By Rosinski and Dufaux
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 9781849181693
With art by Rosinski and a setting not to dissimilar from his work with Van Hamme you could be forgiven if you picked this up and thought you were about to read another adventure of Thorgal. Despite those initial comparisons, though, this swiftly sets out on its own path, and it's a route that winds itself through some dark places.
The book's central character is Siobhan who lost her father to a sinister sorcerer in a deadly battle for the kingdom when she was tiny. Since then she and her mother have lived in hiding, fearing for their own lives, but now those days are over as the widow is to marry Lord Blackmore who in turn serves the sorcerer. Siobhan isn't happy about it, but she's not one to sulk in silence. She is able to look after herself, is at home with a sword, and not afraid to speak her mind or stand her ground, traits which later lead to a great deal of trouble.
As for Lord Blackmore, well, you can tell he's a bad egg from the start. What you don't find out until much later is just how bad that is.
Dufaux has seen it necessary to add a cute comical creature into the mix, which jars a bit, especially against the bleak, dark setting of the tale, but fortunately it's a minor part of the narrative. In fact, the bulk of the tale is anything but twee and colourful, and all the better for it. Where Thorgal mixes fantasy, mythology and sci-fi, Lament Of The Lost Moors is more a mix of fantasy and horror.
I thought this first volume was really rather good, not least because Rosinski's art is so suited to this kind of story. I was so swept up in it I was surprised to realise I'd come to the last page – surely the mark of a good book.
And if you liked that: Well, it almost goes without saying… Get yourself a copy of Thorgal
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