well.

 

[GMVictory]

Who's publishing it?

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Image Comics & Roaring Studios are the publishers.

 

[ssampier]

wow, I've never heard of it. How "mature" is it in nature?

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

wow, I've never heard of it. How "mature" is it in nature?

Umm, its about as mature as the short story it is based on. I'm not sure what your asking. There's not a lot of women running around in tiny outfits, if thats what you are looking for.

Here is the website, so you can see the art for yourself.
http://www.roaringstudios.com/thk/index.html

It is a very good adaptation of the story, and the art is very nice. I highly recommend it.

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I was talking to the owner of my FLCS, and he said the first printing is already sold out, and there's still a big demand. Which is good news IMO, hopefully it means we'll see more fantasy authers allowing addaptations of thier work. The success with the hedge knight may also help bring readers in when Roaring press launches thier Dragonlance series. The first arc IIFC is based on the legend of Huma, and will have the same art team as the hedge knight.

 

[ssampier]

err no

I've read George R.R. Martin's Song of Fire and Ice and wondered "stylistically" how similar or different it was; no other reason.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Re: err no

I've read George R.R. Martin's Song of Fire and Ice and wondered "stylistically" how similar or different it was; no other reason.

Ah, I see.
It's pretty much the same, although it takes place about 100 years before the events in the novels. Its not quite as "gritty" as the novels, because the kingdom is at relative peace at the time. Also, it is on a much smaller scale, dealing with a squire (Dunk) and what happens to him when the old hedge-knight he serves dies, and he decides to take up the role of a hedge-knight and participate in a tournament & joust. There's more to it than that, but I don't want to spoil anything.

You should read the original story, it was first published in Legends, an anthology of short stories by many fantasy writers set in their major worlds. When it was published in paperback, the original hardcover book was split into 3 paperbacks, and GRRMs story appears in volume #2, along with stories by Anne McCaffrey & Terry Goodkind.

 

[Assenpfeffer]

Re: Re: err no

You should read the original story, it was first published in Legends, an anthology of short stories by many fantasy writers set in their major worlds. When it was published in paperback, the original hardcover book was split into 3 paperbacks, and GRRMs story appears in volume #2, along with stories by Anne McCaffrey & Terry Goodkind.

It's the best of all the stories from Legends, IMO. The Pratchett story was also terrific.