The Autumnlands, Vol. 1: Tooth and Claw

author: Kurt Busiek
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2015/09/22
date added: 2015/09/22
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Autumnlands, Vol. 1: Tooth and Claw' written by Kurt Busiek and art by Benjamin Dewey is a strange new fantasy series, but I quite liked it.

The setting is a floating city in the Autumnlands, with an anthropomorphic population of all kinds of species. When they decide to bring forward a legendary hero by using magic, it has catastrophic results. The hero they get is also not quite what they were expecting. Between new threats to them, there is also infighting amongst the leaders, and the new hero proves to be more mysterious and violent than they thought possible.

The story is good, but I found it a bit predictable. The reason to check this out is for the art, which is pretty amazing. I liked the characters, from the stodgy and stuck city leaders, to the crafty trader, to the cynical, smart-mouthed hero. This graphic novel is the first 5 issues and it's a pretty complete story, so I'm interested to see where the series goes from here. Not too bad at all.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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