By De Gieter
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 978-1-84918-027-6
The Papyrus stories are the result of a coming together of a talented cartoonist and his love of Egyptology. It’s the sort of adventurous comic that appeals to a wide age group, with a good mix of danger, wonder and with a good scattering of facts and points of interest to ground the stories in the time period and pivot the stories upon. Within the stories the Egyptian deities are real and do intervene at times, and although it jarred the first time it happened, I grew to like De Gieter’s use of it to manipulate the stories and underscore the characters’ beliefs. The Papyrus of the title is a boy who has been bestowed a magic sword by the gods and has become the protector of the Pharaoh’s daughter, Theti-Cheri. In this tale they are part of a expedition to collect 10 mummy archers and return them to Thebes, but they fail to pay observance to Seth as they enter land overseen by him and so begins one disaster and calamity after another, including mummies rising from the dead. It’s by no means scary for younger readers, and it avoids the silliness of Scooby-doo being chased down by shuffling bandages, instead maintaining a level of threat throughout that Papyrus and Theti-Cheri must overcome. It is constantly infused with historical references concerning Egyptian dynasties, gods and the amazing stone structures the ancient Egyptians built, which I particularly enjoyed, so making the stories and the history more accessible to all ages.
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