Mouse Guard: Fall 1152
David Petersen
Archaia Studios Press
c/o ASP Comics LLC
96 Linwood Plaza, PMB 360, Fort Lee, NJ 07024-3701
9781932386578, $24.95 www.aspcomics.com
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 is a one-of-a-kind graphic novel about a
civilization of intelligent mice with medieval-era technology, who
struggle to survive the relentless onslaught of predators. They hide
their cities, practice trades such as baking and pottery, and when a
mouse must confront the dangers of the open road, the Mouse Guard is
there to aid them. More than soldiers who fend off intruders, the Mouse
Guard patrol borders, finds safe paths through treacherous terrain,
monitor weather patterns, and more to help common mice live fully,
rather than simply subsist. In Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, three of the
guard's finest discover a traitorous plot against the guard itself,
culminating in an enemy army. The color artwork brings the mice to vivid
life while avoiding the temptation to give them excessive human
features--aside from walking on their hind legs, wearing cloaks and
wielding weapons, these are emphatically mice, not Mickey Mouse. The
suspenseful, action- and intrigue-packed plot is utterly absorbing, and
the satisfying conclusion leaves the reader eager for the upcoming
sequel, "Mouse Guard: Winter 1152". Highly recommended.
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